
With KitchenAid’s BCG211OB Blade Coffee and Spice Grinder, in onyx black, you get separate grinding bowls for coffee and spices to prevent cross-contamination. This dual-use grinder features a powerful blade grinding mechanism that consists of stainless steel blades driven by a powerful 160-watt motor to grind coffee and spices rapidly with minimum noise. The 4 oz. brushed stainless steel coffee grinding bowl easily holds enough beans to brew up to 12 cups of coffee. The coffee grinding bowl has internal etched measurement markings that display the recommended brew (4, 8, 10 and 12 cups). Two 2-ounce spice grinding bowls include 1 spice grinding lid, 1 shaker lid and 2 storage lids. The clear, top cover gives you one-touch control. Simply push down on the cover to begin grinding and release to stop. The clear cover also allows you to easily see the consistency of grinds. Plus, the heavy-duty motor housing helps keep the grinder stable during operation.
A: Hi Rose, so according to Kitechaid official website, its says one steel blade cup can grind whole coffee beans to make up to 12 cups of coffee. I use to clean my grinder with brush and never used water as I don’t want to risk it and compromise my machine, to my opinion cleaning with brush is quite enough! I have attached you 2 pictures and I hope I helped out. My best
A: The grinder comes with three containers. The larger one is really good ONLY for coffee beans,but the two smaller ones have a slightly different blade arrangement that works very well for nuts and seeds which is what I bought it for. I haven't used it for anything wet , only dry, but I see no reason why it wouldn't do the same for wet spices.
Q: Will this grind nuts as a very fine powder without grit?
A: Hi Dian, The Coffee and Spice Grinder will not grind nuts into a fine powder.
Q: Do the extra bowls have grinding blades or are they just storage containers?
A: There are two bowls, each has blades built in. Each has a cover which must be on when grinding. You can store the spices or coffee in the bowls or put it into another container for storage. I use 1 cup or 1/2 cup Mason jars for storage of infrequently used spices. I like this machine very much and would recommend it.
A: Hi Annie, The spice grinder cup is manufactured for small spices not coffee beans.
Q: Is it good for grinding coffee into a really fine powder as for Turkish coffee?
A: It does grind pretty thin if you keep grinding. I'm not sure what the difference would be for Turkish coffee, I only grind domestic beans. But I believe it is pretty fine. However, sometimes there are still one or two whole beans left in there.
Q: Can I use this grinder to make a paste of ginger onion or tomato???!
A: I mostly use it to my my own blend of dried condiments and spices. I haven’t used it for ginger or tomatoes I have another type of blender for those I also use it for my fresh grounded coffee. But try won’t hurt
Q: Can this be used to grind wet ginger to make ginger paste?
A: Hi santhi, The Coffee/Spice Grinder is not recommended for grinding wet ginger.