Will it grind flax seeds (very small) or should I get a coffee/spice grinder?
1762181
I don't really know, but my guess from using it is that you should get a different grinder to do the flax seeds. I believe that this would not be capable of grinding the flax seeds as small as you would want them.
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.
1762183
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
1797250
Flax grinds well with a blade type grinder. A burr grinder is not really designed to grind oil seeds like flax.
1231098
No. Most of all seeds are to oily and clogs up the mechanism. Better to use a coffee grinder for seeds
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.
1450880
I don't think so the space were you would put pepper or items to grind is very narrow so I don't think nuts or coffee beans would fit.
1910144
Get a coffee bean grinder for that. I got a cheap little white one from Amazon here: Proctor Silex E160BY Fresh Grind Coffee Grinder, White . Works beautifully. It will grind your spices into a powder if you leave it on for too long! Just be sure you use it for spices or dry herbs. Fresh herbs are too wet, and will clump up.
2245397
Not really, I have only used it for salt. First, make sure you filled the glass bowl with the seeds, and screwed the grinder top on tightly. Turn it upside down, with the glass bowl on top, and holding the base, turn the glass clockwise to activate the grinder. If you are doing all that, perhaps the seeds are oily and catching in the grinder? I use my Vitamix to grind flax, it works wonderfully.
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.
853495
As others have said here, for coffee, you can get a course grind by not grinding so long. I use mine for spices and want a very fine grind.
1456887
No doubt in my mind that it would grind nuts and seeds. The only difficulty that would arise is cleaning if you go from seeds back to coffee.
467097
No, but i've used it to grind flax seeds and it worked like a charm, if that helps any.
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.
2000425
It does a reasonable job of grinding flax seed; however, if you want more than a very small amount you will be twisting it for a long time. It takes a lot of work to produce more than a small amount of ground seed.
1470576
I grind my flax seeds with my coffee grinder just before I use them. I feel I get the best use of them that way and they don't just go through my system unused. I use them in our morning smoothie which keeps us satisfied all morning.
1797824
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!
572113
Hello, I had a really bad experience with this grinder. I used it a couple of times for flax seeds, and it did fine, but it broke when I tried to grind coffee beans. Hard to say about your question. Wet rice is so much softer than coffee beans, but it did seem like a flimsy product.
1968088
I would not recommend it. Just like oily nuts and seeds, coffee beans have oil and may clog the grinder. It takes very little oil to clog the grinder.