Can it grind soy nuts into butter? Can someone suggest a good product for doing this?
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Get a Cuisinart food processor. They are amazing, and worth every penny. I have a 14 cup size, but you can get something as small as a 7 cup and it will still work for you. Good luck! I make nut butters all the time. The motor on this grinder is not meant for that work.
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I'm reading these questions, because I've received this item as a much-wanted gift. (I'm thrilled!) And, coincidentally, I've just read an interesting series of posts about using a pestle and mortar for making nut butters on another site. See link. (I hope it's OK to post it.) Look for the comment and answers from a poster named Nablusiya. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/796482?page=all
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Yes. I made almond butter and chocolate. Like the first responder says, it's best to grind ingredients with a food processor or a coffee grinder first. The almond butter came out fine. When left a few days, a lot of oil came to the top.
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The Cuisinart is junk. I bought one and it will not do nuts without jamming the blade. It certainly wouldn't do butter of any kind. It is ok as a spice grinder but for anything else its junk. Carol
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I would probably take a chance at nut butter but would hesitate to crush ice. The problem is that everything is in Japanese so you have to guess how to use it. I would have sent it back but I needed something immediately.
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I have used it to mostly grind meat but it is very easy to clean and works well. I am sure it would work well with nuts.
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Yes, I make almond and cashew butters all the time on this machine, using no added oils. Simply put whole nuts, turn machine on, and let it go. I stop mine every few mins, let it rest for a min or so, and then turn it back on. I do NOT add any oil. Be patient...you'll think it's not going to turn out, but keep the machine running and it will. The cashew butter in particular is fantastic.
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The Cuisinart Stainless Steel Spice And Nut Grinder is advertised as capable of doing nut grinding. Does this work better or worse? The Cuisinart device looks like it is not heavy duty. But I'm guessing it will create nut butters.
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I make almond butter in my prep 7 all the time and it turns out great. But warming the nuts at 300 degrees for 10 or 15 minutes makes the process much faster, like ten minutes.
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We use a food processor to do that. Blenders are not normally recommended for nut butters.
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Try cracking the whole nutmegs with a hammer first or a nutcracker if the type you have will work. The pieces should grind OK. I have a tiny grater that I use only for whole nutmegs. It makes a fine powder. I wouldn't use a grinder unless you need more than say a tablespoon.
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Wow you know I have never heard of anyone wanting to grind nuts with a meat grinder, I would think you may try a couple of peace's of wax paper and a rolling pin. As for ease of cleaning, Yes it is. Try a Ninja machine.
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I believe the hand blender would work very well for mayonnaise, but I doubt it could grind nuts. Might have to find another kitchen gadget to do that.
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Greetings,Not sure I would use it on nuts and seeds, they may have too much oils in them and it would be hard to clean the stones. I have only used it to make wet batters and it works great. Hope that helps
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The Cuisinart is junk. I bought one and it will not do nuts without jamming the blade. It certainly wouldn't do butter of any kind. It is ok as a spice grinder but for anything else its junk.Carol
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yes it will grind nuts, be sure to have the plastic lid on since it will grind it as fine as you wish.
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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. :)