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Mar 1, 2013 16:53:35 GMT -5
Post by burney9 on Mar 1, 2013 16:53:35 GMT -5
Need to ask a question, and new to "board" stuff, so not sure where this should go.... The book mentions about grinding flax/grains, and to use a personal coffee grinder. Will a Vita-Mix work for small amounts of these tiny grains? Opinions please!....
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Grinder
Mar 1, 2013 17:16:26 GMT -5
Post by suzanne on Mar 1, 2013 17:16:26 GMT -5
I have a vitamix and a small grinder. I use the grinder for thinks like flax and to grind up my sweetener. I don't think the Vitamix will work for small quantities of these items. It may work for larger quantities. I think i have the Krups brand grinder, got it off Amazon for maybe less than $20 and i love it. (can't remember exactly)
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Post by ukrainiandays on Mar 2, 2013 7:21:06 GMT -5
I have a Vitamix (dry and wet blades) and so far have used the dry blade for grinding: ~ old fashioned oats (even 1/2 and 1 cup increments) ~ flax seeds (in any amount) ~ almond flour/meal (I'd recommend putting your almonds in the freezer first so that the motor doesn't make them too warm and turn it into almond butter. I've also found that smaller quantities were better. Half a cup of almonds ground up more finely than 1 cup. Start low and work up to about a 6. Just stand there and watch it. You'll be able to tell how it's doing.) ~ rye and wheat berries into flour (it's more coarse, but it's all I have and I'm happy) ~ coconut "flour" (also put coconut flakes in the freezer first. That said, I like in Ukraine and we only have drier smaller flakes to begin with. Not sure how American coconut flakes will perform.)
I use the wet blade to make: ~ almond milk (any amount) ~ peanut butter (need at least 1 lb of peanuts to make it work)
Just give it a go and see how it works for you!
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Mar 8, 2013 13:03:36 GMT -5
Post by visserrific on Mar 8, 2013 13:03:36 GMT -5
Thanks ukraiiandays!
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