Customers often ask us, can our peanut butter machine grind raw peanuts? Some customers have tried to grind raw peanuts with peanut butter machine, and found that the equipment does not work when grinding raw peanuts. Why? Let’s discuss it.

First, Let’s understand the characteristics of peanuts. Peanut is a kind of nut food with high oil content, which is rich in protein and oil. In the raw state, raw peanuts are harder than roasted peanuts, which means that it takes more strength and longer time to grind them into butter during the grinding process. However, the general household peanut butter grinder may not be able to provide enough power and grinding time to cope with the hardness of raw peanuts. Moreover, raw peanuts have a rough taste and are not suitable for being ground into butter.

Second, we need to know the working principle of peanut butter making machine. Generally speaking, peanut butter grinder grinds peanuts into fine peanut butter through high-speed rotating blades or grinding disc. Because raw peanuts contain high moisture and oil, it is easy to stick to the blade or grinding disc during grinding, which leads to the failure of the machine to work normally.

In addition, another important factor is health and safety. Raw peanuts may carry a certain amount of bacteria and mold. If they are ground directly with a peanut butter machine, the bacteria and mold may remain in the machine, which may affect the next use or cause food safety hazards.

Therefore, if you want to grind raw peanuts into peanut butter, it is suggested that peanuts should be processed first. You can shell and roast raw peanuts first to remove excess water and oil, so that they become dry and delicate in taste. In this way, the treated peanuts can be more easily ground into fine peanut butter by the peanut butter machine.

To sum up, because of the characteristics of peanuts and the working principle of the machine, and for the sake of food health and safety, roasted peanuts are generally chosen to process peanut butter. In this way, peanut butter with delicate taste and rich nutrition can be made by using peanut butter machine.