Does this work with small amounts of food? There is appr 1" b/w plunger and blade which will not grind.
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The food has to be really moist and the plastic blade doesn't work as well as the metal blade which was in previous models many years ago.
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I haven't used this model, it was a gift...but the previous model called a Happy Bwby Food Grinder, left little to nothing when the plunger reached the blade. If you are doing really tough, dry meat, you might have a little problem. I chopped any meats us tiny and incorporated with a vegetable.
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It doesn't! I tried it on 4/24/14 to prep food for my bedridden mother, and it didn't work for only 2 Tbsp of cooked food. Bad design, as the "plunger" does not reach up to the blade assembly, so small amounts of food just sit in the gap. Wish I could return this!
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I haven't had that unfortunate experience. My Flojet has worked pretty well. It should grind up most non-solid stuff. Long fibers might be a problem.I learned to tip the Flojet up during the last rinse, after I found small amounts of non digested seeds and grit at the bottom of the dump hose. There might be some small fibers or hair left on the cutters.Definitely not a real pleasant task!
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Not really, like most blade grinders it depends on how long you run it. If consistency is important, I would recommend a burr grinder.
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Sorry, but I don't know. My Mini-Prep is a DLC-1. The blade worked fine for that. Perhaps the Cuisinart web site could help.
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Yes, but- slightly tip the grinder forward and tap the bottom on the counter before pulling out the plastic container Or only grind half of what you need at a time. Good luck, both methods work for me.
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I have not used it for this purpose. I only use it for scooping up chopped veggies a la Rachel Ray. But with the serrated edge it might work. It is well made and sturdy stainless steel. And at the low cost, worth a try.
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I don't know about very small, but I used mine with some fairly small limes the other day. Worked just fine.
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I've done as little as a half cup, the only downside is you have to use a spoon or something to push stuff back down because it will get stuck to the sides out of reach of the blades.
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The inside of the bowl might show some very shallow circular lines from the manufacturing process, however they polish out fairly quickly with use. Before I bought it, one of the reviewers mentioned using a bit of sandpaper to smooth it out.It will grind anything, I love it. My sister has one too, and uses it to grind all manner of spices.
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Your question made me curious, so I tried to put various types of vegetables through my Norpro grinder after dicing them, and it did produce tiny chunks of vegetables, or coursely ground. It was time consuming and not worth the effort. A food grater, dicer or processor would work better, in my opinion. Hope this was helpful.
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We use ours with a frech press and only grind for 6 seconds. It isn't completely unifrorm, but it works for an inexpensive grinder.
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I have not tried. The blades do not seem close enough to the bottom to find grind; in my opinion.
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I bought it to mince small pieces of cooked green beans for my nearly toothless puppy mill mom. I was careful with it, but it just didnt have enough power. It's the perfect size, but just has little power. I resorted to my 30+ y/o mini-jar on my Osterizer blender and it was perfect! Same for my recent powdering of spices for a pasta dish. Worked fine!
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I haven't tried either since I mainly got it for chopping onion and nuts. But, I would think it would be too small for meat...unless you only put in about 1/4 cup at a time. Then I think it would
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Yes this should work because it sits on the slicer platform just like the food you want to slice. You then adjust it to sharpen the blade. This way it will work on most slicers
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I think it should be able to do it but I have not tried. We use it to grind wet rice and wet pulses
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I have a blender and a food processor the smaller spatula works well for removing whatever is in those containers. I suppose if you were to use the smaller spatula you should be able to get most of the contents out.