I want to grind flaxseeds, any good for that?
602613
I don't think so, depending on the amount you plan to grind, for small amount how about mortar and pestle and large a good blender. The one your checking on is made for nutmeg.
602614
i have found this to grind anything larger i tried cardamon and they either fell through or went up the shaft of the handle.its hollow. its perfect for nutmeg.
602615
It does a good job on everything I've tried, but I haven't tried flaxseeds. It grinds fine as dust or coarse for pepper.Small and doesn't take a big space for storage. Sorry about not having your answer.
602616
I haven't tried flaxseeds but worked with everything else like celery seed, cardomam, and brown mustard seeds.
602617
It does a good job on everything I've tried, but I haven't tried flaxseeds. It grinds fine as dust or coarse for pepper. Small and doesn't take a big space for storage. Sorry about not having your answer.
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.
24510
My first instinct is to say "no" due to the amount of oil content in flax seeds. After reviewing the manual I discovered that it wasn't listed on the "okay" items to grind but it wasn't located on the "non-okay" items to grind either. The manual does, however, state that the oil content should not exceed 15%. If you have anything listing how much oil content is in the flax seed, I would base it off from that suggestion.
1331885
I have heard that when you grind the flax seeds they become rancid within a half hour
1051593
I don't see why it wouldn't! It grinds seeds and stems ,it can grind flax seeds.
929102
Yes, you be able to use it to grind seeds. The blades are close enough together to be used for that.
741124
I've been using mine for just flax seeds since I purchased it and it works very well. keep your seeds in the refrigerator and use the small spice cup and lid. fill it about halfway and grind then shake it and grind again. I store the cup in the fridge as well and add them to shakes and salads.
2029442
I'd say the oils in the flax seed will probably gum up near the grinder and go rancid. You're probably better off buying a dedicated grinder/blender.
1762182
No, it will not grind flax seeds. PS. I love golden flax seeds. Many people assume that the dark brown flax seeds are the only ones available.
527631
Perfect for flax seeds. Use it on my granola each morning. Note, it doesn't grind much with each twist. Takes me about 30 turns or so to get a tablespoon of ground flax seeds. Very smooth action and quality construction.
1601591
I grind a couple tablespoons of flax seeds at a time in my little coffee grinder and use that in my smoothies. I put it in a small ziploc bag and keep it in my fridge. I also use ground flax seeds in my home made protein bars.
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.
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.
916135
Yes we grind flax seed and chia in it for our smoothies. The little metal cup is easy to clean so you can grind coffee one day and flax the next and not get any flavor cross over.
1797250
Flax grinds well with a blade type grinder. A burr grinder is not really designed to grind oil seeds like flax.
1456886
You won't hurt the machine, but some seeds - like flax - and small beans, etc will contain so much oil that the machine would need very frequent cleaning. Burr grinders are all, by nature, more complex and difficult to disassemble and clean than blade "grinders" which I think would be a better choice. I use a small, much cheaper blade grinder for flax, turns seeds into 3-4 tablespoons of fine powder in seconds and requires NO disassembly to clean. It even powders peppercorns....
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.)