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!
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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.
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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).
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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
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It can make coarse almond flour, but it's not going to be fine like the stuff you would buy. I have used it for that and the coarse flour works fine for me.
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I have ground large quanitites of almonds,works well, however not to a super fine flour, but a nice usuable flour. Flax seeds for 1/4 C ..never tried the bowl is large and i dont think such a smallquanity would yeild much sucess due ro size of bowl and quanity of flax seed. Iwould use a basic coffee/ nut grinder, that what I usually use for my flax seed gringding
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I have only chopped nuts and veggies in this. I don't think the blades are sharp enough for meat, nor would the pieces be small enough IMO. Stick with a food processor.
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I absolutely do NOT recommend this grinder for making cat food. See my review for more on this. In the comments, I include a link to the grinder I finally settled on and am loving!
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I have ground almonds to make a pastry crust. It didn't come out super fine but was adequate for my purpose. I think I'd depend on how fine you need it.
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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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If you are interested in chopping anything harder than a soft cheese, (ice, nuts, frozen fruit) then I would go with the Ninja system...this was the deciding factor for me! I have blended ice, frozen peach slices, and nuts in my Ninja without fail or fear of burnout... the less expensive models are great if you are only blending powders and liquid, even a ripe banana was a challenge for a $17 dollar model I used at my dad's...so if you are interested in longevity, go with the Ninja...even if you drop off a diet smoothie kick, you can still use it to make margaritas!
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Yes. I've used it with shredded as well as with chunks. Makes good almond milk as well.
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Depending on the grains you want to grind, this should work for what you want. I use it to grind various grains for a 10 grain bread which provides a nice crunchy texture and not just for fine flour. You can't use the grinder for oily grains (Hops?) as the oil will clog the grinder.
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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.
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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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So far we have used it to chop pecans (the ones that come bagged already shelled). The longer you keep the machine running, the smaller the pieces are that are chopped up. We use the chopped pecans in banana bread. It works great to puree onions without the tears to make salsa, etc. Like I said before, if the machine stops because it is jammed, make SURE that you unplug the unit before getting your finger near the blade. The blade is very sharp!!! Better to be safe!!!
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Yes. I chop morsels to make it melt easy. I use it to chop almonds, nuts, and cookies too.
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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.
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I don't know, but I always chop chocolate morsels (which are very hard), almonds, nuts, etc. Excellent product.
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I doubt it: grinder is good for cracking grain. Consider this: soaking nuts overnight, pouring off water, adding fresh water, pulverizing in blender.