I need something to chop / grind almonds into chunks. Not really fine "dust" but nuggets for making almond roca. Is this what I am looking for?
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No, you need the grater attachment. I love mine! Order the Kitchenaid Rotor Slicer/ Shredder For Vegetables & Fruit Fits Stand Mixers. It also cleans real easy!
51264
I don't really know as I bought this as a gift for daughter-in-law. But I will tell you that Pampered Chef has an amazing manuel food chopper that is easy to use and would do the trick. I love mine and it is easy on your hands.
51265
Depending on the size chunks you want it could be. The course gridner plate would probably grind them into the consistency you see in the toppings bin at a frozen yogurt shop. Personally, I think you would be better off pulsing in a blender or food processor, or alternatively crushing them by pressing them with a cast iron pan on a hard surface which is how a restaurant would probably go about getting consistent chunk sizes.
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I guess it depends on how fine you want. with the fine disk, I would think it would be like marzipan or a little coarser.I use it to grind potatoes for potato pancakes/latkes and to make strawberry jam (with a little texture left - not puree like from a blender). It has a coarser disk as well (about 50% bigger holes) to that would make a grind. Think about how you could use this to make sausage - there is coarse sausage like coarse Italian sausage (big disk), fine sausage like breakfast link sausage (small disk), and super fine (like hot dogs - which this doesn't really do).
51267
Hi. This is a meat grinder. Stuff comes out of it like worms basically. You can grind all kinds of stuff with it but the finish product will always be like noodles. Thanks
208812
Yes, it is simply ground almonds, although it is a finer grind than I would be able to do with my food processor or any other piece of equipment most home cooks would have.
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If you want very fine salt, you should probably buy a grinder. The grains aren't huge -- not as large as some Celtic sea salt grains that I've seen -- but the salt definitely does not have the powdery quality of table salt. There is also a bit of moisture in the bag, so the grains occasionally form small clumps. This is my favorite salt, BTW! I don't have plans on using any other salt in the near future!
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I love my "grinder" & use it for a lot of things but never for bones, it was not made for that job. I have made mincemeat and cranberry sauce that is healthier then store-bought. each piece is uniform and same size last year, I was given a turkey. I stripped the meat off the bones and ground it. it was good but not a job that I will do again.
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I bought this unit from Amazon 2 years ago and my wife and I love it. That being said, I seriously doubt that it will do a good job of grinding nuts (or coffee for that matter) into a fine powder. We do get good results with chopping, however, but haven't actually tried it with nuts. I believe that another reviewer warned NOT to chop ice with it.
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I haven't used mine yet, but I bought it to grind wheat, corn, and heavier grains. I would throw sesame seeds and poppy seeds into my Vitamix to grind them I think. I grind peanuts in my food processor to make peanut butter...I make hummus and grind everything in my food processor, but usually buy my tahini (sesame seeds--sim sim) already ground. I would think unless you were grinding up a huge amount of sesame seeds I'd stick to one of those for grinding. I think they'd gum up the works of the corn grinder unless you stopped before they turned to paste. For tiny amounts of poppy seeds I'd use a coffee grinder (new one, not old fashioned).
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I have never made almond flour, but I would say that this food processor is better for making salsa type outcomes rather than ultra-fine outcomes. Does that make sense? The blades just don't seem to get close enough to the container for anything too small to result. That said, I love this product. It works well for me, no complaints.
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I've only used the grinder to grind black sesame seeds and peanuts. It works very well with small, hard, and dry seeds or nuts for sure. I probably would not use it to "chop" fresh wet plants like plants....
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There is a round container which came with the handheld blender. So far I have not chosen to use this container to chop nuts ect. As far as other attacchments - none that I know of..
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You really want a blender for creamy nut butters - you can do the initial chopping in a food processor, but a blender will give you better results. :)
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gave mine away as baby gifts. Dont think those really puree. You might be happier using a blender first and then adding the stringy food with fruit/ or something else to put through the grinder. Just speaking from experience of the similar one I had when my children were babies---years ago.
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Try cracking the whole nutmegs with a hammer first or a nutcracker if the type you have will work. The pieces should grind OK. I have a tiny grater that I use only for whole nutmegs. It makes a fine powder. I wouldn't use a grinder unless you need more than say a tablespoon.
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Yes. It will work much better than putting whole almonds through a blender or food processor. Just make sure you get the BLANCHED almond meal flour.
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I don't think this would be the right piece of equipment for that. It is quite small (4 cups) and has a blade inside. It is best for chopping and grinding food. I would suggest a stand mixer for baking. Hope this helps.
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I have chopped pecans in it before but I was not able to get the nuts to a super fine consistency you would need for pesto. The nuts clumped towards the bottom and I was having to scoop them out to further chop. A real food processor, even a small, compact one works better for this purpose.
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You can pulse the unit which gives a chopped feel. If you are looking for something that evenlys chops items you might buy a chopper. I use this to make pico de gallo and it comes out great.
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Well, I think that depends on how fine you want them. This will do very fine. I use a mini Cuinart depending on how fine I want nuts. Finish with something else for coarser nut pieces unless a regular nut (manual) grinder will work. Never done chicken. I would coarse grind with my Kidtchenaid.