can u use this to grind dried spices/herbs; rosemary specifically?
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I haven't tried rosemary specifically but it works fine with nuts and coffee beans. I'm very happy with mine.
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I haven't dried herbs, garlic or onions in mine but I would not hesitate to use it for this purpose. Herbs probably take the lowest setting and onions and garlic a bit higher.
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Be really careful with this tool because the blades are sharp. The process to cutting the herbs and spices is to roll the blades back and forth. I cut cilantro with it but honestly I could have done just as well with scissors. As far as dried spices, I have not used it for those but, if you press down hard enough and roll the tool, it should work. You could do just as well with a mortar set for grinding up spices.
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I would probably do that. I filled mine with salt from Vietnam, not oven-dried, and it was too soft for this grinder and kept getting stuck. I eventually mixed with sea salt before figuring out you need to oven dry.
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Hi, I think it could grind spices, but it would also depend on the amount of spices you want to grind. Even though the container is not that big, you might need good portion of spices for it to work. Hopefully this will help.
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I would not think so. It's a lousy pepper grinder; grinds well, but is sometimes impossible to stop. The switch sticks at "on." I'd try something else, perhaps the Cuisinart Miniblender. Great for small processing tasks like pesto, and for grinding spices. For the latter, though, I usually use a ceramic mortar and pestle. Oddly satisfying to grind away with a bit of elbow grease.
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I do not know, have used only for fresh cut herbs. However, having used it, I would think that, if the dried herbs were still on the stem, it would work.
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You can definitely grind some spices - I've used it for peppercorns and cloves without a problem. Haven't tried cardamon. I think the only problem would be the small top opening. The middle grinding piece does not come out (I suspect it WILL come out, but I think you would have to use a small wrench), so you have to fit your spices around the middle grinder, which would be a challenge with anything larger than cloves.
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yes. the grinder can be used to grind anything, even dried spices, that is large enough to need grinding. you will have to clean the grinder after each use or before grinding coffee beans, so that your coffee doesn't taste off.
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Yes and no.If the pieces of cinnamon are less than 1/4 inch across, it should be able to grind the bark just fine. If the bark is broken into smaller pieces, I don't know why the mill would not work just fine. While I have 3 of these adjustable mills, I have not tried anything larger than coarse, Himalayan Salt or pepper corns. Coriander and maybe all spice should work, but the all spice MIGHT be a bit large.I hope this was helpful.
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I have never tried it for spices. I'M SURE IT WOULD WORK WELL, BUT MAY LEAVE A SMELL/AFTER TASTE WHEN COFFEE.
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Ive used it for seeds ... not the cinnamon maybe if you broke them up so not as long. I tend to use grinders for pepper and use coffee mills Not the burr type or mortar for the rest of my spices so they can be more cleaned up . Which would be almost impossible with this grinder.
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Would not try to grind fresh ginger, ginger should be grated by hand. Dry spices work best for this type of grinder.
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Hi Rokeya...Size of Jar depends on how much quantity of dry spices you want to grind.....you can use any size jar but use the suitable blade that is used to grind dry spices in any jar (Except the small jar)
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I use it to finely grind Italian herbs. It works great. No more big hard chunks of rosemary leaf. It's awesome for quickly dressing salads.
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It is not used for cinnamon. They are being used to grind caraway and anise seeds. With the both of these they must be turned back often to prevent lock up. With the material the grinder was found to be made of a short life is expected.
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Absolutely!! As far as it goes that I can tell, This mechanical devise has been so nice for me that is, that you could use it for a number of different herbs or different salts, peppercorns, etc... I have a variety in mine presently. And on the opposite end have a Part Himalayan Salt Part Hawaiian Black Salt Combo!! It is Definitely your preference as long as you stick to the guidelines on not over tightening for the size of how fine you want it to grind. Which I have had no problem with mind the way it came...