"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Responding to a 4-month old thread and I offer you a "Julie-length" post.
>
> On Dec.12, 2012 Gary wrote:
>>
>> sf wrote:
>> >
>> > I don't know if the Ninja would powder Ferret food or not. You have
>> > two weeks to return it to Target and I don't think you need an excuse.
>>
>> Thanks Barbara. Actually I'm going to buy one and keep it whether or not
>> it
>> does the ferret food. It sounds handy to have in the kitchen.
>
> My 20 year old Krups coffee grinder finally broke about 2 weeks ago. It
> had
> one long blade (like an airplane propellar) and one half broke off. It
> still
> works but is very noisy now. Guess because it's out of balance. Oddly, it
> works quicker and better now with only half the blade. I'm sure its time
> is
> limited though so I needed a replacement to have on hand.
>
> So I finally did "the dreaded shopping trip." I had to drive a whole 2
> miles to get to Target. Then I think I had to walk another 2 miles just in
> the giant store. Gasp! It was tough to do but I had stalled long enough.
>
>
> Their one and only coffee grinder was too much for my needs. Electronic
> settings for grinds, etc when all I need is a button to hold down to
> powder
> the stuff. More expensive than the Krups too.
>
> But I remembered this thread where a few people were praising that cute
> mini
> food processor/chopper for only $19.95.... the Ninja. I wanted to buy one
> anyway so I did finally buy one while I was there.
>
> It's amazing! I got it home and tried it out immediately just to make
> sure
> it worked (and not a defective one). No food to chop at the moment so I
> went
> ahead and tried it using the dry ferret food. It powdered that dry food in
> seconds. Just a few short pulses.
>
> The other day, I was making some spaghetti sauce and used it for onion,
> tomato and green pepper. About a 1 second pulse for each veggie did it and
> the cleanup of the machine was easy.
>
> I'll also use this to finally try a hamburger made from 1/4lb of ribeye
> steak. It might be different from a meat grinder but it should suffice. A
> meat grinder would be nice to have and Sheldon recommended a nice one but
> not cost effective as little as I would use one.
>
> Bottom line: For $20, I seem to now have a 3-in-one kitchen appliance. I
> like it.

Good result then))) You say you wouldn't get much use out of it, but you
seem to be doing fine so far

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