dociledragons Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 What wattage of blending power to you guys use for blending dog food? Some blenders are 700 Watts while others are 450 Watts. I'm trying to decide what is the best blender to purchase. I may be over thinking this but I'll let somebody chime in here to tell my that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I just put the dog food in the enclosure with the fruit and veg. Then the roaches grind it up! Natural simplicity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I put kibble in a ziploc bag and smash it with a hammer until its in powder form, my parents won't let me use a blender for anything other than "people" food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Termite48 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I have a small nut grinder (electric). It handles about one-half cup of kibble at once. It takes a half-minute to grind the kibble into usable form for the roaches. They are inexpensive and can be cleaned easily after each use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wodesorel Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Blenders generally don't do well with things that aren't wet. (Which is why we no longer have one....) Even food processors aren't great with hard lumpy things and when I've done dog food in mine it wouldn't nicely powder it down but instead just make it into slightly smaller clumps and it made an absolute mess in the process. I second getting a nut or coffee grinder. It'll take longer, but it'll do a better job if you want it to be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tecrecycling Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 The Magic Bullet works like a charm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson745 Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 We have a separate blender specifically for grinding dog food. I'd probably go for the bigger wattage. Blending is nice if you want to mix other things in there instead of just having dog food. Also, more food is going to fit in the bowl if its grinded up. I usually put the food in, blend for a few seconds, then kinda shake it or tap it so it mixes. Otherwise you'll sometimes end up mixing the bottom portion and the top will just sit there unblended. Its a lot easier if you only fill it about half full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 I have never, ever smashed or blended up dog food. I have never seen a roach species that required 'baby food'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johningeorgia Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I have a small food processor from walmart but it does not grind it much smaller than a b b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Cucaracha Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I use a small disposable pepper mill (Watkins brand) that comes with the pepper already in it. I put my dry Dog and Cat food in the mill and it grinds it up to a fine consistency. Works great for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dociledragons Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Thanks everybody for the info. I ended up purchasing a used blender for 5.00 bucks. The 500 watt blender is working well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Beyond the lack of necessity, I prefer not to blend the dog food because it makes it difficult to monitor feeding levels and can lead to pest problems because finely powdered food readily falls into the substrate unseen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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