does this grinder effectively grinds spices,ie cloves or even fresh ginger?
916889
I wouldn't try to grind fresh ginger; this grinder is not meant for wet stuff---only dry. I haven't tried cloves, but i think there would be no problem.
916890
Only dry spices. I used to grind fresh ginger & sometimes herbs -- not a good move. Eventually the moisture gets into the interior. Use a mini food processor for fresh ginger or grind by hand (the Japanese graters with the little teeth that hold the stringy bits back are excellent) & mix your ground dry spices into it.
916891
Would not try to grind fresh ginger, ginger should be grated by hand. Dry spices work best for this type of grinder.
916892
I haven't tried cloves but I did grind whole cinnamon and it ground it to powder. I've never had fresh ground cinnamon it was so strong and I even mixed it with coffee beans for a cinnamon coffee.
916893
I've used it to grind nutmeg, and it works pretty well. You need to put more than one nut into the chamber for it to work well (and it gets pretty noisy), but it will grind it up.
916894
I agree with others on grinding fresh ginger. However, I've ground dried ginger root in the Krups, and it did a good job.
916895
Cloves and nutmeg tend to be damp when ground. Adding a little sugar or flour into the grinder helps make them easier to grind. But you definitely shouldn't try to grind fresh ginger in one of these things. You can get a cheap hand ginger grater at any store that sells Asian cooking supplies.
1244333
I have only used it for pepper, but Yes, you can set the grind to quite fine.
1019041
No, I have not used the DBM-8 for spices so can shed no light on your questions.Good coffee bean grinder ... I have been very pleased with the appliance.
537167
I have only used it for fresh herbs and it is AWESOME! I can't imagine why it wouldn't work as well on spices.Be REALLY careful using and cleaning this as the blades are extremely sharp. That is why this works so wonderfully though.
1019040
I have only used it for coffee. (being a coffee snob, I wouldn't ever put anything else in my coffee grinder :-)I do use one of the $10 coffee grinders with the stainless steel blades that spin around. I use it to grind up all sorts of things - spices, flax seeds, nuts. I've used the same one for years - seems to be very durable, and easy to clean.
1596184
The answer is "YES", using the espresso setting. I would not recommend using the same grinder for both coffee AND spices, as the different flavors may have an unpleasant effect on one another.
69807
Yes..you certainly could! It might be a bit tricky like you'll have to cut the cinnamon sticks in pieces first THEN grind it, same as the cloves. The teeth of this grinder is extremely sharp so i warn anyone using this grinder on not throwing caution to the wind..it could cut you without you even knowing it so be very careful using this. Other than that it's a superb and finely made grinder. I have used mine for many things including herbs like thyme and rosemary, whole peppercorns and big seeds. A highly recommended product and you cannot possibly go wrong getting this for yourself for it comes in handy. I hope I answered your question. :)
1658606
I have only used it for grinding dry spices/herbs (and it works very well for this). Cumin seeds, whole dried chiles, sugar into powdered sugar, peppercorns. It's done everything I have needed. I have not ground fresh herbs or garlic and would personally not do so unless someone else tried it with their first. ;)
908289
You can definitely grind some spices - I've used it for peppercorns and cloves without a problem. Haven't tried cardamon. I think the only problem would be the small top opening. The middle grinding piece does not come out (I suspect it WILL come out, but I think you would have to use a small wrench), so you have to fit your spices around the middle grinder, which would be a challenge with anything larger than cloves.
929103
I'll agree with the others - it can be used for things other than coffee but it seems to be designed for a coarser grind (at minimum setting) than most dedicated spice grinders are.
372080
I have not tried it on spices but I've thought about it. My guess is it would work fine as long as the material you are grinding is not much larger than a coffee bean. Coffee beans feed easily into the grinder and the mechanism pulls the beans down evenly so the grinding action is very smooth on coffee beans.
1439521
It definitely didn't work in my automatic spice mill. I have to use a hand grinder, but it gives me no problem in that.
2258498
Seems to me it grinds only, but it adjusts to fine or coarse. Maybe the fine setting is the "crush"?but it works great.
1968163
This grinder has one speed and has no settings for coarse or fine etc. You control how fine something is ground by varying the grind time... or by pulsing the button manually. It's a good sturdy grinder and would likely grind up any spices that you might want to put in it though.
1986167
No need to grate the ginger or anything else. It grinds through everything I have put in it. I use ginger in it daily.
506694
I doubt it very much. I only used mine for garlic and it does a terrible job. It leaves about a third of the clove inside the press. I returned mine. Don't waste your money on this one. An excellent garlic press is the Garject by Dreamfarm. I bought that one and it's great, but I haven't used it with ginger either. good luck
693341
I haven't ground up cinnamon sticks, this would be a bit tricky, but I have used my Space Case for cloves, star anise, schwag, even peppercorns which makes a nice large particle course grind. You'll have to keep turning the harder herbs more until you reach the right consistency. Don't even think about grinding coffee beans. It just doesn't work! Make sure to thoroughly clean after you grind each spice.