Oxo Flax Seed grinder on sale at Amazon

[Amy SF]

I just discovered that Amazon.com, which usually sells the grinder for $9.99, has put it on sale today for $5.99. But it's a one day only sale, so hurry! I had it in my cart, waiting until I came up with one or two other things to buy, but since it's now on sale, I went ahead and bought it with a couple other things.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/kitchen/B00008ZGNT/qid%3D1122915765/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/102-0709449-4150538

[soilman]

I thought it was an electric nut-coffee grinder -- but it is just an oversized, hand-operated pepper mill!

http://www.oxo.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=254

[Amy SF]

Well, I don't have any kind of grinder, so at least with this I'll have SOMETHING.

[soilman]

You can get a black and decker electric nut grinder for about 14 to 16 dollars. A cheapo electric chinese one for about $10.

these are perfect for grinding nuts into a fine powder. You can even make nut butter, but this puts a lot of stress on them. You have to stop 3 or 4 times and scrape the powder that is sticking to the sides.

You can do the same in an ordinary electric blender. Get one of those mini jars that goes with the same blade used for the full sized jar. It will do the same thing as a nut grinder -- tho it will wear out the center bushing for the blade rapidly -- maybe after just 10 batches of nuts. You'll have to buy a whole new blade -- about $15.

[Thalia]

Well it is a decent price. I use a coffee grinder which can easily cost more than $6. The reviews are mixed, but it sounds like if you just want a small amount at a time, it works well. I rarely grind more than a TBS or more at a time anyhow.