This mill can grind dry herbs and spices?
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You can only grind dry, non-oily ingredients. It works excellent on grains for sure. Love this grinder! Highly recommend.
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No. Its a defective product. Forget this terrible and expensive poorly-made "grinder." Save nearly $60 and buy this Bella grinder BELLA 13330 12-Piece Rocket Blender, Stainless SteelI bought this Bella grinder and it works very very well. FAR better than this KitchenAid KGM attachment. I own two Pro Series KitchenAid mixers; two KitchenAid dishwashers; and other KitchenAid products. This particular KAid grinder is disaster. I am an advanced cook. I invest in quality products. This is not one.
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You should not grind things that have a high oil content. You should not grind herbs, spices or coffee with this device.
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For most spices and such I prefer a small electric coffee / spice grinder. The exception to this is when I grind Saigon cinnamon bark. I definitely NEED to use this first, going through at least two stages of grinding to work the cinnamon down more efficiently. Since I've started using this, I have totally stopped buying ground cinnamon at the grocery store. The difference is amazing!
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I'm not sure how sturdy your herbs are, but I use mine to grind coffee and that's a pretty tough substance. Be careful, however, not to densely pack the grinder and pulse it to grind. Don't overload it and then jam down on the buttons. That's a sure recipe for failure.
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Yes it will grind spices. The manual lists these spices in its guidelines: Peppercorns, Cinnamon Sticks, Whole Cloves, Coriander Seeds, Flax Seed. It does not say anything about those being the 'only' kinds of spices to use, so, I think that any kind of spices that are similar in structure to those (or coffee beans) should be fine. As for amounts, it lists "up to 4 tablespoons"; that will give you an idea of the capacity for each grinding.
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I haven't used mine to grind whole spices like cloves, etc. but I have used it to grind leafy spices like basil and rosemary and it does a good job but not a great job of finely grinding them.
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I would recommend a peppermill. This is designed for herbs, supplements that need to be turned to a powder, etc.
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Well, I haven't tried anything else but spices with properties similar to that of pepper could be ground, I would imagine.Since I use pepper quite often and anyways, emptying and refilling the mill every now and then with a different spice would end up being more time consuming than using a mortar & pestle.
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Yes it will. If you're interested in finding out specifically what the mill will and will not grind, please reference the web site: http://willitgrind.com
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Yes, but it will grind them very finely. I use it to grind both coffee and flax seed, and it does a fabulous job. For things that I want a courser grind, I usually use a small food processor that I have.
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I have only used it for salt and pepper, but can't see why you can't used other spices. The grinding heads are ceramic and adjustable to grind size. I don't know how much it holds, at a guess around 3 to 4 tablespoons.
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Have not used it to grind grain, sorry. But it has done well with all I have used it for.
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This Kitchen Mill WILL mill the following materials that have less than 15% moisture content: Wheat Lentils Garbanzo beans Barley Pinto Beans Chickpeas Most Type Beans Millet Green Peas Split Peas Legumes Oats Corn (including Popcorn) Soybeans Mung Beans Rice Sorghum (milo) Spelt Feed/Field corn Rye Triticale Quinoa Oyster shells Kamut Amaranth Teff The Kitchen Mill WILL NOT mill the following materials due to stickiness, oils, and moisture content: Sugar and Salt All seeds including Sunflower & Sesame Nuts of all kinds including Peanuts Dried fruits including dates and raisins Tapioca Pearls Coffee Beans Mesquite Beans - too fibrous Flaxseed Fresh or dried Herbs Fresh or dried Spices I have been very successful using my coffee grinder for this kind of jobs. It works great and usually you don't need many cups of nut or seed flour at a time.
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The Pepper Mill works great on peppercorns, but to grind coffee would be a bit tedious.
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Yes..you certainly could! It might be a bit tricky like you'll have to cut the cinnamon sticks in pieces first THEN grind it, same as the cloves. The teeth of this grinder is extremely sharp so i warn anyone using this grinder on not throwing caution to the wind..it could cut you without you even knowing it so be very careful using this. Other than that it's a superb and finely made grinder. I have used mine for many things including herbs like thyme and rosemary, whole peppercorns and big seeds. A highly recommended product and you cannot possibly go wrong getting this for yourself for it comes in handy. I hope I answered your question. :) Yes..you certainly could! It might be a bit tricky like you'll have to cut the cinnamon sticks in pieces first THEN grind it, same as the cloves. The teeth of this grinder is extremely sharp so i warn anyone using this grinder on not throwing caution to the wind..it could cut you without you even knowing it so be very careful using this. Other than that it's a superb and finely made grinder. I have used mine for many things including herbs like thyme and rosemary, whole peppercorns and big seeds. A highly recommended product and you cannot possibly go wrong getting this for yourself for it... » Read More Yes..you certainly could! It might be a bit tricky like you'll have to cut the cinnamon sticks in pieces first THEN grind it, same as the cloves. The teeth of this grinder is extremely sharp so i warn anyone using this grinder on not throwing caution to the wind..it could cut you without you even knowing it so be very careful using this. Other than that it's a superb and finely made grinder. I have used mine for many things including herbs like thyme and rosemary, whole peppercorns and big seeds. A highly recommended product and you cannot possibly go wrong getting this for yourself for it comes in handy. I hope I answered your question. :) « Show Less
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It is designed to be a grinder not a little blender so i wouldn't risk it. Would it not be just as easy to add water.? I see you have an indian name so you are likely to have a pestle and mortar to wet-grind by hand affter dry grinding?
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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 wouldn't recommend using the same grinder for spices and coffee. You may be able to clean this one, but not good enough to switch back and forth from spices to coffee. I wash the removable cup with dish soap and wipe the blade with a damp paper towel.
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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.