Whats a subsitute for a food processor for graham cracker crumbs?

Question

I have multiple recipes that require graham cracker crumbs. I don't have a food processor but I have a blender. Yet I would think that either a blender wouldn't make the crumbs fine enough, or it may ruin the blender, maybe not w/ one or two uses, but you know what I mean. I thought maybe I could smash them by hand but that may also not be as fine as I need them for the recipe to work. Would any of these 2 methods actually work, or do you have any other suggestions? I am making bars so the crumbs would be the base.

Besides making creams or pastes, which I think I could use a blender for, what do you use to substitue for a food processor when its something more solid like crumbs etc and would work best w/ a food processor?

Answer 1

You can use a blender but you would need to do it in small batches so that it doesn't compact at the bottom. You should also pulse the contents so that it stays a little looser. You will not ruin the blender.

If you are doing graham crackers, just put them in a plastic bag and go over them a few times with a rolling pin until you have the desired texture.

Answer 2

i always put the graham crackers in a ziplock bag and roll them into crumbs with my rolling pin. i never get out the food processor. if you don't have a rolling pin, you can use a heavy can or a heavy roll of foil. even a hammer would work.

Answer 3

You could probably use a blender, but a zip top bag and a rolling pin work just as well!

Answer 4

I always use the zip lock bag method, and it works every time. :)