"Stepfann King" > wrote in message
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> Dan Musicant ) wrote in
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>> I've made nut butters in the kitchen for many years, usually peanut
>> butter. It's a money saver and you can see with your own eyes exactly
>> what the ingredients are.
>>
>> I roast the nuts in the oven, although I have made raw cashew butter a
>> time or two. My sometime problem is getting a machine that's up to the
>> task. I used to work with a Waring blender, and after burning out a few
>> motors (they were available for user replacement), I bought an Osterizer
>> 10 speed and it lasted for over 20 years on the original motor. It
>> finally burned out about two months ago. This old Osterizer was 125
>> watts only. Besides the glass blender jar I had a $10 plastic accessory
>> that they called a food processor attachment, which I have only used for
>> grinding meat on occasion. It's designed very well and does a very nice
>> job of meat grinding.
>>
>> So, in looking for a replacement for my old Osterizer I figured I'd get
>> another Osterizer, naturally, inasmuch as the old one lasted 20+ years
>> and I still wanted to be able to use the meat-grinding food processor
>> attachment. I did some homework and found that the current Osterizer
>> blenders are rated at much higher power -- from 450 watts up to 600
>> watts or so. About two months ago I picked up a #6694 450 watt 12 speed
>> Osterizer Blender at Walmart for around $25. However, it burned out this
>> morning making a new batch of peanut butter. I suppose I can get a
>> warranty replacement which will work fine for smoothies and such and
>> grinding meat, but evidently I need something more robust for nut
>> butters. I had been eyeing the "Beehive" Osterizer, which I can get for
>> around $55 at Walmart. It's supposed to be 600 watts, supports 2 speeds
>> and a flash button (the food processor attachment requires flash). I
>> thought I'd post first to get people's opinions and experience before
>> shelling out more money, perhaps vainly.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net
>>
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That's a ridiculous amount of effort. Why don't you just go to your local
"health food" store and grind your own? My local hippie store has roasted
peanuts (peanuts and salt are the only ingredients) for $1.50/pound and a
self-serve grinder. You dump in however much you want and the machine poops
it out into a plastic container (or you can bring your own). You then weigh
it, pay, and leave. No roasting, no mess. You are working WAAAY too hard.
The amount of money you are wasting in time and messy clean-up is seriously
un-frugal.