LEJIEYINElectric herb Grinder 550g High Speed Electric Stainless Steel Spice Flour Mill Herb Grinder Powder Machine for Dry Food Grin

While as noisy as an older Vacuum Cleaner, it does a nice job of grinding up Dehydrated Zuccini slices to the size of a coarse flour. It will grind dried spices quickly, and in the above last 3 images, it turned one pound of Spelt berries to 1 pound of Spelt flour quickly and easily.Unit has the rotary switch/timer but would have been better to have had a momentary push button instead as it works fast and works best by pulsing the motor for 1 or 2 seconds for several times. There is also NO interlock for the cover so it could be turned on without the cover (Do not do this.). The cover should be easy to turn with only slight resistance once the levers are released on the cover. If there are any leaks, you will get a very fine dust coming out(which can resemble smoke when you remove the cover from something that has just been ground.), and those leaks can be addressed by releasing the lever on the affected side (if there is no obstruction under the gasket seal.), and the nut which engages under the ear of the hopper can be rotated Counter Clockwise slightly as you look down at the nut from the Lever end of the lever lock (In use, thiese nuts can turn some as you twist the cover loose, so periodic checking when in use is a good idea.). While you can take a look inside the hopper to check progress without unplugging the unit; as long as the motor has stopped; you can usually tell just by the sounds the unit is making when running, and often feel as well if you happen to hold by the motor frame/body. The Zuccini was probably one of the more difficult food stuffs to grind, but by gently rocking the machine while it is running for a short continuous time after about a half dozen pulses, it usually ground up the light pieces that otherwise get blown to the hopper wall and do not get drawn into the cutting blades/hammers. Stems from dried herbs would do this as well.The Spelt flour began as spelt berries as you can see with the finished flour product. The volume of the flour is about 1 and 1/2 times higher than the unground berries. One pound of any grain is about the most you would want to do; and does not take much time to get to this coarser flour (Perfect for Artisan Breads and Skones.); which again, was achieved quickly by pulsing the grinder with the pulses just long enough to let the motor reach top speed. And again, the sounds changes when the grain has reached the Flour stage.The sifter IS included, but remove it from the hopper BEFORE you apply power the first time. You will also want to give it a quick cleanup to remove any residue from the factory or from shipping before grinding anything.While it takes a bit of care for cleaning as the main hopper is NOT removable for cleaning, it can be cleaned up with a sink sprayer (Unit cannot be immersed.), a sponge, and the included cleaning brush. Best to wrap a paper towel around the body while cleaning it up to keep water from splashing into the unit's motor.

Got this today, and its very powerful not to big and perfect for my needs. I am grinding tobacco leaf with it. I like that you are able to operate it by using the on/off switch, rather than a timer i have seen on other similar mills. Overall pleased with this mill

This thing is GOOD at its job. REALLY GOOD. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is that it's a pain in the butt to clean. It recommends no water, and provides a brush for cleaning it out. There are definitely crevices that powder gets stuck in, and it makes me want to use this less often. For context I use this a spice grinder (I ruined my last one by grinding cloves in it, which if you've never made that mistake let me save you, because fresh ground cloves will destroy any plastic it touches), because of its all metal construction. The only piece that isn't metal is the rubber gasket that seals the canister, and that seems easy enough to replace if it happened to get damaged.

So this is my first grain mill type grinder so not alot to compare to. What I can say is so far it has done a good job with my needs. I've done wheat berries and it made flour quickly. Next I tried a little barley and again it performed well. Coffee is a whiz if I do a whole bag - it's really not work getting dirty for just a little bit. The only thing it seems to fight a little with was corn - which makes sense how hard corn is. It took a little work, but it ground it up as well. Mostly it clean easily and fast. Overall the construction seems good material and very sturdy. The motor sounds good and strong. For my first electric grinder I"m very happy.

Works amazing, has replaced my blender for everything except smoothies and other wet blending jobs, it is able to chew through things in 1 minute and it can run for 5, while it is quite loud it is to be expected for such a powerful machine. Tucks away in a cabinet easy and has a pretty big capacity that I’d say is good for most things at home, gets coffee even to a great consistency.

The media could not be loaded. Updated to add a video.After my initial review the seller asked me for a photo of the part that cut me, after reminding me the blade is sharp.Yeah, the rim of the lid is sharper than the blades and is actually what cut me.Also, since I had to get it out for the video, I went ahead and tried grinding baked eggshells (for a powder). It was unable to grind it all into a powder. Some of it was great and pure powder, but left some good shards as well. I kept running it in quick bursts in hopes not to overheat it. But I never got it all to a powder consistency. So again, depends on what you're trying to do, the unit works. But 1. It is prone to overheating and you have to work low and slow 2. You can't fully clean the unit (wipe with damp cloth) 3. The LID rim is incredibly sharp and you have to use a brush to get your powder out.Original review: This works well, at least for my first attempt. I made graham cracker (powder!) for a pie shell.I dislike how you're unable to run it for more than a few seconds at a time to avoid overheating it. But I get it.However, it was when I ran my finger along the lid rim to knock the powder off that I realized how incredibly sharp it is.It sliced me wide open. Like, astonishingly sharp. It looks smooth enough but its just a clean cut, unfinished metal rim. I am not thin-skinned and don't cut easily, so it is truly worth mentioning. And a 1 star in hopes someone at least reads the warning.Unfortunately I kept it boxed way too long before using it, so I'm unable to return it.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Reasonably priced, works great!

I’m liking this grinder so far, user friendly except there are no directions or suggestions for grinding time for flour and spices. This was easy to clean up & it came with replacement parts if they’re needed. I’ve used it once for flour so far but it turned out well!