Can this be used to grind all kinds of beans? Example, soybeans, cocoa beans , wheat berries?
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We use it for spice. Not sure, but think it would depend on how moist and fibrous the bean.
137881
yes, but don't recommend it. The whole purpose of the grind and brew is to have freshly ground beans for the most flavorful coffee.
860961
The instruction booklet states to use this to only grind roasted coffee beans. It further states, "Grinding other substances, such as nuts, spices or unroasted beans may dull the blade and cause poor grinding or injury."
821487
this is similar to a juicer but for soybeans. i gave this as a gift for my mom and that's what she uses it for. i recommend a bean grinder for coffee beans. i've also seen my parents use a blender to grind coffee beans and turn toasted rice grains into a fine powder. good luck!
399707
Yes you can grind nuts, but i don't know what is your expectation on the result. I used it to grind nuts and it worked for me.
1231096
I do not know if it grinds poppy seeds, but I do know it works great on wheat berries, much better than my electric grinder. Being that it is a hand grinder, I would assume it would grind any and all seeds.
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I really don't think so; the grinder mechanism does not seem large enough to "catch" whole coffee beans. Maybe if you break the beans first, you would manage to grind them with this mill, but it would take too long and a lot of effort for a cup's worth of ground coffee. It was built to grind small amounts of small seeds (such as black pepper or dried chilli/herbs), and small salt crystals - and it does an excellent job with both. I haven't tried it with coffee, but I do believe it would not be good at that task. Ok, they call it "Everything" mill, meaning it can handle salt and several different spices, with adjustable coarseness, but that's as far as "Everything" goes. I really don't think so; the grinder mechanism does not seem large enough to "catch" whole coffee beans. Maybe if you break the beans first, you would manage to grind them with this mill, but it would take too long and a lot of effort for a cup's worth of ground coffee. It was built to grind small amounts of small seeds (such as black pepper or dried chilli/herbs), and small salt crystals - and it does an excellent job with both. I haven't tried it with coffee, but I do believe it would not be good at that task. Ok, they call it "Everything" mill, meaning it can handle... » Read More I really don't think so; the grinder mechanism does not seem large enough to "catch" whole coffee beans. Maybe if you break the beans first, you would manage to grind them with this mill, but it would take too long and a lot of effort for a cup's worth of ground coffee. It was built to grind small amounts of small seeds (such as black pepper or dried chilli/herbs), and small salt crystals - and it does an excellent job with both. I haven't tried it with coffee, but I do believe it would not be good at that task. Ok, they call it "Everything" mill, meaning it can handle salt and several different spices, with adjustable coarseness, but that's as far as "Everything" goes. « Show Less
386722
This would not work with coffee beans or as a coffee grinder, it is to small to fill with coffee beans, stick with a regular coffee grinder .
1596188
Yes it will grind spices. The manual lists these spices in its guidelines: Peppercorns, Cinnamon Sticks, Whole Cloves, Coriander Seeds, Flax Seed. It does not say anything about those being the 'only' kinds of spices to use, so, I think that any kind of spices that are similar in structure to those (or coffee beans) should be fine. As for amounts, it lists "up to 4 tablespoons"; that will give you an idea of the capacity for each grinding.
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I have not tried it, but I would think the way it is built that you should be able to accomplish that. This grinder has several grind settings and does a great job. I am very pleased with it since I purchased it.
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I don't know for sure. I've only used it on cans of beans. But, I would certainly think so.
467715
It says in the instructions that you should only grind coffee with it, but I haven't tried anything else. Honestly, I can't think of a good reason why that wouldn't work. It is very small, though, so if capacity is what you're looking for it may not help anyway. It holds around 4 scoops- maybe a little more- of whole coffee beans in the hopper. Sorry, I couldn't be more help!
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Sandra yes it can. I use for grinding mixed nuts that I keep in the firdge and add a tablespoon to my breakfast shake each morning. It is one of the best units I have found so far. Blades are very sharpe and the white blade unit pulls up and out for cleaning. It is not quite as fine as a hand grinder but I love it and use each week. M
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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).
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It would probably not grind fennel, poppy or sesame seeds. It does a great job on fresh herbs.
880633
Hello, I used this grinder for coffee beans, Green Cardamom, and other stuff, it works fine, i am happy with this product, i went through 2 different brands but since I found this one I am pleased with it, I recommend this grinder. I hope i was able to help you.
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Personally, I only use this grinder for coffee. Please see the description for any other food grinding