Best ways to grind up dog food...?

Shelob

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Hello all, I am starting to get a little low on my dubia roach food, which I make myself, but since last time I made it I went through 2 coffee grinders, I was wondering if there is one better brand of coffee grinder than another. I may have just burned the motor out in each one by doing too much grinding at a time.

My food consists of -

Generic dog food
Generic cat food
Tropical fish flakes
Some brown sugar

Any ideas on how best to grind this stuff?
 

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Evil Cheshire said:
Have you tried a mechanical coffee grinder?
:clap: Great advise Evil Cheshire those are the best $12 you could spend, I have used one for the last few years. So I too would have to say a coffee grinder would work well not to mention that you could just put all the ingredients in and have it ground and mixed at the same time.

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Shelob

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Thanks for the tips, but on eBay I pretty much only saw electric or antique grinders...no modern mechanical ones...suggestions...?

Thanks again!
 

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Scolopendra55

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I put all my ingredients in a plastic ziplock bag and hammer the crap out of it :D
 

james

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coffee bean grinder

Just make sure not to buy food that is to large or it doesn't work as well. I also use fish food, small amount of cat food, oats, bran, bee pollen, baby cereal, and to many of darn things to list!!!!!
James
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Shelob

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Erg, guess I will have to do a bit more research here :confused:
 

Digby Rigby

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Grinders

You want something that can grind all day long. You want something that can chew through anything and take a pounding without batting an eye like that cute little number at Starbucks. You want a restaurant/industrial grade grinder. Therefore go to a restaurant supply place or look for the manufacturer of the grinders in your locale starbucks. Wow I just realized I recycled the first two sentences from a different subject!{D {D if you know what I mean!

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Israel2004

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I use a old fashion meat grinder, bought at the local Amvets.
Go to any local Amvets, Salvation army, or similar store and you'll find one.
I swear everyone of those stores around me has at lest one sitting on the shelves for no more then 8 dollars.
 

kitty_b

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i've been using a pair of plyers, just crushing dog food while i watch tv.

time for me to upgrade, haha.
 

rag

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i take two spoons and out one or two dogfood pieces in between them and crush them... ill try a ziplockbaggie and two bricks next time {D
 

Shelob

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Evil Cheshire said:
Shelob...you get the problem taken care of yet?
Hey not really, trying to stretch my food as far as I can lol
 

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I don't grind dog food for roaches and they eat it. I think they don't need grinding food.
 

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Scolopendra55 said:
I put all my ingredients in a plastic ziplock bag and hammer the crap out of it :D
Being of a more genteel nature, I put all my ingredients in a plastic ziplock bag and with my hammer, gently tap tap tap.
It, too, works. ;)

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