i only use a dedicated grinder because IME anything that grinds coffee beans will impart that flavor.

I had that eact same blender! It was a monster but finally gave up the ghost after 55 years.

Im lazy and buy ground coffee.

Cleaning the blender is a pain. I wouldn't want to do that everyday, nor do I want it living on the counter. So that wouldn't work for us. I also agree with mtn. It will impart flavor to other things.

I got tired of the grinder on the counter and the look of the old style drip coffee maker. And DH doesn't love my Nespresso coffee. He prefers drip coffee. I put him on a mission of finding a drip coffee maker that has a built in grinder and is attractive. He bought some sleek looking thing that he loves. It's way too complicated for me. I stick with the Nespresso.

We had a little Braun coffee grinder that Jim had when I first met him, more than 48 years ago. It died just 2 years ago.

We have a Vitamix with the regular container and a spice grinder container which I am sure can grind coffee beans. We still use a separate coffee bean grinder which sits right on the counter next to the coffee maker. I would not want to have to clean the Vitamix everyday. The bean grinder is the Baratza Encore.

We don’t drink coffee, so no grinding here.

FYI, I only discovered the coffee bean trick when I bought beans by mistake. We are not coffee afficianados and use the ground kind. So, doubt the aroma will be around long, Years past, it pureed baby food, made cocktails and milkshakes. Brought out nowadays primarily for cream soups. ‘Tis sad how short they all last …but that’s been cried over enough. It is not going to change.

jsk, rinse the blender, put some dishwashing soap in, add hot water, turn on blender. Easy peasy. Although sometimes seeds from blueberries or such may still stick, but not always.

Same here martinca - purchased used but I know this Sears model is vintage 1970s. I don't use a blender often but it's nice to have. Not pretty but it lives in a cabinet.

I got one like that as a shower/wedding gift in the late 70s. I think the FryDaddy bumped up against it and melted part of the front of it. At some point I decided I didn't like looking at that melted, avocado green thing plus I didn't use a blender much back then so I disposed of it. We gave up on grinding our own beans long ago - too many failed and/or loud grinders. I did have to buy one not too long ago though as someone gifted us coffee beans.

cyn, but not sure that method gets in between the parts? When I use the blender, which is extremely rare, I take the whole thing apart and put the parts in the dishwasher. I can imagine not doing that would allow matter to get in between the parts and not get clean?

Anyway, not an issue here as we now have a sleep coffee maker that grinds and brews. The blender stays in the cabinet.

For soups I use an immersion blender. Much easier to just puree in the pot and not transfer to blender. And immersion blender is easy to clean.

My blender is slightly newer and I rarely use it anymore. All my smoothies are done by my Nutri-Bullet.

Until a couple of years ago I used my coffee grinder for every pot of coffee. I bought a bag of Peet's, already ground, and I can't tell the difference. One less thing to do. Just this week I got my old coffee grinder down off the archive shelf and carefully washed it. I now have a spice grinder!

I would not grind coffee beans in a blender that's going to be used for other things, unless you prefer coffee-flavored smoothies or pesto.

The osterizer! That’s the same blender my mom had, I think she got it in the early 70’s. Pretty sure my dad still has it. It was rarely used, but a workhorse when needed. I went through and broke a couple of cheap blenders for awhile, but I finally got a refurbished vitamix about a decade or more ago. I use mine pretty regularly, but not for grinding coffee beans. I’ve worked the last few years as a barista and hubby got me a breville Barista Pro and it already has a built in grinder. He says he bought it for me... but he hasn’t learned to use it, so it’s really for me to make coffee drinks for him since my body can’t handle caffeine (gives me migraines) and I have to drink decaf. LOL! (I do make myself drinks with it, but only periodically since I usually make mine at work) I use my vitamix for smoothies, making fresh bread crumbs, mixing ingredients for egg bites... but I use my immersion blender for sauces and soups. Come to think of it, I don’t think hubby knows how to use the Vitamix either... hmmmm.... LOL! That’s ok, I hate doing stuff in the kitchen while people are trying to “help.” Get out of my kitchen and don’t touch my tools! LOL!

I think I have the same blender. Don't use it often,so I would have to look. My mother must have given it to me when she wanted to buy some fancier new model! I have an ancient hand mixer too. Probably another hand me down from my mother!

I have only an immersion blender and two sizes of food processors. Growing

up we had that same push button blender that was used mainly for crushing ice for parents’ drinks. It’s probably living a second or third life by now. In the 80s we ground beans and cooked coffee. For the past twelve or thirteen years we’ve been buying cold press liquid coffee concentrate from a restaurant supply company. It’s comes packed in ice in a contraption with a valve meant for commercial use. We decant it into squeeze bottles that are kept refrigerated and add boiling water to two teaspoons of concentrate for a 9 oz cup of coffee.

I also prefer a blender with glass container. Too many now are plastic.

Who remembers helping out Mom using one of these?

We also have that blender, same Harvest Gold, it came with my husband. I am sure he either bought the blender new when he had his first apartment or his parents gave him their old one. Never entered my mind to use for coffee. We also have the little Braun coffee grinder that Sushi mentioned, a wedding present from almost 34 years ago. Both are still working, hopefully I have not just jinxed it.

@Allison0704, my grandmother had one of those. It was one of my favorite playthings. I would sit and turn the handle for days. Obviously, I’m easily amused. 😁

Great blender. My wife's had her eyes on her mom's but her mom says she isn't planning to die anytime soon and that's the only way she'll get it. :-)

Grinding beans like that burns them and results in uneven grind sizes so not great coffee. If you're happy with it then no harm.

A conical burr or flat burr grinder doesn't burn the beans and provides a more even grind size so you get a better tasting coffee.

i often use mason jars with my ancient cuisinart blender for beans and spices. they fit perfectly. ive never had a “scent transfer” fr from grinding anything, and i use my blender a lot! soups, malts, icees, smoothies, crushed ice, etc etc.