That will cause the nuts to not be properly ground up. When using a Ninja to grind nuts, make sure that you do not over fill the blending jar. It’s a similar method to the food processor, the only difference being that a blender is tall and narrow, whereas a food processor is low and wide which makes it easier for the nuts to be ground.
You want to use the pulse function if your blender has one, or if not, you will want to do short rapid fire bursts. That will end up with a chunky mess…and eventually a nut butter. You should never just set and forget the blender. The main thing to understand is that when you are grinding nuts, you want it to keep a watch on the blender. But as far as grinding nuts? Yes, certainly doable. I’ve even used a Ninja blender to make nut butter. I advise against using a knife to try and grind nuts. So, use caution when chopping nuts with a knife. I don’t like chopping almonds with a knife as almonds are hard and the knife can slip and cause harm. I’ve used this style myself when chopping walnuts for a salads. This gives you the most control over the size and the texture of the nuts. The other method, which you can see on most cooking shows, is to take a chef knife (a large knife) and chop the nuts on a cutting board. Honestly, if you do own a food processor (even a mini food processor) then I would suggest using this to grind nuts. So, to recap, when you are grinding nuts with a food processor, you fill the bowl and then pulse the food processor. But can you grind nuts with a blender? We will see below. Normally, blenders do not come up during the discussion of grinding nuts. Some people use different methods such as using a food processor. That is the classic kitchen method of grinding nuts. Normally you would grind nuts by hand with a knife. Or you might want to grind nuts to sprinkle on your salad.Įither way, you’re dealing with a different texture. They might want to do an almond or pecan crust on fish (vegans and vegetarians might want a almond crust on eggplant!). People who want to grind nuts do this for a different reason. When you grind nuts, you’re not going to the stage where they become nut butter. I even go over the best blender for making nut butter.īut grinding nuts? That’s a bit different. I have a whole blog post on using a blender to make nut butter.
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