Best Method For Crushing Smarties???

Decorating By HammIamm Updated 18 Apr 2007 , 10:02pm by Janette

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HammIamm Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 12:48pm
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i need lots of smarties crushed, i can't figure out a good way of doing this.

please make suggestions!!!!

thanks

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tomsmom245 Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 12:51pm
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Double thickness of baggy and a meat tenderizer?

That's my guess! good luck

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jen1977 Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 12:53pm
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Do you have a good food processor? How fine do you need them?

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dhawkins Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 12:54pm
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Hand held electric blender? Refered to as a boat motor by some - I use mine to make nut butters with all types of nuts, so smarties should crush up pretty fine.

What are the crushed smarties for??

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jen1977 Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 1:01pm
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The hand held blender would probably work better. I have one, and that thing can crush anything. I got it at wal mart, and it didn't cost much at all.

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kbochick Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 3:11pm
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I use an espresso tamper for crushing stuff. It has a nice flat bottom, and I'm able to get enough pressure to crush. I have another one for crushing my cat's pills - it even breaks through the coating.

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mom2seven Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 4:26pm
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LOL, OK I'm dyeing to know why you need crushed smarties. icon_biggrin.gif

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MommyBunny Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 4:57pm
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Baggie and meat beater would be my first thought.

I too want to know why you need alot of smarties.

Dish....Dish...

Patricia

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rittenhouse Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 5:05pm
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I would use a coffee grinder (cleaned from residual coffee beans, of course).

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imartsy Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 5:25pm
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Hit 'em w/ a hammer! icon_smile.gif Okay what on earth do you need crushed smarties for??

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HammIamm Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 9:14pm
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tried and failed!

1. meat mallet and 3 plastic bags. - smartties blew holes through bags

2. grinder - just got a smartie Res. i want them crushed more then i want a powder.

3. still pending.

i need all these smarties for a topping on some cookies pizzas i am making. grr

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mom2seven Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 9:18pm
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OK, what about used a dish towel inside of the baggy? Put a handful of smarties on the towel fold the towel over and hit it with the meat mallet.

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karensjustdessert Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 9:23pm
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This is my method for crushing stuff...

Put in a big plastic bag and roll over it with the rolling pin.

It really works.

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lilkimberb Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 9:24pm
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I was thinking the dish towel inside the baggie to. Smarties are pretty hard and I think if you put them in a food processor they would just fly around.

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jburbie Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 9:27pm
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are you in the states or canada because smarties are different in each country

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SweetResults Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 9:33pm
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Double bag, light dish towel over the top and then roll over them with a rolling pin?

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archanac Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 9:49pm
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Hmmm...I've never had any problem crushing smarties when I put them between my teeth and bite down hard. (hehehee)

Seriously, do you have a mortar & pestle? Or like other people said, how about putting them in a ziploc bag and rolling a rolling pin over them? The meat tenderizer will just tear the baggie, however, I would think that the rolling pin will gently break the smarties without too much damage to the bag.

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archanac Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 9:51pm
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I wonder if Pez is softer than Smarties...

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LittleBigMomma Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 9:56pm
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What about a pill crusher. The kind you drop pills into and twist the top until they turn to a fine powder.

Or could you use Pixie Straws? They have about the same flavor as a smartie and it's already in a powder form.

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Kitagrl Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 10:00pm
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Oh yeah and in special candy stores they sell the HUGE pixie straws with alot of powder in them....

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nsouza Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 10:02pm
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you can get 2 pillow cases lay one down and spred the smarties out on them then lay the next pillow case down on it and start smashing with a mallet or something. if you dont want to use a malet you can get a wooden board slay it across and start walkingon it. Its pretty full proof. This is how I smash nuts (he he). icon_biggrin.gif

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Janette Posted 18 Apr 2007 , 10:02pm
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Just hit them over the head with your rolling pin icon_lol.gif

I think Smarties are the same all over the world we sometimes call them Smart***. icon_lol.gif

I just kill myself icon_lol.gif

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