Can I use it to grind the nuts dry without making butter?
907710
No,the grind is so fine, it requires oil to process through grinder. A food processor would give you a dry grind
907711
Not sure what you're trying to make, but I'd say no. I put in peanuts (only), turn it on, and get peanut butter. I'm not making any additions, nor is there anyway to grind the nuts less. It is good peanut butter though.
74701
We use a food processor to do that. Blenders are not normally recommended for nut butters.
126362
Not enough power to make nut butter easily. You would have to add extra oil.
1876438
yes it will grind nuts, be sure to have the plastic lid on since it will grind it as fine as you wish.
616134
Yes , you can. But make sure that the corn (or any other grain) you put for grinding should be very dry. You have to adjust the knob on mill for desired coarseness. I once made very coarse flour out of wheat berries for making sweet pudding.
470667
No. The unit really heats up. So you'd have nut butter, but not really as the machine would likely seize up. It was only designed for wheat, rice, bean flours and the like. Honestly, as I don't eat beans rice or wheat anymore, I got rid of the machine.
916893
I've used it to grind nutmeg, and it works pretty well. You need to put more than one nut into the chamber for it to work well (and it gets pretty noisy), but it will grind it up.
399707
Yes you can grind nuts, but i don't know what is your expectation on the result. I used it to grind nuts and it worked for me.
487635
I've never dried nuts, but I don't see why you couldn't. It might take a while though, since thin slicing of most foods makes for timely dehydrating.
777692
Greetings,Not sure I would use it on nuts and seeds, they may have too much oils in them and it would be hard to clean the stones. I have only used it to make wet batters and it works great. Hope that helps
376019
This grinder is for dry grains and such. Not meant for wet or oily foods like nuts or peanuts. The best peanut butter I've had came out of a typical kitchen food processor. Roast your peanuts, toss in a food processor, set on high... let it go until you get the consistency you want, add salt. Done.
753089
I have not tried nuts in it yet. Probably would need to soak the nuts first.
1248867
I think so you may have to grind it first if don't want salt chunks. The maker says to dehydrate in the oven before grinding is best.
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
2243855
I use this grinder for coffee beans and nuts only. I do not think it is made for wet ingredients.
293883
Yes you can! You can also make cheese, raise bread, dry nuts, herbs, spices, even dry homemade pasta. It's great for making homemade dry soup mixes. It really is a wonderful machine. I am EXTREMELY happy with my purchase. Definitely worth the money! I did not buy the Paraflexx sheets, though. Parchment paper works just as good. I hope this helps answer your questions!
572392
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