will it grind spices like ancho peppers
1401815
I have not used it to grind ancho peppers, but I have used it to grind toasted sesame seed. I often ground toasted sesame seed into a powder and use as a condiment on some of my West African dishes. It works well for that.
1401816
Not as good as coffee bean grinder. The blades run all the way up canister it sits in. I have the habit of picking up canister and shaking while blending. This action helps and I would recommend this for grinding peppers. I'm a firm believer that one tool must perform several tasks! Ninja had been a blessing!!
1401817
I use it to make shakes with ice cubes. Crushes the ice very well. I have also made home made dressings, grinds spices that are in oil well. I have not tried to grind a chile pepper though. Not sure how fine ground you need it though. I don't think it would pulverize it. There are two blades in the small container and three in the larger. I am very happy with it for my needs.
1778440
I never grind Pepper corn but i think it will work for pepper . I usually use it for groundnuts , Red Chile , Sesame Seed.
577214
I don't know, it should. We have a separate one for spices because I don't want to clean it over and over. We grind both coffee and spices every day so I guess I'm lazy, LOL.
1596184
The answer is "YES", using the espresso setting. I would not recommend using the same grinder for both coffee AND spices, as the different flavors may have an unpleasant effect on one another.
526038
Hello,Yes this model will deliver a little more salt/pepper per push as the grinding shaft does travel a longer distance. The difference is very slight though it will not be very noticeable. Best Regards,Eparé Team
397948
I suppose you could grind coffee beans and spices. The blade is certainly sharp. I use it for chopping, blending, and pureeing. I do not find this item light-weight, and the variable speed dial works fine.
1646778
I have never tried it, but if it grinds the pepper which is very hard, I'm sure it will have no problem grinding cilantro seeds
599759
it would but at such small quantities it would not be practical this grinder is for herbs and spices. there are better larger grinders out there for grinding grains
1019042
I have not used the grinder for spices, just coffee. I wouldn't want to mix any coffee flavor with my spices.
1693686
I would not think so. It's a lousy pepper grinder; grinds well, but is sometimes impossible to stop. The switch sticks at "on." I'd try something else, perhaps the Cuisinart Miniblender. Great for small processing tasks like pesto, and for grinding spices. For the latter, though, I usually use a ceramic mortar and pestle. Oddly satisfying to grind away with a bit of elbow grease.
671448
I do not think a grinder will work with regular pepper. Too much would come out when you spun the top, or it would leak out.
2047967
It would probably not grind fennel, poppy or sesame seeds. It does a great job on fresh herbs.
741123
It does well grinding all spices, but roasting flax seeds in a pan prior to grinding them makes a more consistent grind. I will say this is one of the best spice grinders out there, and I have owned a few of them over the years.
45186
It has steel blades that stay sharp I use it both salt and pepper. You can adjust from fine to coarse grinding.
1596185
Hi, I think it could grind spices, but it would also depend on the amount of spices you want to grind. Even though the container is not that big, you might need good portion of spices for it to work. Hopefully this will help.
1757717
Maybe, the mechanism in spice grinders is very much the same though they usually use steel burrs (more forgiving to hard things that shouldn't be ground). Try it, though it might leave a residue or taste in the burrs and muck up future espressos. Regardless, the vario is really simple to take apart and replace te burrs if something goes wrong. The company service folks were very accommodating when I pulled my whole mechanism out, removed burrs, replaced even the display module and changed the drive belt and spindle. They sent great instructions too. I always recommend breaking things, then taking them apart, and putting back together. Maybe, the mechanism in spice grinders is very much the same though they usually use steel burrs (more forgiving to hard things that shouldn't be ground). Try it, though it might leave a residue or taste in the burrs and muck up future espressos. Regardless, the vario is really simple to take apart and replace te burrs if something goes wrong. The company service folks were very accommodating when I pulled my whole mechanism out, removed burrs, replaced even the display module and changed the drive belt and spindle. They sent great instructions too. I always recommend breaking things, then... » Read More Maybe, the mechanism in spice grinders is very much the same though they usually use steel burrs (more forgiving to hard things that shouldn't be ground). Try it, though it might leave a residue or taste in the burrs and muck up future espressos. Regardless, the vario is really simple to take apart and replace te burrs if something goes wrong. The company service folks were very accommodating when I pulled my whole mechanism out, removed burrs, replaced even the display module and changed the drive belt and spindle. They sent great instructions too. I always recommend breaking things, then taking them apart, and putting back together. « Show Less
128037
I would say no. I get mine from Costco or Tradet Joes and grind it myself on coarse grind.