Have you used this for grinding spices or fresh herbs (like coriander / cilantro, mint), fresh ginger, garlic?
467095
I haven't used this one for grinding spices but I do have a Krups that I use and it works great. I don't see why this one wouldn't work.
467096
No just beans, i dont use dry herbs ever. But this broke after a few times. For herbs i would just buy a cheapy
467097
No, but i've used it to grind flax seeds and it worked like a charm, if that helps any.
2258497
I have two of these grinders. I use one to grind fennel seed, and the other one I keep free to use on various spices and herbs. There is a crushing action in the way that the ceramic blade works, and that may be why the maker named the product "crushgrind". However, I think it is an excellent grinder for dry, whole spices or peppercorns. For true crushing action I use my mortar and pestle. I hope this helps answer your question.
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No, but parts of the spices that are ground more to a fine powder get blown out of the bowl and in between the bowl and the cover, even when using the separate spice grinding cover. Honestly this grinder makes a mess with spices and I wouldn't recommend it at all.
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I have never used it for that however it does grinder my coffee beans and pepper corns to a very fine almost powder form, hope this helps
929104
I used it to grind whole black peppercorns and it worked well. It grinds well, the only thing is that you cannot really adjust the grinder to have fine grind. Hope this helps :)
577213
I have never tried it for spices. I'M SURE IT WOULD WORK WELL, BUT MAY LEAVE A SMELL/AFTER TASTE WHEN COFFEE.
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I have only used it for fresh herbs and it is AWESOME! I can't imagine why it wouldn't work as well on spices.Be REALLY careful using and cleaning this as the blades are extremely sharp. That is why this works so wonderfully though.
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I have only used it for coffee. (being a coffee snob, I wouldn't ever put anything else in my coffee grinder :-)I do use one of the $10 coffee grinders with the stainless steel blades that spin around. I use it to grind up all sorts of things - spices, flax seeds, nuts. I've used the same one for years - seems to be very durable, and easy to clean.
1646778
I have never tried it, but if it grinds the pepper which is very hard, I'm sure it will have no problem grinding cilantro seeds
2029291
Cinnamon sticks? if you stacked them in tight it might b very well. It is a strong grinder. But, I can't promise. You will love it for many things, I can promise that!
1169946
The inside of the bowl might show some very shallow circular lines from the manufacturing process, however they polish out fairly quickly with use. Before I bought it, one of the reviewers mentioned using a bit of sandpaper to smooth it out.It will grind anything, I love it. My sister has one too, and uses it to grind all manner of spices.
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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. :)
1225757
I suppose it depends on the consistency you desire. The unit is designed to make fine powderish-like product from things like coffee beans, dried rice etc. If you want the herbs "chopped" this is probably not the right product.
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I have not used it to grind ancho peppers, but I have used it to grind toasted sesame seed. I often ground toasted sesame seed into a powder and use as a condiment on some of my West African dishes. It works well for that.
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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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I have been using it for the past 3 months. I run it daily to grind spices and run it once or twice a week to make idli/dosa batter. No problems so far.
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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.