Can you grind the larger kampot peppercorns in this grinder? I know the smaller Tellicherry Peppercorns work fine.
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I've ground a pretty wide variety of peppercorns through this mill (ada banyak variasi di Indonesia). And this is the best peppermill that I have ever used in that respect. It feeds well and the blades are as sharp as day one. My only complaint is that it grinds less finely than you would expect for a fine mill. I can only wonder what the coarse mill does, just crack them?
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Well, I've tried some other herbs that were similar in size, and they seemed to work fine. Although I've never actually ground the kampot peppercorns, I would say that they should work.
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I didn't use any special sized peppercorns. I think you can actually adjust the grinder, but I haven't found that necessary. I use it just about every day and I love it.
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Yes. I have a pair of these and use one for salt and one for peppercorns. Nice quality.
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Hi Rokeya...Size of Jar depends on how much quantity of dry spices you want to grind.....you can use any size jar but use the suitable blade that is used to grind dry spices in any jar (Except the small jar)
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The holes are big enough. It should not be a problem. The thing about pepper is that it is very light. So it does tend to clog up anywhere. You can use an old trick we use.... Drop a few beans in the shaker. Every time you use it, the beans will stir things up on the inside. Hope that helps.
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I only have the pepper grinder, but it has the best grind adjustment capability of any grinder I have seen. I would have to believe the salt grinder would be equally adjustable.
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I imagine you could. I just used them as is...but I don;t see why you couldn't grind them. Would just make the smaller.
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That is exactly why I bought this grinder. I wanted to grind my own spices. I would not get them any more ground then about the size of half a mustard seed. Then it stopped working.
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The mechanics are the same; however, the salt grinder does grind alittle finer than the pepper mill . . . . and I will echo the sentiments below. These are THE BEST . . . I'll never own anything else.
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All peppercorn should work, Finding not enough power to do a cracked product. Only get small fine grind. Do not recommend. PAT
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Seems to work best for larger hard seeds like pepper corns. Have not tried to grind the seeds you listed but i have tried to grind fennel. Most of the fennel seeds fall through without getting touched by the grinder. I imagine the same would happen to the small seeds you want to grind. You may need to get a mortar and pestal or try one of those electric gadgets that grinds coffee beans.
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Hi Mary....In answer to your question, yes both the salt and pepper grinder have an adjustment on the bottom of each mill. Just turn the knob to the plus or minus clearly marked on the bottom to have a finer or coarser grind. You will love these but make sure you use new batteries. Each one takes four. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine. Sandy
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The C5 can certainly grind them, but because they tend to stick together more you have to stir the beans up a little more often. Otherwise you get the 'need to add beans' message. Because the C5 feeds the beans from the side, with a very small area for the gravity feed above the grinder, they tend to stick together because there is not a heavy weight of beans on top pushing into the grinder. I have to push them over to the top of the grinder feeder once or twice a week with my finger even when not using oily beans and it's not a major inconvenience.
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Until I read this question, I did not know that grinders could be adjustable. Now I have tried moving that dial, and seems bigger pieces always slip through. No instructions came with it. My experience with pepper grinders is eventually the pepper grinds too big, and then I replace it. Sorry I can't be of help.
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NO it can't, and don't let the picture fool you. it's actually very small. and the return spring are weak, it got stuck grinding peppercorn .
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It definitely didn't work in my automatic spice mill. I have to use a hand grinder, but it gives me no problem in that.
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You can definitely grind some spices - I've used it for peppercorns and cloves without a problem. Haven't tried cardamon. I think the only problem would be the small top opening. The middle grinding piece does not come out (I suspect it WILL come out, but I think you would have to use a small wrench), so you have to fit your spices around the middle grinder, which would be a challenge with anything larger than cloves.