Can the twister jar make nut butters or do I need something else to purchase with it?
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Absolutely! I make some very easy to make but very yummy Almond butter. Nothing else needed beside this jar and the blender.
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You don't need anything else. Just follow the instruction. I only did 2 nut butters. I use it mostly for single serving of smoothies
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I wouldn't. That thing is really sturdy and unless you plan trying to abuse it. I have three types of the jars. The one that came with the blender, the WildSide, the Twister. They all work just fine and I have had the a while. I use the twister the most because of smaller size which I do one or two serving smoothies and protein shakes and my own homemade nut butters in.
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The sell the nuts here on Amazon from various vendors. A quick search should find what you need.
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Yes you can, I regularly make nut butters. For me it takes about 20mins at the most to get the nuts I've used so far to a smooth consistency (peanuts, hazelnuts). The blades do get build-up from process, so if you plan on making several batches, just wash the blades between batches in order to get the best results each time.
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This machine can make nut butters with the mincing feature. For best results you should soak your nuts for several hours in water to soften them before processing.
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Ok, I did get chance to try the chopper to attempt to make some almond butter. It did struggle with the nuts. I pulsed it until it had a chance to break down some of the nuts and then turned it to full "on" button and the unit sort of wobbled to where I had to hold on to it to stabilize it. So, I would say that for this sort of thing, you would definitely need something a bit more powerful. Hope this helps. I actually learned something myself trying this out. :)
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No but you can make delicious amazing nut butters with a food processor or the vitamix.
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The Cuisinart is junk. I bought one and it will not do nuts without jamming the blade. It certainly wouldn't do butter of any kind. It is ok as a spice grinder but for anything else its junk.Carol
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I've used it to make peanut butter, but not almond butter. Really great machine for everything I've tried.
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I also grind nuts into flour and nut butter but I prefer my Blentec blender for this job because of the HP. This does can do this job as well but it will probably burn out it used for long periods of time.
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Yes, I make almond and cashew butters all the time on this machine, using no added oils. Simply put whole nuts, turn machine on, and let it go. I stop mine every few mins, let it rest for a min or so, and then turn it back on. I do NOT add any oil. Be patient...you'll think it's not going to turn out, but keep the machine running and it will. The cashew butter in particular is fantastic.
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This jar comes with 2 lids, Laura. The Twister lid is used for making things like nut butters or other thick mixtures that benefit from "stirring" as they blend. This lid isn't water-tight, however, so a second, water-tight lid is included for more liquid things like smoothies and cleaning. The jar is quite a bit smaller than the 4-Sided or Wildside jar, and the blade is smaller as well (16oz/500 ml for the Twister, as compared to 36 oz/1000 mil for the Wildside/4-Side jars). Still, if you are making smaller batches, I can't see any reason why the Twister wouldn't work for smoothies. If I had to pick only one jar and my budget allowed, I would choose the Wildside jar. The blade is bigger than the 4-Side blade, you COULD make nut butters in it (you'd just have to stop and scrap the sides), and since I go through a quart of green smoothie a day, the larger capacity works for me. That being said, the scraper-spatula that comes with the Twister jar is almost worth the price of the jar -- it's one of the best spatulas I've ever used! Hope that helps. As you can tell, I'm a huge fan of Blendtec blenders, and they DON'T pay me to say this, either!
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Absolutely! I make peanut butter in mine all the time with only shelled peanuts.Very noisy and takes about 5 minutes but the finished product is delicious and much healthier - no additives!Another bonus I have found is that the peanut butter doesn't separate - unlike other "natural" peanut butters I have purchased in the past.Be sure to refrigerate!
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YouTube, Google, and trader Joe's would be your best bets.... I made some body and hair butters with the mango butter I purchased. Using all essential oils bought from earthfare. Just be careful not to heat the butter too much, nor in the microwave.
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I have 3 jars. If I could only have 1, I would get the wildside (or 4 side jar) because they are the biggest so I can do anything. I tend to use the twister jar when I'm making a smoothie for just me but I could make it in the bigger one and if it's already out, I don't switch them. I don't use the mini twister at all but then I don't make tiny amounts of anything.
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I was not able to do it. The blender's jar/canister is too large and the mixture sticks to the sides. It may work if the nuts are crushed in some manner and you start with very small pieces. Even then doubtful.
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I don't know for sure about nut butter but everything else we've made is easy to clean and easy to get out of the jar