Do you think this machine would handle seeds like flax or sunflower? I need more capacity than a little coffee/seed/nut grinder can do...
1456884
I sometimes run oats through my grinder to clean it with no problem. Since flax or sunflower seeds are a good deal softer than roasted coffee beans, I think it would be fine. The only thing I would worry about is the seed goo gumming up the burrs and making your coffee taste nasty. Please don't do that. Regards, NanoRoast
1456885
my guess is that these types of seeds may have moisture that will possibly clog up the burrs but if you clean them regularly, it should work
1456886
You won't hurt the machine, but some seeds - like flax - and small beans, etc will contain so much oil that the machine would need very frequent cleaning. Burr grinders are all, by nature, more complex and difficult to disassemble and clean than blade "grinders" which I think would be a better choice. I use a small, much cheaper blade grinder for flax, turns seeds into 3-4 tablespoons of fine powder in seconds and requires NO disassembly to clean. It even powders peppercorns....
1456887
No doubt in my mind that it would grind nuts and seeds. The only difficulty that would arise is cleaning if you go from seeds back to coffee.
741124
I've been using mine for just flax seeds since I purchased it and it works very well. keep your seeds in the refrigerator and use the small spice cup and lid. fill it about halfway and grind then shake it and grind again. I store the cup in the fridge as well and add them to shakes and salads.
1560748
Yes. You can grind the seeds. I personally use a coffee grinder to grind the seeds, then put them in a drink.
1093728
Seems to work best for larger hard seeds like pepper corns. Have not tried to grind the seeds you listed but i have tried to grind fennel. Most of the fennel seeds fall through without getting touched by the grinder. I imagine the same would happen to the small seeds you want to grind. You may need to get a mortar and pestal or try one of those electric gadgets that grinds coffee beans.
527631
Perfect for flax seeds. Use it on my granola each morning. Note, it doesn't grind much with each twist. Takes me about 30 turns or so to get a tablespoon of ground flax seeds. Very smooth action and quality construction.
1778439
Without a problem. I use it to grind all of my spices, even hard to grind seeds like flax seed and chia seeds. It really handles everything I have put in it- including peppercorns!
2000529
Flax seeds are best ground with a coffee grinder where it can be cleaned after. Not so easy with a pepper grinder. I wouldn't even try it.
2000527
Unfortunately, I haven't tried flax seeds, but it seems to me that it's a decently "strong" grind and that as long as you can easily pour what you are trying to grind it will do the job. That said, it's not easy to adjust, to me, so it would depend on how fine you want it.
1870560
although I haven't tried it yet, I did do a lot of reading before I purchased it. It should grind nuts, grains, and dried beans. We purchased it for emergency use. I own an electric wheat grinder.
1333618
Unfortunately no. This is a highly specialized grain mill, it does an awesome job of turning typical grains into flour, but cannot safely handle nuts or seeds because they are too oily, nor can it safely handle grains with too high a moisture content. The oats I grind are borderline too moist, so I always follow them up with nice hard dry rice.
540334
I own this unit and use it for a variety of things, including nuts. I've used it for almonds, however I don't feel it grinds as fine as the end result of a store-bought almond flour. To ensure freshness I use a spice grinder for my flax seeds; the amount I choose to grind is too little for such a big machine. That being noted, I believe the Braun would do a fine job pulverizing a large amount of flax seeds. I hope this helps!
540329
I have ground large quanitites of almonds,works well, however not to a super fine flour, but a nice usuable flour. Flax seeds for 1/4 C ..never tried the bowl is large and i dont think such a smallquanity would yeild much sucess due ro size of bowl and quanity of flax seed. Iwould use a basic coffee/ nut grinder, that what I usually use for my flax seed gringding
2000526
Hi Kathryn. I haven't tried grinding flax seeds with mine but I don't see why you couldn't. I would say it's worth a shot.
228804
I would not recommend grinding anything besides coffee beans. Linseed will affect the mechanical components for future grinding of coffee beans along with oil residue. I would recommend the purchase of a separate spice grinder for such purposes.
839967
It grinds flax seeds very well, BUT it takes forever to get any amount more than a teaspoon full. A serving of flax seed meal is 2 Tbsp which would require approximately a minute or more of grinding. We use it for peppercorns and use the seldom-used-for-coffee grinder for flax seed.
2067543
You are better off with a food processor. This is good for seeds, coffee, etc.
1470576
I grind my flax seeds with my coffee grinder just before I use them. I feel I get the best use of them that way and they don't just go through my system unused. I use them in our morning smoothie which keeps us satisfied all morning.