Would this work to crack or crush professionally dried herbs and spices? Like cinnamon chips or cloves? Would it work to crack wheat to top fresh bread with?
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Yes, this would work for any of those things. I would just make sure you have a neutral adjunct grain like rice to run through it after spices so you don't have cracked wheat tasting like cinnamon or cloves.
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would this work for milling grains into wheat as well? looking to buy one that will work for hops for making beer but also grains for making breads, cookies, etc.
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SnowyJay, have you used this for herbs, nuts, seeds, dried dandelion root, etc? If not, what did you end up buying? I am interested in purchasing ONE mill - mostly used for nut, seed, dry roots.
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While I haven't tried it for spices, I'd be willing to bet that it can crush just about anything short of metal nuts and bolts...
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It may work better on cracked corn than wheat, it doesn't fit together tight enough for Wheat. I was disappointed in the hopper myself. I gave or away.
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No, I have only used it for coffee. I think that grinding moist substances, like ginger and garlic, would not work well unless it was fully loaded. I wouldn't do this with my mine.
659825
This is mostly a meat grinder. I am afraid it would turn nuts into a pulverized state or even slight paste. Although, Weston All-Purpose Seed, Nut and Spice Grinder might serve the purpose.
596570
Yes, and it worked well. We got it for black walnuts, the toughest. And it cracked them.
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It will work fine as a spice grinder as long as you don't try to grind hard spices such as nutmeg or cinnamon. The top half of the grinding bowl is plastic and will break.
2007625
I haven't tried it with nuts or grains. I mostly used it to grind up cinnamon so far. But it should grind nuts.
1225757
I suppose it depends on the consistency you desire. The unit is designed to make fine powderish-like product from things like coffee beans, dried rice etc. If you want the herbs "chopped" this is probably not the right product.
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its not really that kind of grinder, its mostly for tobacco products. However if you first cut the cinnamon into short sections I would imagine it could work. that said its it intended mostly as a smoker's accessory for those of us who like to roll our own blends. hope this helps!
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We have made a corn meal similar in size and consistency of store bought. But otherwise haven't used it for cracked oats or wheat. I believe it would work well.
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It is not used for cinnamon. They are being used to grind caraway and anise seeds. With the both of these they must be turned back often to prevent lock up. With the material the grinder was found to be made of a short life is expected.
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Yes, this grinder can be used to crack and grind soybeans. But it is a bit messy to use for that purpose and the hopper is too small.I would recommend the Family Grain Mill or the Country Living Grain Mill for soybeans instead of this one as they can do larger quantitieswith their bigger hoppers. Both of these grain mills are available through Amazon also. Just do a search through the search bar for "grain mill".This one is great for grinding smaller grains to flour, but soybeans may be a bit more than it can handle...
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Cinnamon sticks? if you stacked them in tight it might b very well. It is a strong grinder. But, I can't promise. You will love it for many things, I can promise that!
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I do not know, have used only for fresh cut herbs. However, having used it, I would think that, if the dried herbs were still on the stem, it would work.
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Milling blade crushes dry ingredients, like seeds, nuts and beans. I use it for flax seed.
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I have used it on English Walnuts and it works fine. However, I have not found anything that will crack Black Walnuts easily, except a squirrel.
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I use it for fresh herbs, and it's great. It is so fast and easy to control the end product - julienne strips, coarse mince, fine mince, etc. I would imagine it would work equally well on dry. But only buy it if you have the time to be extra-careful with its sharp blades. Hint: I wash it by turning the blades under running water, using a plastic mesh sponge to move the parts. Never fingers!