When I grind nuts — whether fine, medium-fine, or coarse meal — I do several cups at a time and store the excess in the freezer for use during the coming week(s). For some time now, I have been using quart- or pint-size glass jars to store the ground nuts, instead of plastic zipper-seal bags. The glass jars fit well on the freezer door’s shelves.
Many other foods can be stored this way in the freezer –> ground flax seed meal, ground sesame seeds, sesame tahini, almond butter, excess jam, extra ice cream sauce, lemon juice, etc…
Hi Wardeh,
I wonder if you could answer a question for me. I have the book “Nourishing Traditions” by Sally Fallon, and really enjoy it. She has several recipes which call for, say, “1 c. crispy almonds” and then the grinding is done in preparing the recipe. I don’t have a satisfactory way to grind nuts, but I did find “almond meal” at Trader Joe’s last week. I don’t have much experience, but it looks pretty finely ground to me.
My question is this: could you tell me about how much almond meal would be the equivalent of 1 c. almonds (before they’re ground)? I would appreciate it so much!
Hi, Mindy! I will grind some tomorrow and let you know. The almond meal at Trader Joe’s would be considered almond flour, and excellent for baking.