Can I use my coffee grinder to chop chocolate chips?

Question

I need to finely chop some chocolate and I don't have a food processer, only a coffee grinder & a blender- which should I use?

Answer 1

put the choclate in the freezer for a couple hours if you can-then use the blender for short burst-don't keep it running. The coffee grinder will only melt and gum up-the blender if you leave it on too long will melt the choclate. So freezing it will let it get cut to 'chips' faster. Otherwise put the chips on a paper plate on a cutting board after freezing, and use a chef's knife (french knife) and cup the chips against your hand and carefully chop them up. Easy when you know how-painful and bloody if you dont.
Those handy 'spring loaded' cutters for nuts and small fruit work great for this if you have one.

Answer 2

i would try the coffee grinder. i use mine to chop small portions of things like herbs all the time. you may try a small amount in both to see if you need a slower speed than the grinder.

Answer 3

coffee grinder if it doesnt get to hott when you use it, so the chocolate doesnt melt. but when I add chopped chocolate chips to any of my baking i usually just take the time to grate it through a cheese grater. It looks awesome for garnish when you do that.

Answer 4

Use "pulse" on your processor. The coffee grinder will heat up and melt the chocolate.

Answer 5

You can use your coffee grinder, but clean it afterward really well or all your coffe will taste like chocolate. Could be good though.

Answer 6

Go for the coffee grinder! I use mine for everything.

Answer 7

The blender.

Answer 8

why not a knife...fine chop a knife should work just fine.... if i didnt have one then a blender... if i didnt have a grater

Answer 9

im not sure but try it lol