Yes indeed! Has anyone tried to grind medical pills with this grinder? If so did it work and if not would this grinder pulverize semisoft pet pills?
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No I haven't, but my personal experience tells me it would not be an effective way to crush meds. You'd be better off investing in a good old mortar and pestle.
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We mostly got ours for grinding berries for jam , but I see no reason it would not do the same. for baby food. Has 3 different blades and is very sturdy.Lucky baby!!
2258497
I have two of these grinders. I use one to grind fennel seed, and the other one I keep free to use on various spices and herbs. There is a crushing action in the way that the ceramic blade works, and that may be why the maker named the product "crushgrind". However, I think it is an excellent grinder for dry, whole spices or peppercorns. For true crushing action I use my mortar and pestle. I hope this helps answer your question.
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I'm sorry...I have not motorized my grinder, yet. It takes about 3 minutes to grind a cup by hand(going steady and fast) so I would have to believe it would be faster with the drill attachment. It really is a quality grinder and I love mine...good luck!
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though the grinder worked great for elk, i don't think it is made for bone crushing ! in a few days my wife, and I ground 400 lbs. of elki would invest in the higher end of the grinders......1000 - 1500 watts, and that size is still inexpensive !!
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My best guess is yes, this pill cutter will cut without crushing. Prior to purchasing this pill splitter, I tried cutting my pills with a sharp knife and frequently wound up with more pieces than I was hoping for... especially if I was trying to cut the pill into more than 2 pieces. The pill splitter does a much better job.
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i dont know if it will grind pills wallnuts it will do almonds was a little hard for it to do but it did it a little at a time
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Sorry this is late, maybe this can still be helpful to you. I find that I wobble along with the grinder in a complimentary movement way. I don't set it down on a surface to grind. I hold it in the air and let one arm grind and the other hand holds it, sometimes going in the opposite direction to be more efficient. I still use it everyday since I got it 2 months ago. No problems yet.Hopefully never!
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oh that's funny. This unit works really good unless your calluses have morphed into a stone age - Fred Flintstone kinda thing, then I'd definitely go with the grinder
1280612
I sometimes break these big ones in half and have been known to grind them down.You can get mag/calcium in liquid if this doesn't work
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The Grinder is adjustable at the bottom for how fine you want it to grind. If you want the peppercorns just cracked slightly I doubt it would do that. If you want it as flakes rather than powder it will do that. Help this helps.
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I use it to crush medicine tablets for my wife; however, its material is inert and porcelain has been used for holding food for millenniums. It should be as safe as a porcelain plate, coffee cup, etc. They are cheap and if I needed to crush spices and other small food particles, I would use it. Try it.
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I purchased this grinder to do the same thing. I've had no trouble at all with chickens, bones and all. The manufacturer says it will handle turkey and rabbit bones and all. It is very heavy-duty and powerful. Though I haven't tried anything but chicken yet, I have no doubt it will work. I put the meat/bones through twice. Once with the large-hole die and once with the small-hole. You have to clean the bone pieces out to keep the meat moving through efficiently, but you'd have that with any grinder. I love this grinder and would buy it again.
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I don't think it has the capabilities to grind things into powders. I am almost 100% certain it cannot. I primarily use it for my dogs food and it can barely grind chicken bones which it is supposed to be able to do.
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Tyler, thanks for the question. If you want your herbs ground to a 'powder' you are probably better off buying an electric spice/coffee grinder with a very fast spinning blade.
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i used it on a hand grinder. it worked at full speed but at lower speeds it looses a lot of torque.
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Probably not. This works best on soft foods. I've used other similar handheld grinders and they're all pretty much the same.