Can you use this for wet-grinding? Like, could you add chunky salsa to puree it?
1070364
It is too small and I don't think it is made for liquids. But for grinding up our ghost peppers this summer it turned them into powder! Awesome!
1070365
No. No coffee or spice grinder is designed to do that. Use a food processor, blender or immersion blender.
140971
Probably not. Too light weight. Designed for beverages that require mixing but not pulverizing. I used for juice with small amount of protein powder, or stirring up chocolate milk. Mine didn't last but a couple of weeks, using only 1 or 2x/day. Battery OK, mixer stopped working. I suggest looking at the baby food grinders that have a crank. Seem to range about $9-15. They are small and easy to take apart to wash, so you don't have to deal with a big blender. I saw one that works like a sieve in a bowl, so you mash the food and the puree goes into the bowl. Lift out the sieve and serve from bowl. If you cook rice soft enough, you can mash the rice thru any sieve you have(larger mesh is best). Might even be able to mash it fine enough with a fork.
397951
I don't know if I can completely answer your question, but I'll say what I can. While I'm not a professional chef, I've used it to foam several times with the standard SS blade attachment. I've also used the food processor to chop nuts, but with quite varied results in size. I've never tried grinding anything as I have a small coffee grinder that I've dedicated for spice grinding that does an excellent job. I would still recommend this product to anyone interested! Hope that helps!
29440
If you broke them up into smaller pieces it might. I don't think it will grind them as fine as you'd want. It's not going to be powder.
2012398
You might want to ask Peet's directly. It's a fairly fine grind. We use it in reusable K-cups in our Keurig brewer.
516278
The mortar and pestle is meant for grinding spices, not making salsa or other wet ingredients. You should use something else for that.
2243854
I have not tried it with wet ingredients. I suppose, however, that it would not work well with wet ingredients. I believe that would be the job of a blender or food processor.
1658606
I have only used it for grinding dry spices/herbs (and it works very well for this). Cumin seeds, whole dried chiles, sugar into powdered sugar, peppercorns. It's done everything I have needed. I have not ground fresh herbs or garlic and would personally not do so unless someone else tried it with their first. ;)
931707
I would say yes but I'd use a masonry grinder. This is used for smoothing surfaces.
450240
You can but if that's all you'll ever be using it for you may just want to get a smaller capacity grinder. That said, it's a really good grinder. I've had mine several years now and it still works great.
179917
You must have liquid in whatever you are blending. It doesn't do grinding...only blending. I believe the instruction book states that you must include liquid, but our experience is that it is a must! UPDATE: I checked the book and you do have to have liquid to blend, but my package came with an additional grinding blade that is not suppose to require liquids. I have never tried it though. I don't know if all the packages come with this blade or not.
1985327
You could try. The grounds really get stuck in there. Mine died after a couple of years, but while it worked, it was a great grinder.
1003994
I have not tried to do that, but since they sell a separate salt grinder my best gas is that the grinding elements are different for salt from pepper Salt is a harder material. Spices might be okay, but I have never tried that.
990504
i have only used this once so far, but i have known people who would chop for salsa. i would be very careful to not liquify.
814630
I haven't tried this. I believe a coffee grinder would be best for these things. I have only done frozen bananas, nuts, and carrots which it pulverizes, so I assume that it can.
1184049
I think you could - just remember to follow the instructions on how long the spurts of chopping should be. But I would use this for the chopping and then to puree I would use one of the hand blenders - that would make it really smooth.
598722
I have cleaned my grinder by wiping it with a cloth dampened with a solution of vinegar and water, or mild dish detergent and water. I am assuming you will not immerse the machine in water. The direction that came with the grinder suggested filling the well of the grinder with arm & hammer baking soda overnight to eliminate orders left behind for spices (i.e. rosemary, cloves, etc.). I have only used it for grinding spices three time and the baking soda works.