Can this be used to make nut butter (such as peanut butter)? Can it crush ice?
478349
Don't know, haven't tried, but would not think so. I use my Ninja for that sort of thing.
478350
There is another attachment which is used for ice. You can find it online. This is a large "pitcher" much like the chopper included here. It comes with a metal sleeve and a different blade for chopping ice. It works just fine. The power is there.
478351
Have never used yet to make peanut butter, I would say no and a definite no for trying to crush ice.It is a VERY nice, heavy duty hand blender... makes great salsa, mashed potatoes, puréed.
478352
I burned out my original one making peanut butter in the small cup - that is the one food item I would not risk making.
478353
Have never used yet to make peanut butter, I would say no and a definite no for trying to crush ice. It is a VERY nice, heavy duty hand blender... makes great salsa, mashed potatoes, pured.
478354
I would probably take a chance at nut butter but would hesitate to crush ice. The problem is that everything is in Japanese so you have to guess how to use it. I would have sent it back but I needed something immediately.
511922
The machine I have only makes snow ice that is very fine. It doesn't make chunky crushed ice. If it does do it I don't know how to make it do it.
104862
I don't see why it wouldn't work. I haven't tried it as I have a food Processor and mini processor so haven't needed to use it in that way.. It crushes ice very well so should..
693269
Yes, this mold could be used to make ice for a large punch bowl. The end product can be held with two hands. Hopefully that gives you some idea how big it is (approx. 4"Lx2"W)
1233495
I would say yes - can be used to make snow cones. The ice is truly shaved and very fluffy before the blender takes over. Imagine that you could simply use the manual shave control and shave ice into one of the pitchers then make snow cones from there. Sort of an expensive snow cone maker though....but a good idea for a secondary use.
661450
I have used the grinder blade and definitely made peanut butter and almond butter with it. It's pretty amazing. I was actually just attempting to make almond flour out of it for baking purposes and before I knew it, it was butter!
1906790
Yes. It works well on nuts, bacon, and other crunchy foods. I would not recommend it for ice.
759878
No - it says in the manual that it is not to be used to crush ice or grind coffee.
74703
I really don't know. I would first research how other people make nut butter, what kind of tool they use. If they say a blender then I see no reason why you could not use this for that then.
963213
I am sure the vitamix can crush anything! It has a very sharp and powerful blade.any vitamix should work. Ours crush ice evenly! I use it to make baby food too!
237473
hi, i normal use a butter contanier but you can use almost anything. i normally buy blocks of ice from a local snow cone stand and break it in half
112161
I really couldn't say because I never used it for that, but I should think if it can crush Ice it should be able to grind grain.
511923
No Shirley This unit has a shaving blade that does a great job of making cones but it dose not crush ice. We use it to shave dry ice into powder and it does this better than another unit we have ever used.
540332
I bought this unit from Amazon 2 years ago and my wife and I love it. That being said, I seriously doubt that it will do a good job of grinding nuts (or coffee for that matter) into a fine powder. We do get good results with chopping, however, but haven't actually tried it with nuts. I believe that another reviewer warned NOT to chop ice with it.
257248
I would not try to break ice with it. I suggest a metal shovel for that purpose. If you first sprinkle de-icer this will shovel it all up nicely. It is also useful for small leaves and pine needles.
1996497
I have not used it to make peanut butter from raw nuts, but it did puree dried figs (quartered and soaked in Marsala) very nicely. It should work on nuts.
872104
I've used it to make peanut butter, but not almond butter. Really great machine for everything I've tried.