Will this be able to going two cups of sprouted millet grain? Is there any significant heat build up? I looked at wondermill and nutri mill too
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I use mine primarily for seeds. I don't notice any heat build up but I am probably only grinding for 20 to 30 seconds. I have also used it for nuts which is a bit longer grind time but once again I have not noticed any build up. I imagine if you keep it running long enough you could experience heat build up. Overall I love mine - grinding sunflower, chia, sesame to put them into various foods.
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I don't know why it couldn't unless there is something particular about other grains that need something extra. I would love to know if you decide to purchase this and how it goes!I saw the previous answer about mold. The instructions talk about it and that's why I mention in my post that the beginning stages are a bit consuming (I.e. managing the time of spritzing the sprouts several times a day and not giving too much water so that it becomes moldy). I would imagine that weather and humidity plays a huge factor in this. I don't have to worry about either of those too much.
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No. It will only grind the grain. There are no rolling mechanisms to do that. I disagree with Patrick. This is just a grinding mill. It will grind the oat groats but you would probably end up with mush when you cooked the oatmeal.
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Even though the instruction said you can grid up to 2 cups of grain at a time, but I found that this container perform at its best when you grind 1 cup at a time and I don't need to use temper when grinding grain, I grind 45sec only. But when I make nut butter I still need my temper. Vitamix makes their containers to fit all the model, so don't worry, it will fit yours too.
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I dont recommend, bcoz it will taste watery. One single cup at a time. But if you want to brew for 8oz, you can do it at the same time for two cups
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I am not sure what you mean by "wet grinder," but tonight I used the Ninja to make dosa batter from 1/4 cup of red lentils and 3/4 cup long-grain white rice, plus the water I had soaked them in, and it easily made a beautiful smooth batter. Not grainy at all. I also made a dosa batter of 1/4 cup from red lentils and 3/4 cup of whole-grain basmati rice the same way. That also came out nice and smooth, but it did take a bit longer and I had to add extra water because the mixture failed to move around enough inside the container so it could all be ground well. I think this was due to the rice being whole-grain, and not the fault of the Ninja. I would not try to grind soaked rice without adding enough water. You could probably grind dry things like flax seeds, which 'flow around' when I grind them in my little Mr. Coffee grinder, but things that have been soaked want to stick to the sides of the container, rather than flow the way we need them to. I would say, give up on trying to use the Ninja to "dry grind" anything that has been soaked. Now I have the two mixtures, which are the consistency of pancake batter, fermenting in two bowls covered with plastic wrap, and I am looking forward to eating dosas tomorrow night.
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I honestly wouldn't recommend trying something like this because the thing was designed as a grain mill and the clean up would be a royal pain. It *might* work once or twice but after that, seeing as it is a grinding *stone*, it is highly unlikely the mill would be good for anything after that.
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Thanks everyone for their responses, all very helpful! I'll definitely get more than 1500W. I'll only use it to make a cup or two at a time, so won't be for any extended periods. Thanks again!
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I didn't check features of the smaller models. But the 5.5 cup NS-YAC10 is a great machine -the umami setting produces fantastic white rice - as good as a restaurant - and I alsothe porridge setting to easily make steelcut oatmeal overnight and have it fresh inthe morning. I normally make small quantities of rice - e.g. 1/2 american cup dry -and it works fine. But nice to have the larger capacity for an occasional big party.
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SnowyJay, have you used this for herbs, nuts, seeds, dried dandelion root, etc? If not, what did you end up buying? I am interested in purchasing ONE mill - mostly used for nut, seed, dry roots.
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I don't know. We have only used it for flax seed and peppercorns. While it does a good job grinding flax seed, it takes way too long to grind any amount, such as a tablespoon. It works very well grinding peppercorns. Cardamom may be too big, but I don't know. I hope this helps.
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My sister in law has the Wondermill, I have the NutriMill. Here's the biggest difference I've seen when using both. The Wondermill cannot have grain already in the hopper prior to running, the Nutrimill can. Other than that, I'd say they are the same for practical use and cleaning. Both are noisy, they sound like jets taking off. Both grind flour well and can be adjusted for a finer/courser flour. In my opinion, I'd go with wichever you can get cheapest. I'd recommend either one!
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I think it might be ok. I used it to grind cardamom seeds and it was great. The grind wheel is adjustable so you should be ok. I don't think it would work for coffee beans or anything of that size
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It would grind much finer for sure, but since I do not eat wheat (we eat Gluten Free) I do not know for sure. I could go test it to see if it would make rice into granules (which I believe it would), to make cream of rice, only it started smoking yesterday, and shaving off plastic from some part inside and spitting the plastic shavings into the already ground flour. So now I am afraid to turn it on, and will be purchasing a new mill, but a different brand, for reasons already stated.
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Liquids do not reach boiling temperatures, so I believe it will only heat up cooked oatmeal, not heat the water enough to cook it initially.
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I've sprouted kamut and einkorn, then dried, and ground without any problems at all. This is really a great mill for making flours.