I want to grind flax seed in this....will it work (or gum up the works)? Thank you!
524173
Good question! I'm assuming it would work since the seeds are hard. The fact that there are different settings to chop finer or thicker would also lead me to think yes, it would work. I would try and tell you but my flax seed is already ground!! Good luck. I will say I love this pepper grinder and am considering getting a second for salt. The product is great!
1011508
I grind flax seed with this grinder. It turns flax seed in to a fine pulp I use for my smoothies. I use two tablespoons of flax seeds in this grinder at a time, pulse it a few times and then run it continuously for about 10 or so seconds and the flax seeds are nicely ground.
1912085
It should work. But I see lot of hassle to clean. I am also using it very rarely. I use this only for grinding Urad Dal(Indian lentil).
2047967
It would probably not grind fennel, poppy or sesame seeds. It does a great job on fresh herbs.
409326
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.
2079209
It will grind up flax seeds and chia seeds for me (in my smoothies) - my guess is that you perhaps needed for liquid to allow the blades to spin at their fastest speed and move the berries/seeds completely through the processor's cycle. Try it with more fluid/liquid and see what happens.
1011512
Yes - I use it exclusively for grinding flax seed. In fact, I find that this unit grinds the flax seeds into a finer powder than the "pre-ground" flax seed that you can buy at the store.
2056187
I don't think this will work for chia or flax seeds. I think they would be too small. I Probably would not put anything smaller than a popcorn kernel.
1078579
You can use the milling blade for nuts, flax seed, etc... it grinds it so that it will blend better in smoothies / shakes. I use mine quite often. I also use it to grind coffee beans.
1870560
although I haven't tried it yet, I did do a lot of reading before I purchased it. It should grind nuts, grains, and dried beans. We purchased it for emergency use. I own an electric wheat grinder.
1797247
I emailed a company rep and he said he used it to grind bird seed so he thinks it'll work, just set it to a very fine grind.
63100
We bought it to try to grind flax seeds, but it took so much work, my wife converted it to a pepper mill. It has worked very nicely as a pepper mill for the past 10 years of daily use, but may be having some mechanical difficulties at this point. For the flax seed, we gave up on grinding our own and started buying Bob's Red Mill 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.)
1797824
It does not grind sesame seeds, so it it unlikely that it will grind flax seeds. I am now using this as a salt shaker for some Himalayan pink salt. It works fine for this, but of course, salt is easy to grind anyway!
1051593
I don't see why it wouldn't! It grinds seeds and stems ,it can grind flax seeds.
1450879
I didn't find it ground anything very well. Definitely not coffee beans. Nuts maybe. I had no luck with flax seeds -- just got gummed up in the works. I'd pass on this product.
741125
This grinder works WONDERFUL for ALL spices and seeds. I grind one half cup of flax seed at a time and can go from coarsely ground to a flour-like consistency in LESS than a minute!This is the best grinder I have ever had!