Are the holes small enough to contain flax seeds? I make flax seed hair gel and the flax seeds are a pain to strain out after cooking.
375258
It might be close...but I think it would work. The issue would be if it were ground flax seed.
375259
I would say yes. My father makes parsley tea and it traps the majority of the flakes.
375260
I believe the holes are small enough to contain the whole flax seed. It is a fine mesh wire weave, so ground flax seeds will probably not work in this particular tea ball.
375261
I'm not sure how large flax seeds are but the mesh is very tiny in this tea ball so I think you'd be okay.
2000527
Unfortunately, I haven't tried flax seeds, but it seems to me that it's a decently "strong" grind and that as long as you can easily pour what you are trying to grind it will do the job. That said, it's not easy to adjust, to me, so it would depend on how fine you want it.
2000526
Hi Kathryn. I haven't tried grinding flax seeds with mine but I don't see why you couldn't. I would say it's worth a shot.
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.
1470581
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.
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....
2174273
I have no idea! I grind the flax seeds down and store both the whole seeds & the ground seeds in the freezer. I use the ground flax seeds raw in various other things that I eat. I have never tried to sprout them but it wouldn't hurt to try!
741123
It does well grinding all spices, but roasting flax seeds in a pan prior to grinding them makes a more consistent grind. I will say this is one of the best spice grinders out there, and I have owned a few of them over the years.
670116
The holes are small enough to contain millet or orzo, or even soup pasta, but you might have to use a fine wire mesh strainer for quinoa. They are very small, but I don't have the equipment to measure them. They are large enough to allow water to drain off quickly without backwash. It's a great strainer.
1305833
I don't know about the chick peas, but the almond and flaxseed I'm sure have too much oil for the grain mill to work properly.I use flaxseed in my wheat bread as the oil and I grind that with a flat blade coffee grinder.
2000529
Flax seeds are best ground with a coffee grinder where it can be cleaned after. Not so easy with a pepper grinder. I wouldn't even try it.
954827
I would think so. I bake them in a granola recipe and they are great. I think the flavor intensifies as it does with most seeds and nuts that are roasted, toasted, baked, etc. Look up flax granola recipes and I'm sure you will find something that you may want to try or that may make you feel more comfortable with toasting, baking, etc.
1411022
If you do remove them, consider not chucking them. They're full of something called ellagic acid, it's great for anti-tumoral purposes etc but the seeds have to be crushed or pulverized like flax seed to get the most benefit.
2174272
Flax is mucilaginous meaning it's really slimy when soaked like chia. So, it's not easy to sprout unless you want microgreens in which case you will need some sort of medium (i.e. dirt) for them to sink roots and sprout.
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They do have holes in them, however, they dont go all the way through so you'll have a solid bottom. This helps secure your cutting. If your growing from seed this will work as well.
107356
I'm not sure because you'd have to make the holes small enough to prevent the seeds from going through and the smallest hole openings are a little large. I use the smallest setting to make egg salad which by the way comes out great - perfect texture. The only time I've ever needed to separate seeds from the pulp, is when I open a pomegranate. I bought a pomegranate separator and it works great. I would never assume that it would work with this appliance that we are discussing now. I hope this helps. Check out the pomegranate seed gizmo. It's really very cool and not expensive at all. I put it at Amazon. I'm not sure because you'd have to make the holes small enough to prevent the seeds from going through and the smallest hole openings are a little large. I use the smallest setting to make egg salad which by the way comes out great - perfect texture. The only time I've ever needed to separate seeds from the pulp, is when I open a pomegranate. I bought a pomegranate separator and it works great. I would never assume that it would work with this appliance that we are discussing now. I hope this helps. Check out the pomegranate seed gizmo. It's really very cool and not expensive at all. I put... » Read More I'm not sure because you'd have to make the holes small enough to prevent the seeds from going through and the smallest hole openings are a little large. I use the smallest setting to make egg salad which by the way comes out great - perfect texture. The only time I've ever needed to separate seeds from the pulp, is when I open a pomegranate. I bought a pomegranate separator and it works great. I would never assume that it would work with this appliance that we are discussing now. I hope this helps. Check out the pomegranate seed gizmo. It's really very cool and not expensive at all. I put it at Amazon. « Show Less
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I tried grinding chia seed. It didn't do well. On a fine setting, the seed didn't go through, and stayed in the grinding burr. Any other settings, and the seed would fall through. I tried grinding the seed on several different settings, with no luck. I think it's too oily for this grinder. Chia is a lot smaller than flax, but they both have a lot of oil.