Will crushed red peppers go through the mechanism without clogging?
1950908
I doubt it. The opening at the bottom is only about 1/3" in diameter, and the passage to the spout narrows down to about 3/16". Whatever is being pumped must pass through a few narrowing collars and two 90 degree bends without getting clogged. I think it is unlikely to work well. Our local Costco store hot dog counter has a device that serves relish by a screw/crank method that seems to work well. It works like a meat grinder, with an enclosed tank to hold the relish. I am not sure where you would buy such a thing. Maybe this type of device would work well for crushed red peppers.
239504
Plunger lid has a spout with mesh screen in it to filter any remaining grounds. Don't have any problem with grounds getting past that.
555810
No. I use this as a precursor to runing my auto clave.I run all of my stainless tubes through it prior to bagging and sterilization. Hope that helps.
1751855
Doubtful. You need the targeted pressure of the plunger to push the food through the tiny opening.
1260330
You know, Michael, I don't really know. I use mine for Himalayan pink salt and it's worked perfectly now for a couple of years. I think the mechanism is a kind of plastic rather than metal so it won't corrode. If you're using it for pepper you might want to be sure of a metal grinder for the harder pepper corns. (By the way, I really do like mine a lot!)
21373
I use it for a combination if crushed red pepper, dried garlic slices, and sea salt. It works well for that.
909496
Yes, you can take the removable chamber off to grind pepper over whatever you would put ground pepper on. I you need to grind larger amounts for a recipe, the pepper particles do fall into the removable chamber.
2199549
When I brew tea from leaves with this item, there is some fine residue at the bottom of the pot (tea leave fines). I suspect that the mesh would allow ground spices to go through as well.
1494102
I haven't had that unfortunate experience. My Flojet has worked pretty well. It should grind up most non-solid stuff. Long fibers might be a problem.I learned to tip the Flojet up during the last rinse, after I found small amounts of non digested seeds and grit at the bottom of the dump hose. There might be some small fibers or hair left on the cutters.Definitely not a real pleasant task!
440948
I don't think so, it doesn't seem strong enough to go through impacted dirt. It is presumably built to pull hair and grease clogs back through the pipe... You may wish to put the old fashioned style nozzle on the end of a hose and try to break up the clog that way. I hope this helps.
882160
Same with mine. It seems to have been designed that way. It doesn't cause any inconvenience. A more complex design would make it much more difficult to load the pepper.
1739998
The juicer spout has never clogged on me. There is a metal grate/strainer for catching the seeds and therefore the pulp. The strainer needs to be emptied after a number of lemons/oranges have been juiced. It is very easy to clean, the pieces just lift out and rinse it out or wipe it out.
555811
No. I use this as a precursor to runing my auto clave. I run all of my stainless tubes through it prior to bagging and sterilization. Hope that helps.
1841371
It never really turns out the way it is in the picture but if you pulse the processor for just a few seconds then open it and stir the large pieces towards the blade and do it again that will help get all of the pepper or onion without keeping the processor on so long that it turns to mush... I hope that makes sense. I think that goes for all processors though.
137666
I would guess that tomato seeds would be filtered but anything finer would go through. I would suggest trying a couple of layers of cheese cloth in addition. Might work for you.
433479
I personally would not. The tomatoes are very runny / juicy after being put through the strainer. I use the tomatoes for bloody mary mix and marinara sauce after they are strained. Hope that helps!
818648
You can try opening the little door under the bean Hopper and cleaning the entire shut from the grinder. You can pull the lever next to the door to manually open the door to the basket and push the clogged grinds in. You need to do this at least once a week.