I am looking to pulverize to powder dehydrated greens (kale,chard, etc.). Will this do the job?
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I haven't used a food mill to reduce a dry food to a powder, but I don't think it would work. A food mill is for moist foods, I don't think it would do much if anything with something dry and light like dried greens. A food processor is probably your best bet.
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I haven't used kale in it yet, but I'm sure it could. It's probably not the best juicer for this purpose, but if you like the fact that you don't need electricity to operate it, it's certainly acceptable.
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I have no direct knowledge about whether it will grind flax seeds or not... I only use it to chop veg and it does a wonderful job. But, that being said, I have never tried to pulverize any veg items and am assuming that pulverizing is what you may be looking for. If I had some, I would try for you - but I don't! Update: just ground some of my daughter's croutons (on high, PUREE) and it did pretty well... more or less a coarse grind. So, if you are looking to accomplish that plus chop some veg, it's a dandy little device.
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I have used it for baby carrots and it worked wonders!!!! Not sure about the other greens...
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Well, I haven't processed celery through the machine yet, but leafy greens ( kale & spinach)...Yes, it does great! I'm pretty sure it will do just as good of a job on celery too!
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I have used mine for making rawfood mornig shakes that include frozen fruit and seeds -- sometimes kale. It works very well. The Vitamix I have is the only one I've tried, but it is a great product, and I assume the less expensive ones would work as well. When you look at less expensive models, read the product description carefully. I would think they should describe the capabilities of the machine.
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this will not juice spinach, kale or chard, you will get very little juice with this juicer, I would go with another juicer...
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Yes! I blanch greens regularly and this is wonderful for blanching. I usually use the pasta insert so transporting from boiling water is easy.
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All I have tried so far, like kale, is parsley and collard greens. It has a bit of a rough time with them, but, it does the task. I break up the greens with pieces of cucumber, which pushes all the greens through. Otherwise, I LOVE this juicer.
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I haven't juiced wheat grass, but I can tell you that it doesn't do well with leafy greens. I'd go with a masticating machine for wheat grass.
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We use our Vitamix all the time reducing what ever we put in to it to a liquid. I agree, if the greens are dry, the Vitamix will need some liquid added.
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It'll juice anything. It's a fantastic juicer for the price. It does leave a lot of leftover vegetable particles, unlike my Bullet, but what is left is just juice and not a lot of pulp, unlike my Bullet. I have juiced a lot of spinach with it, but no kale. I also juice carrots, celery, ginger, turnip, cucumber, apple, pineapple, and many other things with it. All things considered, I think you'll be satisfied. - Brian
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Yes it will...not a big amount at a time....but it does such a great job......and you can get alot done quickly!....it will chop veggies coarsely or fine...
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I made spinach juice with mine. I would think it would work just as well for any green leafy veggie.
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should have no issues. i went through kale and some other leafy things and it worked like a champ
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Not sure about kale or chard but it does a nice job on fresh baby spinach leaves with stems.
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Horribly for kale. There are always little chunks left in there no matter how long you blend it for. For other, softer greens it does pretty well, especially for spinach.