Can the 3-cup mortar be used to grind SMALL quantities ( a tablespoon or less) of dry spices like pepper for pasta / sauce etc.?
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Yeah, it can handle any size herb. Pounds quite easily. The only negative is the size of this model. It is soooo heavy which can make you think twice before using it, and realizing that you'll have to pick it up and clean it. I am thinking of buying a smaller model as well for the spices. They are beautifully made, works of art almost.
1273663
Although I love my mini processor I don't know if it would grind into powder. You might try a coffee bean grinder. I use that for my fresh nutmeg and the like.
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Ive used it for seeds ... not the cinnamon maybe if you broke them up so not as long. I tend to use grinders for pepper and use coffee mills Not the burr type or mortar for the rest of my spices so they can be more cleaned up . Which would be almost impossible with this grinder.
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I am using mine for salt and pepper but you have to make sure that it is a fine grind, not coarse.
200802
I don't think so. We use it with somewhat coarse "restaurant-style" black pepper and it works fine but anything more coarse might be problematic.
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I have not used the grinder for spices, just coffee. I wouldn't want to mix any coffee flavor with my spices.
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Yes, but grind it coarse first, then fine if wanted. Coffee beans are a little sticky.
2087471
Yes. Course grind. If you want to reduce to flour consistency, I would use ceramic with broad pestle
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If you look at my short vidxeo you will see that it does not give a powder fine grind of pepper. Although you can grind salt (ceramikc mechanism) it is a much harder spice than pepperm The grind will be even coarser.
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I don't believe it would be advisable. You should the pot/crock that came with it. That said, you can prepare very small amounts, down to 1/2 cup of dry rice.
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Yes you can. I had not tried it until you asked. But my husband likes his pepper a bit chunky, so I looked on line and they suggest unscrewing the top and pulling the 'lid' up a bit to open the space in the grinding mechanism. This allows bigger chunks to fall through. It worked! Thanks for asking as I now know how to do it.
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Yes... There is a dial at the bottom of each side that can be turned to either grind finer or more coarse.
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.
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Tyler, thanks for the question. If you want your herbs ground to a 'powder' you are probably better off buying an electric spice/coffee grinder with a very fast spinning blade.
1070365
No. No coffee or spice grinder is designed to do that. Use a food processor, blender or immersion blender.
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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.
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coarse coffee for sure, other spices etc. not too sure about but would be hard to get a uniform grind I think.