I need very fine ground walnut (like a cream) for a special food. I tried to find such a thing in the stores, but I couldn't (maybe since I didn't know under what name I should find it). Now, I am going to grind walnut, but not sure with what device. I know that fat of walnut may hurt the device. So, what should I do? Any suggestion?
2006-12-25 05:22:38 · 4 answers · asked by Flora 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Is this a dish from Bon Appetit? I needed walnut paste for a dish a few years ago. I found it recently at the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills. I ended up substituting tahini for a later recipe, but following was what I found:
Food Processor - The regular sized on is WAY too big to be effective. The mini might work but I did not have one at that time.
Coffee Grinder - This worked perfectly, however I added 1/8 teaspoon of oil (I used peanut oil) when the sound of the grinder changed. I guess my recipe came out perfectly, it was my first time making it.
Meat grinder - Nuts will ruin it.
Mandolin or Herb Mill - The oily parts of the nuts get stuck.
2006-12-25 06:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fat of the walnut isn't going to hurt anything. But be aware that nut butters are ground between stones to a paste. Neither your food processor or your coffee grinder are going to give you that result.
2016-03-29 06:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best device would be the food processor. You can see the product which allows you to grind to the consistency you desire/require. I recommend that you do the process in batches. If you overload the device some of the product will turn to a powder before the rest are ground. You will get some nut oil when processing but this will not hurt the processor. Hope this helps.
2006-12-25 05:32:15 · answer #3 · answered by Robert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mini food processor would be good, a regular food processer if you don't have a mini prep. You could use a coffee grinder then clean it really well after. I don't know what the nut oils would hurt if the coffee oils don't hurt it. It is hard to get them clean tho.
I don't think a meat grinder will work, I don't think it will grind it fine enough.
2006-12-25 05:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋