I was hoping to use this grinder for dried hot peppers. Do you think it would work?
1191618
this unit would be too small for peppers. Check Amazon for a larger size that would work better. This grinder is good for small amounts only.
1191619
Why shouldn't it? I bough it as a gift and the lady is very happy with it. Besides, it is a very handsome utensil. E. Ascher
1191620
It might work, but it is difficult to use. I was initially under the impression that the ground product remains in the cavity of the contraption. Wrong! It all falls out through the bottom, and holding it in place over a bowl while grinding is not easy.
1191621
I would imagine so but it's pretty small. If you have a lot to do, it could be very time-consuming.
467095
I haven't used this one for grinding spices but I do have a Krups that I use and it works great. I don't see why this one wouldn't work.
1907244
It should work fine. Haven't tried it myself. But it works for different size grinds.
628098
I use mine for sea salt & black pepper corns. U turn the top to grind. You can also adjust the middle to grind fine or course. They are big but I like them cuz you dont have to fill as often. I hope they come out with regular spice size to fit in cabinet.
1876440
I haven't tried it with nuts but it could grind pepper to a fine powder with no problem at all.Your only concern is that when you grind nuts too much there comes a point were it turns into paste because of the natural oils like in peanut butte
2113110
Yes. The product will work just fine for coffee bean grinding. I use it to produce snus which is a powdered form of tobacco dip. In fact, you can use it to produce cayenne pepper power, etc. as well.
711607
It produces fairly finely ground pepper, like any other typical pepper mill. There is no way that I'm aware of to adjust the grind. For your purpose, you may want to purchase an inexpensive coffee grinder and use it exclusively for grinding spices and herbs.
450050
No grinding spices unless they were small and hard (like pepper). Nothing 1 or 2 inches would make it inside the grinding opening. The beans have to make several turns before they drop into the grinding area. Great for coffee beans and it would work for peppercorns but I don't see how it could work for something like cinnamon or nutmeg.
1628844
I haven't tried grinding seeds other than black pepper. You'd probably have to clean the fibers out a bit more often, but the blades should work fine.
63100
We bought it to try to grind flax seeds, but it took so much work, my wife converted it to a pepper mill. It has worked very nicely as a pepper mill for the past 10 years of daily use, but may be having some mechanical difficulties at this point. For the flax seed, we gave up on grinding our own and started buying Bob's Red Mill ground flax seed.
537171
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.
1225756
I've only used the grinder to grind black sesame seeds and peanuts. It works very well with small, hard, and dry seeds or nuts for sure. I probably would not use it to "chop" fresh wet plants like plants....
65722
It will indeed. Please be mindful that the volume you can place in it is limited; it certainly more attractive than an electric burr grinder.
929104
I used it to grind whole black peppercorns and it worked well. It grinds well, the only thing is that you cannot really adjust the grinder to have fine grind. Hope this helps :)
1647272
All peppercorn should work, Finding not enough power to do a cracked product. Only get small fine grind. Do not recommend. PAT
1778440
I never grind Pepper corn but i think it will work for pepper . I usually use it for groundnuts , Red Chile , Sesame Seed.
1599793
I don't think it would be good for that. its light weight plastic. I would just use a bench grinder for that.