Coffee beans? Has anyone tried this food processor to grind coffee beans?
146422
Yes, it does a good job, but make sure that you keep an eye on how fine you wish to chop/grind them! It's a personal choice.Hope this helps.
146423
For less than half the price you can get a Krup or Brun coffee grinder that will do a much better job on coffee. As my father always said, "If you want to pound get a hammer not a wrench."
146424
The instructions literally tell you not to use it to grind coffee beans, though. But I would not waste my money on it anyway. The blade insertion is kind of wonky and mine keeps getting stuck after turning just a little bit, probably because it keeps popping out of place.
146425
Yes, it does a good job, but make sure that you keep an eye on how fine you wish to chop/grind them! It's a personal choice. Hope this helps.
2113110
Yes. The product will work just fine for coffee bean grinding. I use it to produce snus which is a powdered form of tobacco dip. In fact, you can use it to produce cayenne pepper power, etc. as well.
115702
Yes it would do a fine job.. It would grind a coffee bean well. Buy and enjoy.
1019042
I have not used the grinder for spices, just coffee. I wouldn't want to mix any coffee flavor with my spices.
2113108
I haven't tried coffee beans yet, but I have ground spice which came out fine. I think it would work just as well with coffee beans.
1070365
No. No coffee or spice grinder is designed to do that. Use a food processor, blender or immersion blender.
1244944
I haven't used mine yet, but I bought it to grind wheat, corn, and heavier grains. I would throw sesame seeds and poppy seeds into my Vitamix to grind them I think. I grind peanuts in my food processor to make peanut butter...I make hummus and grind everything in my food processor, but usually buy my tahini (sesame seeds--sim sim) already ground. I would think unless you were grinding up a huge amount of sesame seeds I'd stick to one of those for grinding. I think they'd gum up the works of the corn grinder unless you stopped before they turned to paste. For tiny amounts of poppy seeds I'd use a coffee grinder (new one, not old fashioned).
880632
I am no help here. I have only used it for coffee. IT seems like it would work fine, but that is only a guess on my part. I would say it is one of the best grinders for coffee that I have owned.
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I don't drink coffee so I don't know about that. But it will grind nuts. Read the review on CNET.http://reviews.cnet.com/blenders-juicers/ninja-ultima-blender-bl810/4505-17881_7-35828619-2.html
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I am mentioning coffee beans but actually, I am planning on grinding dehydrated vegetables and they are about the consistency of the coffee beans. I need the bur grinder to do it real thin, almost volatile. I also need a big compartment to throw the veggie chips, like between one to two cup capacity... The regular coffee grinder only takes small amounts at a time.
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I don't know if I can completely answer your question, but I'll say what I can. While I'm not a professional chef, I've used it to foam several times with the standard SS blade attachment. I've also used the food processor to chop nuts, but with quite varied results in size. I've never tried grinding anything as I have a small coffee grinder that I've dedicated for spice grinding that does an excellent job. I would still recommend this product to anyone interested! Hope that helps!
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I would imagine that if it can turn coffee beans to coffee grounds, that it could do the same for most similar items, but I'm honestly not sure. I could try it on mine for you and let you know the results if you'd like, I'm actually selling mine on Amazon.
1304482
Lisa, greetings: No, this machine does not grind the beans-you must used ground coffee. Regards, Nick
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It GRINDS!!!, whole beans... also has grinder setting and more ... you can use ground coffee as well...
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I haven't used mine yet, but I bought it to grind wheat, corn, and heavier grains. I would throw sesame seeds and poppy seeds into my Vitamix to grind them I think. I grind peanuts in my food processor to make peanut butter...I make hummus and grind everything in my food processor, but usually buy my tahini (sesame seeds--sim sim) already ground. I would think unless you were grinding up a huge amount of sesame seeds I'd stick to one of those for grinding. I think they'd gum up the works of the corn grinder unless you stopped before they turned to paste. For tiny amounts of poppy seeds I'd use a coffee grinder (new one, not old fashioned). I haven't used mine yet, but I bought it to grind wheat, corn, and heavier grains. I would throw sesame seeds and poppy seeds into my Vitamix to grind them I think. I grind peanuts in my food processor to make peanut butter...I make hummus and grind everything in my food processor, but usually buy my tahini (sesame seeds--sim sim) already ground. I would think unless you were grinding up a huge amount of sesame seeds I'd stick to one of those for grinding. I think they'd gum up the works of the corn grinder unless you stopped before they turned to paste. For tiny amounts of poppy seeds I'd... » Read More I haven't used mine yet, but I bought it to grind wheat, corn, and heavier grains. I would throw sesame seeds and poppy seeds into my Vitamix to grind them I think. I grind peanuts in my food processor to make peanut butter...I make hummus and grind everything in my food processor, but usually buy my tahini (sesame seeds--sim sim) already ground. I would think unless you were grinding up a huge amount of sesame seeds I'd stick to one of those for grinding. I think they'd gum up the works of the corn grinder unless you stopped before they turned to paste. For tiny amounts of poppy seeds I'd use a coffee grinder (new one, not old fashioned). « Show Less
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Personally, I only use this grinder for coffee. Please see the description for any other food grinding
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We also grind our own coffee. When comparing the blades on the Cuisinart with our burr grinder, the two look nothing alike. Based on the force it takes to properly grind coffee beans, I would say you'd be better off with a true coffee grinder and leave this appliance to the task of making lovely sauces and pulverizing vegetables.