Can this crush flax seeds in reasonable time?
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The flax seeds that I tried to "crush" were pretty malleable, so it took quite a while, and I ended up mashing them more than crushing them. This mortar and pestle is good, but processing flax seed is not one of it's strong suits.
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I haven't tried flax seeds, mostly peppercorns and Indian spice... and garlic. Another poster called flax seeds "malleable" which is kinda like garlic, right? I used to try mashing garlic in a smooth-sided mortar and pestle and the pestle mostly pushed the garlic around. The Goliath has a rough interior which alleviates that, so yes I think it'd do a very nice job on flax seeds!BTW I bought the Goliath on the strength of an America's Test Kitchen review... you can't go wrong with this one :) p.s. order it on it's own, cuz it's very heavy and will smash anything else in the box :D I haven't tried flax seeds, mostly peppercorns and Indian spice... and garlic. Another poster called flax seeds "malleable" which is kinda like garlic, right? I used to try mashing garlic in a smooth-sided mortar and pestle and the pestle mostly pushed the garlic around. The Goliath has a rough interior which alleviates that, so yes I think it'd do a very nice job on flax seeds!BTW I bought the Goliath on the strength of an America's Test Kitchen review... you can't go wrong with this one :) p.s. order it on it's own, cuz it's very heavy and will smash anything else in... » Read More I haven't tried flax seeds, mostly peppercorns and Indian spice... and garlic. Another poster called flax seeds "malleable" which is kinda like garlic, right? I used to try mashing garlic in a smooth-sided mortar and pestle and the pestle mostly pushed the garlic around. The Goliath has a rough interior which alleviates that, so yes I think it'd do a very nice job on flax seeds!BTW I bought the Goliath on the strength of an America's Test Kitchen review... you can't go wrong with this one :) p.s. order it on it's own, cuz it's very heavy and will smash anything else in the box :D « Show Less
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I agree with one other answer here. The juicer is ok but messy with nuts for buttersburt I dont think it will crush seeds for oil if thats what you mean.
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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!
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I (grind) 2 T. of whole flax seed and put it in my oatmeal every morning. I've read that using freshly ground flax seed is better for you.
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I don't know. We have only used it for flax seed and peppercorns. While it does a good job grinding flax seed, it takes way too long to grind any amount, such as a tablespoon. It works very well grinding peppercorns. Cardamom may be too big, but I don't know. I hope this helps.
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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.)
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I have no idea, but since this works for me, . . . I suggest you compare the process of Bob's Red Mill Organic Flaxseed... with the previous one you bought. Sorry
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I'm not sure, but it seems that the spacing between each blade may be too wide and the tiny little flaxseeds would just fall through. I've never tried to grind flaxseeds, but I went to youtube and found this video (and another one) that showed a coffee grinder doing a fine job.........check here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-XdpiZ2-S8
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It comes in the form of a gel cap so no crushing would be involved. Simply open the cap. Whether it's as effective or not, I don't know.
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It certainly pulverizes small seeds. The problem I had with my Waring is that it stopped working after 2 years with very little use. For a similar price I bought a Blendtec with 8 years warranty included.
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It might be close...but I think it would work. The issue would be if it were ground flax seed.
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I have heard that when you grind the flax seeds they become rancid within a half hour
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While this would work it's a little bit of overkill as it was designed for tougher nuts. This is how we do pecans and it works great, especially since you get complete halves most of the time. Hope this helpshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGSR8t0bYRw
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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.
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I put two tablespoons of flax seed in my protein shakes and it pulverizes them. I have also put oat meal in as well with similar results. Without liquid, I have never tried.
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Hi TraceyI'm not sure. If you put the wrong type of seed in, it could get all stuck in the end. When I'm pressing flax I take off the end screw, it does press them, but you have to keep stopping to still a hole in the stuck mush. It really does sunflower seeds wonderfully. I love it actually and it can't go wrong coz it's so simple. Hope that helps. Wendy
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I used mine to crush and make a nice granular batch of chai mixed spices. It took a while, mainly because I was using it incorrectly. My son corrected my next effort and it did a quicker job. I was grinding/crushing coriander seed. I didn't get a powder so can't say if anyone else with more knowledge or experience could do better. It was a coarse product at the end much the texture of instant coffee crystals. This was my first mortar and pestle, so I was a complete novice.