Which wet grinder to buy? Best wet grinder for idli dosa batter

Choosing a wet grinder to buy can be confusing. You have to decide between a 3 stone vs 2 stone wet grinder or a tilting wet grinder vs table top wet grinder. In this page we will guide you on how to choose the best wet grinder to make idli dosa batter or Maavu.

Now a days Wet grinder comes with many extra attachments like Coconut Grater and Atta Kneader or Chapatti dough mixing. Dough mixing may be useful if you plan to make chapattis for a party, but for a small household to make a few chapattis it may be easier to knead the dough by hand. The main problem of making the chapatti dough in the wet grinder is the tough job assembling and after that the cleaning of the wet grinder.

3 stone wet grinder Vs 2 stone wet grinder

The advantage of having a 3 stone wet grinder is that the grinding job gets done faster. This is because there is more grinding surface of the stone rubbing against the idli dosa batter. But you are talking about a few minutes saved. The smoothness of the batter, whether made in a 3 stone or 2 stone wet grinder will be the same, only difference is that you may have to grind about 5 to 10 minutes more in the 2 stone grinder to get the same smooth idli dosa batter.

Tilting wet grinder vs non tilting wet grinder

The advantage of having a tilting wet grinder is that it is easy to pour out the idli dosa batter from the wet grinder drum without you having to lift the drum and pour it into a vessel. This could be very advantageous if the capacity of the drum is large like over 2 liters. After emptying the wet grinder drum, you need to clean the drum and stones, and for this the drum and stone has to be carried to the kitchen sink. So the only advantage with a tilting wet grinder is that you do not have to carry the drum with the batter inside. Thus it is not a major advantage to have a tilting wet grinder. Apart from this there is always the chance of the tilting mechanism not to work properly.

Locking the wet grinder stone with swing arm assembly Vs Screw Knob

There are two methods of locking the rolling stone piece to the drum of a wet grinder. One method is to screw a knob down to fix the stone rollers inside the wet grinder drum. The stone rollers, because they are not heavy, require the assistance of a spring to press down with force on the base of the grinder drum to enable proper grinding of the rice and dal in the idli dosa mix. So the knob is spring loaded and as you screw down the knob, the spring acts with greater force on the stone rollers. The problem here is that the spring is quite strong and you need to use a lot of force to tighten that knob to get the stone roller fixed on the wet grinder base drum.

The second method of fixing the stone rollers on the wet grinder is by having what is called the swing arm assembly. This is like a lever which will press the stone roller down with a spring and the lever locks in place. The advantage of the swing arm assembly to lock wet grinder stone rollers is that you can use both arms, one to press down on the lever and the other to twist and spring load the stone rollers. This is much easier than trying to tighten a spring loaded knob. The video below show how the swing arm assembly works in a wet grinder.

The video above demonstrates how to use a table top wet grinder. The table top wet grinder shown in the video is made by ELGI Group in Coimbatore and the model is ‘Ultra PERFECT+’ table top wet grinder. Elgi Ultra Industries Limited, Coimbatore is reputed to be the first company to make table top wet grinders. Their table top wet grinders under the ‘Ultra’ brand is one of the most popular brand of wet grinders in India.

Best way to buy Indian Mixer Grinder in India, Australia, Canada, UK or USA

Please find below links to the Amazon online store in your country. Amazon is usually your best place to buy Indian Mixer Grinders because not only are they very competitively priced but you also have the assurance of service, and in the worst case, even return for a refund in case you are not satisfied.