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RE: What makes a colloid mill different from a regular spice grinder machine when processing wet spice pastes?

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Josh
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Unlike a typical dry spice grinder machine built for powders, a colloid mill excels at wet spice pastes, since its rotor-stator gap shears spice particles while simultaneously blending them with oil, water or vinegar into a smooth, stable paste in a single pass. This makes it the preferred choice for curry pastes, chili pastes and similar products where texture and emulsion stability matter as much as fineness.