Worked well for the first year or so, with occasional use to grind nuts and coffee beans--it's really meant to grind dry materials only

It grinds nuts too fine for my liking.

Got this for my dad for Christmas so he can grind nuts with it, he LOVES it!

A whole almond nut gets jammed under the blade and burns out the motor after only a few seconds.

Thorough, even grinding, nuts can't hide from and don't get caught under the blade.

She uses this exclusively to grind nuts.

I am going to make smooth nut paste next.

I tried some other nuts and it slowed down and worked inconsistently

It has different settings and can grind the nuts so well that the nuts turn into almost like a powder which makes it easier for digestion

However, the nut and blade are loose

Haven't tried grinding hard nuts with it (yet).

Best for hard nut grinding and more sturdy than regular grinders in market.

I used it to grind candle nuts, onions, and garlic

Follow directions for grinding hard nuts

I grind nuts and spices, both.

I had a small nut and coffee grinder over 30 years before the motor died, and I ground any nut into flour in seconds

Have had this for less than a month, and used it for the first time today, to grind cashew nuts

It is abest machine to grind nuts and also to pulvarize some legumes used in thai receipe like peanute and coarse almonds.

We then stop the machine and release the jammed nut/blade and can then proceed to grind it to powder.

I was disappointed that you can only grind a mere 1/4 cup nuts at a time.

It grinds nuts fast

but if you're looking to finely grind nuts this is the one to get.

In addition to using it to grind nuts, she also uses it to grind coffee beans

Have used for about 30 years a coffee grinder to grind nuts and seeds

great nut grinder

Have had the grinder for a little more than a year; she grinds nuts approximately 2x a month.

Tends to overheat if used with hard nuts or continuously for about 20 to 30 minutes.

I would highly recommend this grinder for any health-conscious person who would like to quickly grind nuts, spices, or grain on a regular basis

I bought a high powered expensive model because I wanted something powerful enough to grind nuts and seeds.

I decided that I would just buy fresh cinnamon in bulk and stick to grinding other nuts and seeds with my spice grinder, and this last model lasted four years.

not enough power to spin the blades fast enough to crush the nuts

Using it for particularly hard nuts

It grinds nuts fast

This does what it was meant to do, grind nuts, and spices, even dried bread into bread crumbs

Grinding nuts is great - no butter, just finely ground nuts

It mainly does what it says, it grinds nuts and seeds without to much fuss

This spice and nut grinder work like a dream

The first time I tried to grind macadamia nuts with it (filled container 1/3 full) it burnt out and doesn't work any more.

I used it once a month, grinding various nuts for my son's cereal

Grinds nuts the finest.

This does not grind nuts

It grinds nuts too fine for my liking.

i do have smaller that i use for spices and i bought this one to grind the nuts.

If you want it to grind nuts forget it

I got this in hopes of using it to grind nuts, and walnuts were a bit too "oily" when done, and I was not too happy with it.

Like many of the the other reviewers I bought this in the hopes of having a good, easy to clean spice and nut grinder.

Best for hard nut grinding and more sturdy than regular grinders in market.

The unit is plenty powerful but between the rubber shaft connectors and the fuses it will not do really oily nuts like almonds in any kind of large volume.

I was happy to receive this product as I wanted to grind sunflower seeds and almond nuts and flax seeds and making my own nut and seed butters.

This unit makes the best nut butter!!!The machine works just as specified, grinds easily

Wanted it to grind nut into peanut butter

I have made my own tahini by grinding sesame seeds in it; it grinds up nuts, cookies for garnishes, anything that you want to do in small amounts and don't want to drag out your food processor or do manually with a mortar and pestle!!!

I have also tried to grind some nuts and you have to play with it all little to get what kind of consistency you want

Handy nut grinder

It is a “blade” grinder and should be used very carefully and sparingly to grind hard nuts (Almonds, Nutmeg etc) as that would blunt the blades

I haven't used it for grinding nuts yet as I purchased this primarily for spices and wouldn't want my nuts to taste like spices, though I am sure it would grind them just fine

Used it to grind cacao nibs and various nuts.

Cuisinart Nut & Spice Grinder, this spice grinder works great, removable stainless steel cup, powerful motor, plenty of space to grind up a good amount of whatever

I used this primarily for grinding seeds and small nuts

I used it to grind nuts today.

It failed to grind the nuts at all, until I put only about 20 nuts in the cup, then it did a mediocre job of grinding them

And since I bake a fair bit, I needed something that could chop nuts evenly, as well as make a nice (non-oily) nut meal, as well.