Best ways to grind up dog food...?

[Shelob]

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?

 

[Stylopidae]

Have you tried a mechanical coffee grinder?

 

[GoTerps]

I use a blender.


Eric

 

[insect714]

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.

Jon Insect714

 

[Shelob]

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

Thanks again!

 

[Stylopidae]

http://www.davidreedsmith.com/Articles/CoffeeGrinder/CoffeeGrinder.htm

http://www.pennstateind.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?

You could always make your own

And if you do, feel free to send one my way
(of course, I'll pay for it)

I'm sure you can find some pre-made, but I have no idea where you'd go to find one. Wal-mart may have some mechanical ones, or talk to a coffee shop. Not like starbucks or anything, but a shop that specializes in coffee.

 

[Scolopendra55]

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

 

[james]

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
www.blaberus.com

 

[Shelob]

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

 

[Digby Rigby]

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! if you know what I mean!

Digby Rigby
DigbyRigby@exoticfeeders.com

Safe sex means no witnesses!

 

[Beardo]

I also use a blender with decent success.

 

[Israel2004]

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]

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

time for me to upgrade, haha.

 

[NrthCstInverts]

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

time for me to upgrade, haha.

that is too funny!!!!

 

[rag]

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

 

[Stylopidae]

Shelob...you get the problem taken care of yet?

 

[Shelob]

Shelob...you get the problem taken care of yet?

Hey not really, trying to stretch my food as far as I can lol

 

[jw73]

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

 

[IguanaMama]

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

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.