[Sca-cooks] Marzipan creations, like onions...

[Elaine Koogler]

Hmmmm....I wonder if the meat-grinder attachment on my Kitchen Aid mixer would
work...I have the larger of the two varieties, so it has the larger motor and
could probably deal with grinding almonds.  I may have to try that out!

Kiri

Volker Bach wrote:

> Olwen the Odd schrieb:
> >
> > >
> > >--- Olwen the Odd <olwentheodd at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Gee I'd really like to see a picture or the real
> > > > thing of one of these
> > > > Mandelmuel's.
> > >
> > >I heartily second that!
> > >I did a really brief web search and couldn't find
> > >mandelmuel, but I did find this modern "almond
> > >grinder". Looks like my cheese grater's weird cousin,
> > >though: http://www.theezycatalog.com/grinders.htm
> > >
> > >Giano - have you found any indication as to what these
> > >old mandelmuels looked like?
> >
> > That almond grinder doesn't look like it would hold up for long in my
> > kitchen.  Same thing with the apple peeler/corers.  The stupid prongs keep
> > breaking off.
>
> I already ruined three, and my neighbors are
> unhappy about using the processor (especially
> since I tend to do much of my cooking after 8
> pm...). Thus I was most grateful for the
> suggestion of using a meat grinder. I've already
> put in an order for one with a 2mm disc and hope
> that will be small enough to make 'nut butter'.
>
> Thanks again, whoever you were
>
> Giano
>
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