I want to use as a shaker for ground flaxseed, chia seeds ground, etc. Will this work or would you suggest something with bigger holes? Thanks!
517907
Do you grind your own seeds or buy them already ground? If ground "fine" enough this shaker should do the trick. But to be safe I'd look for one with larger holes.
113213
Could be-I use it for north woods spice from penseys and my second one I use it for red pepper flakes. The top spins to different hole sizes.
2209458
I use mine in a regular shaker and add a little rice to it help with the moisture and helps it to shake out easier. I doesn't shake out quite as easily as regular table salt, but the rice in it helps a LOT.
965760
These have holes large enough for course ground pepper. I have no idea where to get ones with real small holes. It would depend a lot on what you need them for.
1328220
The salt shaker works very well. There 5 holes are the right size so it does not get clogged. Works well at the table or when you are cooking.
481854
I have only used it for flax seeds and it's not even but it's an acceptable range of powdery bits and coarser bits. For my singular purpose it's fine.
1034032
I have used the unit to grind flax seeds -- no problem. The longer you grind them, the finer the end product. Grind for a few seconds, then check for consistency; grind a few more seconds to get the product finer.
289201
I only use mine for coffee beans. I am not sure if this would work well on seeds.
540329
I have ground large quanitites of almonds,works well, however not to a super fine flour, but a nice usuable flour. Flax seeds for 1/4 C ..never tried the bowl is large and i dont think such a smallquanity would yeild much sucess due ro size of bowl and quanity of flax seed. Iwould use a basic coffee/ nut grinder, that what I usually use for my flax seed gringding
218732
I never used chia, and I generally buy ground flax. However, for the short time it works, it should handle it. Seriously, I bought two of them and didn't get a full month's work out of the pair.
1130291
Since I have this gronder, I've only used it for sea salt. The coarse type that's being used to grind clamps much les than the fine salt you would use in a shaker, and it works fine for me.
1897236
The holes are more the size of the ones on a salt shaker, maybe a bit larger. I think regular pre ground pepper would do fine in them.
1762181
I don't really know, but my guess from using it is that you should get a different grinder to do the flax seeds. I believe that this would not be capable of grinding the flax seeds as small as you would want them.
738317
I guess you could use pepper in it... just shake gently once because the holes are a bit big for that, I think.
375258
It might be close...but I think it would work. The issue would be if it were ground flax seed.
413512
I haven't tried. I am not sure but it might be worth a try. Many people use a coffee grinder for flaxseed (keep an extra for this unless you REALLY like coffee.)
107360
I don't think so. The holes are large enough that the seeds would pass through. In my cooking classes we learned to press the seeds from berries in a fine mess strainer. Such as this one... http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-8-Inch-Double-Strainer/dp/B00004OCLX/ref=sr_1_4?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1408731180&sr=1-4&keywords=fine+mess+strainer