Wheat Grinders

I ‘created’ this homemade bread recipe many years ago, and even posted it online – it’s now traveled everywhere, it seems. This one recipe can be found on dozens of websites – so I guess it’s only fair that I put it here as well…

3 cups whole wheat flour
2 tbsp white sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp wheat germ (optional)
2 tsp active dry yeast
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup water

Place flour, sugar, salt, wheat germ, yeast, dried soup, sour cream, and water in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the dough cycle, and press start. Shape dough, and place in a greased loaf pan. Place in a warm spot, and allow to rise until doubled in size. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 30 minutes. Cool.

Now, some notes… I use an entire 8 ounce container of sour cream… and the Onion soup mix is generally the "Lipton’s" brand – but many stores carry non-brand names that are just as good.

In all the reviews I’ve seen of this homemade bread recipe, many people seem to be in favor of mixing the flour – half of it white bread flour, rather than all whole wheat. This gives a lighter loaf, and it will rise easier. Nothing wrong with this, I just happen to be a big fan of whole wheat homemade breads. But your tastes may differ.

You can also add a tablespoon or so of wheat gluten – this helps whole wheat breads to rise better.  Although this wasn’t in my original recipe, it’s now a fairly standard ingredient that I use for any whole wheat breads.

I like to grind my own wheat, but when I get lazy, I prefer King Arthur’s flour to just about anything else. I’m really happy that many grocery stores now carry it. Obviously, when you grind your own wheat, you’re going to get a better flavor with your homemade breads, but King Arthur’s wheat flours come pretty close to what I grind myself.

This is a far more expensive bread to make than my ordinary sourdoughs that I like – figure 75 cents for the onion soup packet, and around a dollar for the sour cream, you’ve already got a loaf of bread costing a couple of bucks.  But the way to think of this recipe is that it’s compared to specialty loafs, rather than just ordinary bread – and in that respect, it compares well.  Stores sell specialty breads like this for double what it can cost you to put it together at home.

Homemade bread can really make your reputation as a good cook – give it a try!
 

I fell in love with bread when I first learned just how good it can taste. Those of you who have a garden might understand… ever try to compare a store bought tomato with the tomatoes you grow in your garden? The ones in the store are bland in comparison.

It’s the same with bread – if you learn just how easy it is to make your own bread, you’ll never go back to the ‘convenience’ of store-bought bread. What’s even more amusing, it’s actually far cheaper to make your own bread. You can make your own bread for far less than a dollar a loaf…

Real bread only has two necessary ingredients – ground wheat and water. So if you’re a survivalist type of person, and the world collapses, you won’t need very much to make bread… a few rocks to pound wheat into flour, and fire to cook it.

But bread really comes into it’s own with the addition of yeast – which produces the air pockets, making bread light and airy… Salt to control the speed that the yeast reproduces, and some sort of fat to make the bread ‘softer’ and last longer.

The best bread, in my opinion, is Sourdough. And until fairly recent times, sourdough is all that anyone ever had… since no-one could go down to the grocer and buy a packet or jar of yeast. It takes longer to make a loaf of sourdough, since you have to wait for the bread to rise – and most varieties (and there are hundreds of them!) of sourdough starters take far longer than commercial grade yeast to raise the bread.

Would you like to get started with a sourdough bread that will have your family and friends salivating over? My recommendation is to head over to Sourdoughs International and select one of their sourdough starters. If you don’t have any preference, I’ve really enjoyed the ‘Bahrain’ sourdough starter, which is a quite tasty and relatively fast starter.

Combined with grinding your own wheat – you’ll soon learn how to create loaves of bread that everyone will love – and yet, it’ll cost you pennies on the dollar compared to store-bought bread. The only thing that you should buy is a good electric slicing knife – as you’ll still want sliced bread – and homemade bread doesn’t come out of the oven sliced. Learning how to make bread is incredibly easy – yet so few people do it because they don’t know how. Or they think that they’ll be in front of a table, endlessly kneading the bread.

But because I’m just too lazy to knead my own bread, a good bread machine makes things easy – although I never cook the bread in the machine. Since I prefer sourdoughs, I only use the bread machine to knead the dough – then I take it out to rise. I cook it in the oven in a regular bread pan – so I get the classic bread shape (and no bread machine paddle to remove!)

If you don’t care to spend $50 or more for a new bread machine – keep your eyes out at the local thrift stores – I’ve often seen really good bread machines selling for less than $10. And at that price, it will pay for itself in just a month or two. You really don’t realize how much you’re over-paying for bread until you start making it yourself, and realizing just how little it costs to make really delicious bread!

If you learn how to make bread – you’ll never need to wonder what to bring to the next potluck – everyone loves fresh homemade bread!

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The Miracle Electric Grain and Flour Mill is another solid entry into the field of wheat grinders, and unlike some, can grind wheat to a very fine powder – easily the equivalent of anything you can buy in the store.

It’s quite easy to use, just set the front knob to the texture of flour you want, fill the hopper with wheat berries, and a minute later, you’ll have a cup of finely ground flour. It will grind flour for course texture at twice that speed. And if you’re getting ready for a big party, it’ll do 10 pounds worth of flour in an hour.

No-one who’s ever made their own bread from freshly ground flour will ever go back to store-bought bread… it’s not only far more expensive, it doesn’t taste nearly as good either. This always amazes me that people don’t know that making your own bread is just cheaper than buying it in the store. Yes, it can be expensive to get started… buying your wheat grinder, and locating a good source of hard winter wheat berries, then actually spending a little time in the kitchen can be a strange experience for some people. But very few people, once they’ve tasted their own freshly baked bread, ever want to go back to the ease of buying it already made.

Nor should I need to tell you about the health benefits – you know EXACTLY what you’re eating – no strange chemical ‘preservatives’ … just for the fun of it, I borrowed from a neighbor a store-bought bread so I could list the ingredients… here’s what you are probably eating:

Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Brown Sugar, Yeast, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Vegetable Oil, Dough Conditioners (Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Calcium Stearoyl-2-Lactylate, Monoglycerides, Calcium Iodate, Ethoxylated Mono and Diglycerides, Calcium Peroxide, Datem, Azodicarbonamide), Cultured Wheat Four, Vinegar, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Yeast Food (Ammonium Sulfate), Soy Lecithin.

Sounds tasty, right? But don’t take my word for it… go into the kitchen and grab a store-bought bag of bread and read the ingredients for yourself. Find out what you’ve been putting into your body…

Here’s a list of the things you can grind with the model ME300 by Miracle:

• Wheat
• Corn
• Rice
• Oats
• Barley
• Soybeans
• Seeds
• Nuts
• Shells
• Peppercorns
• Peanuts
• Herbs
• Spices

So as you can see, this grain mill will do a few more things that the average grain mill – it will handle the oily seeds that some grain mills will choke on.

Here’s a review from one owner of the model ME300 Miracle Electric Flour Mill:

I was searching for a flour mill that could grind all types of grain, not just dry wheat and other easy to grind grains. I wanted a mill that could deal with the toughest of the tough. This was very hard to find. Most affordable electric flour mills can only mill dry hard grain and are damaged by other types of grain. My search ended with this mill. I was a little nervous to buy it because of the lack of customer reviews for it. After using it everyday for quite a while now, I have to say that I’m very satisfied so far. This mill has been able to handle everything I’ve tried with it. It will even handle moist and oily grain which would damage most other flour mills in this price range.

Moist or oily grain takes a little longer to grind than dry grain, and you can’t fill the hopper up like you can with dry grain, because it will clog if filled too high. If it ever clogs, it won’t damage the mill. You just disassemble the flour mill attachment and clean it, so it’s no big deal. To grind highly moist or highly oily grain, you slowly add the grain to the hopper one tablespoon at a time while it’s running, keeping the hopper and feed tube mostly empty. This way it can grind continuously without clogging. The wetter or oilier the grain is, the slower you should feed the hopper. Normally, if I have wet grain, I dry it prior to grinding it. This way it grinds faster, and I can fill the hopper completely and let it run unattended until done.

This mill can grind continuously, hours on end. If it ever overheats it automatically shuts off, preventing damage to the mill’s internal parts. If this ever happens, you simply wait a few minutes for it to cool down, and then press the reset button on the bottom of the mill and you’re good to go.

This grain mill uses a heavy duty conical burr to grind the grain. It has 16 grind settings from super fine to super coarse. Setting 16 is so course that most grain just falls right through unground, while setting 1 produces dust. It’s a fantastic range, far better than most of the other mills available.

The motor base is completely separate from the flour mill parts. The motor base is never exposed to any flour. The flour mill is actually just an attachment to the motor base. This makes cleaning really easy. You can completely remove the flour mill parts, easily disassemble them, and clean every part exposed to the flour in just a few minutes.

The noise level is very minimal. You can easily talk over the noise without raising your voice. It’s much quieter than my coffee mill, my blender, and my vacuum cleaner. My blender is easily about 4 times as loud. Most other mills in this price range are about as loud as a small vacuum cleaner or blender.

The speed of this mill is the only downside that I could see. It’s a little slower than some of the other mills in its price range. However, nearly all the other mills are designed only for wheat flour and similar grain and cannot grind many herbs, spices, moist grains or oily grains without being damaged, so this slightly slower performance is offset by the fact that it can grind a wide variety of items and the fact that it’s not nearly as loud as the other mills. Pretty much anything that can fit into this mill can be ground, even things like coffee beans, herbs and spices, you name it, it can do it. Pretty much none of the other mills are that versatile.

This is an open system mill. Some of the other mills are closed systems, and need to be for a good reason. They operate at extremely high speed and would send flour dust all over the place if they were not closed systems. This mill is different. It operates at a low 100 RPM using a geared down motor, meaning it grinds with power rather than speed. This has two benefits. One is that flour is not blown all over the place. It falls directly into the bowl below. The other benefit is that the conical burr used to grind the grain doesn’t get nearly as hot, and this better preserves the nutritional content of the grain.

The motor base can be used for other optional attachments. There’s a wheatgrass juicer attachment, a salad maker attachment, and a meat grinder/mincer attachment available. I don’t own any of these yet, but it’s nice knowing they are available if I want to expand the use of the motor base. The motor base is also available from some retailers as a separate product without the attachments, so if it ever fails and its beyond warrantee, it’s nice to know you can purchase just the motor base.

I highly recommend this flour mill to anyone wanting an all purpose mill. If you just want to make wheat flour, there are other flour mills with a little faster performance, but if you’re like me and you need an all purpose mill that can grind pretty much anything, this is clearly the best buy for the money. It’s not too noisy, the price is good, it’s very easy to clean, plus with the other attachments available for the base, it can be used for other purposes as well.

Review by Baron – See original review here

The Miracle Electric Grain and Flour Mill, model ME300 also has several optional attachments that might be the deal closer for you:

• Stainless Steel Wheatgrass juicer
• Meat Grinder-Mincer
• Salad Maker attachments

So if a more all around kitchen appliance is desired, you might want to take a closer look at this one. It does just a tad more than wheat grinding only!

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The technical specs on the ME300 are:

• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds.
• Stainless Steel Burrs.
• All Nylon Housing.
• 200 Watt, Geared Down 100 RPM Motor.
• 1 Year Warranty from Manufacturer.
• Hopper Capacity: 2 1/4 pounds.

Just about my only beef with this Miracle Electric Grain and Flour Mill is the fact that you can’t run it more than 10-15 minutes at a time. According to the manual, I have to leave it turned off for 30 minutes to cool down after a 15 minute grinding session. If this could be run continuously, and had an automatic shutoff after the grain was ground, I’d give this unit 5 stars across the board. It does have an overload protection switch on the bottom of the motor that will trip if it uses over 2 amps, but I wouldn’t want to put my faith in an overload switch!

Here’s another excellent review written by an owner of a model ME300:

Having used this mill several times now over the past few months, I can recommend it highly. I bought this particular mill since I frequently grind raw or toasted dal (beans) to make various South Indian curry powders. I had owned a series of small grinders over the years; all of them became unusable after a couple of years not because of motor failure but due to the blades getting dulled and eventually useless from grinding dal. My research before buying this mill led me to buy a mill that has a steel burr action. Several reviewers in various websites had noted that ceramic burr mills get clogged frequently if used to grind beans or dal. I choked on the price of most of the steel-burr mills (mostly $500 and up), but this mill is about half the price of the other mills I looked at in its class.

This mill is powerful, well designed, has multiple grind settings, is only moderately noisy, and is extremely easy to clean. The instructions (which are better written than most) tell you not to run it more than 15 minutes continuously, but I have found that even at the finest grind setting, it will produce about 2-3 cups of flour within that time. It doesn’t produce an ultra-fine powder, but its finest setting does produce a flour of the consistency of commercially available whole-wheat flour. If you run the ground flour through the mill a second time, the result will be even finer. I recommend this mill highly.

Review by Jeanine N. – Read the original review here.

If you only grind wheat berries, I have a stronger preference for the Whisper Mill, but if you also want to have a few more choices, this isn’t a bad unit at all, and I think you’ll be happy with it.

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I’ve given this particular grain mill the best rating of all – as it combines the best features … it’s nearly as quiet as a hand mill (well, close to it, anyway!) … it’s at a reasonable price range, and it mills as fast or faster than most other electric grain mills.

Although all electric grain mills are noisy – this one weighs in at around 81 decibels… and considering that many others top 90 db. – this grain mill can hold the title of the quietest electric mill. But let’s be honest – it’s like running a vacuum cleaner. But considering that you can mill enough wheat berries to make a large loaf of bread in under 2 minutes, it’s not going to cause hearing loss.

This is actually called the ‘Wonder Mill’, and is merely a name change for the original ‘Whisper Mill’ – it’s still manufactured by the same company. I’d hardly call it a ‘whisper’, but it does operate with less noise than any other electric grain mill. And although this is not a commercial unit, the company website shows a video where they mill 1,000 lbs of grain in 9 hours, 20 minutes of continuous operation. So you can accept that it has the staying power to handle your homemade bread requirements!

The canister that you see on the right in the above photo is where the flour is blown into after milling – and the lid for the mill can be put on the canister – and any extra unused flour can be simply popped into the freezer.

Keep in mind that although archeologists have found wheat in 3000-year-old pyramids that was still viable, once wheat is milled into flour – you have no more than a 2-3 day window before that flour begins to lose vitamins, and turns rancid from the oil content. This is a good thing – as it means that you’re dealing with real food, and not chemically processed flour that will last for months… so if you don’t use all the flour you mill right away, simply leave it in the canister, pop the lid on it, and into the freezer it goes. No muss, no fuss, and virtually no cleanup! (and delicious bread!)

The list of millable items is pretty much the same as other grain mills – stay away from oily seeds & grains, and you’ll have no problems.

You can mill any of the following:

Don’t mill any of the following in the Wonder Mill, the high oil content will definitely put a damper on your milling:

Here’s a review from one owner of the Whisper Mill:

This is such a breeze to use! Quick & easy clean up too! Attach the bowl to the grinder, pick your setting, turn it on, dump in the grain, turn it off, remove the bowl, open the lid, & there’s the flour ready for use!

The flour does get warm. I don’t know how that affects the nutrients. Considering how fast it grinds I’m thinking it shouldn’t affect them much. Even so, this way must be far superior to the flour you buy in the store. So fresh! Yum!

There is a little filter on the top to keep flour dust out of the air. It works great. No mess at all while using this! The filter can be removed in a half a second to be cleaned & replaced in another half second. It is amazing how quick & easy this is! If people knew they could have fresh flour this simply, I think a lot more people would be grinding their own grain!

The grinder is loud. It reminds me of a shop vac. It is quieter while grinding the grain! It’s louder once it’s empty! Makes it really easy to tell when it’s done.

We bake a lot. This mill is oh so worth every single penny!

Review by K. Kisser – See original review here

Just a comment about the heat issue – the Whisper Mill actually has one of the lowest temperatures of the finished wheat from many models tested – it’s just under 100 degrees. Although I’m certainly no scientist, I rather doubt if very much in the way of nutrients is destroyed by a minute or two of 100 degree heat. But if this is a concern, simply keep your wheat berries in the refrigerator… then when you grind your flour, it’ll never even come close to 100 degrees.

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The technical specs on the Wonder Mill – Whisper Mill are:

• The World’s Cleanest, Quietest, Easy To Use Mill.
• High speed, stainless steel mill will not overheat your flour.
• Maintenance and trouble free design – no gumming, jamming or glazing.
• 12-cup capacity flour receiver doubles as a convenient storage canister.
• 1-3/4 hp motor, 120 volts, Lifetime Warranty
• Shipping Weight: 11 lbs.

Here’s another excellent review written by an owner of a Wonder Mill:

I received this about a month ago and have used it a couple of times to grind wheat and I’m seriously impressed. I did a bunch of research and decided on this mill. I grew up with a mother who would grind her own wheat each week to make bread, so I knew how loud these things can be, and how long it can take to grind wheat. I had a friend who also ordered it and she commented on how loud she thought it was. When I used mine the first time I was seriously so impressed. It was so quiet compared to what I grew up with … incredibly quiet.

And … I ground 8 cups of wheat in less than 5 minutes … and it was beautiful soft fine flour. Let’s just say after the first time … I’m in love!

Review by P. Pond – Read the full review here.

If you cannot decide on which grain mill you’d like to buy, my recommendation is the Wonder Mill – you simply cannot go wrong with this unit. By all means, look at all the others, and if you have particular requirements that this Whisper Mill cannot handle, then purchase what will work for you – but if you are unsure at all – then take my word for it, you won’t be disappointed with this one!

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If money is no object, then the ‘Cadillac’ of electric grain mills is easily the Wolfgang. Engineered and manufactured in Germany, this grain mill will not disgrace any kitchen in the land. As you can see from the photo, this is a finely crafted and almost artistic appliance, made out of Beechwood. It’s not mass produced, with the solid craftsmanship and technical precision needed, it wouldn’t be possible to mass produce this grain mill.

It’s also known by a number of names, in Europe, it’s commonly referred to as the ‘KoMo Fidibus Classic’, and as Tribest imports the Wolfgang Mill from Germany, it’s also known as the ‘Tribest Mill’. I’ll refer to it by its maker’s name…

As always, you get what you pay for, and there’s no doubt that this is in the top bracket of cost when it comes to grain mills. It grinds a shade slower than other grain mills I’ve reviewed, but not enough to notice… and is more than offset by the ability to produce a very fine grain flour. The decibel volume is actually higher at around 90 decibels (compared to other grain mills; for comparison, the Nutrimill weighs in about 88 db, and the Wonder Mill Whisper Mill at about 81 db.) – so you do pay a price for the artistic… however, there’s no cleaning involved with the Wolfgang. The quality workmanship can make this grain mill welcome in kitchens where other grain mills would look tacky.

Despite the fact that the flour flows out in the open, into a bowl, you don’t get a mess of flour on your counter, which is a tad surprising. I would have expected some ‘blow-back’ over the counter with the Wolfgang. Most other grain mills feed the flour directly into an enclosed container.

Here’s a review from one owner of the Wolfgang Grain Mill:

Two months ago I was looking at the other reviews here beginning my search for a mill. Thanks to the kind lady that wrote the lengthy review. She is responsible for my proud ownership of the Wolfgang Flour Mill.

There are a lot of mills to choose from but as far as I could see, there were NONE that I would choose to display on my counter top.

I bit the bullet and got my credit card out. Boy am I glad I did! It’s like a little piece of art in the kitchen.

I wanted something small and attractive that I could leave out, reliable, convenient, and something that wouldn’t heat the grain too much. Yes, the Wolfgang is expensive compared to others, but how many of those “others” can you display in your kitchen.? AND….

1. It is gorgeous! (The “dovetail” detail is the “icing”)
2. It is quiet.
3. It’s fast.
4. Grinds to perfection with minimal heat.

There is not one thing not to like about this mill and a lot to love. This is a true case of “you get what you pay for.”

Review by Mona Lisa ‘M.W.’ – See original review here

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The technical specs on the Wolfgang Grain Mill are:

• Made of solid Beech treated with natural vegetable oils
• Motor Power: 360W
• Millstone Diameter: 3 5/16 inches
• Hopper Capacity – Approx. 2.2 lbs of wheat
• Maximum Height for Bowl: 5 1/2 inches.
• Grinding Capacity – Finest Level: 3.5 oz./minute.
• Dimensions: 13 1/4″ H x 6″ W x 6″ D
• Warranty: 3 years

Here’s another excellent review written by an owner of the Wolfgang Grain Mill:

I bake bread several times a week and consequently use my Wolfgang mill frequently to grind hard white and red wheat, soft white wheat, aramanth, spelt, brown rice, etc. I have owned at least four different grinders which have all served this purpose. The Wolfgang mill, however, is a product superior to the all others that I have ever owned, seen, or examined (and I believe that I have examined them all). I would have seriously dished out five times its price to possess it. Not only does this mill perform consistently, reliably, (almost gracefully), but it is lovely to look upon and absolutely simple to use.

What the other reviewers have written is all true: the adjustment mechanism is effortless; the grinder is self-cleaning; the stones (as opposed to blades) preserve the nutritional content of the grains being ground. It is incredibly speedy. In short, I love this grain mill so much that I have given it (with accompanying whole grains, of course) to several of my friends as a gift. It is a kitchen/baking appliance of excellence that I would certainly purchase again.

Review by C. Crockett – Read the full review here.

The price is definitely going to be a stopping factor for many people – this is one of the highest priced grain mills that you can buy. But the quality really shines on this grain mill – and if you’re proud of your kitchen, this mill will not look out of place. And even though I gave this only a four star rating for the noise volume, I still was forced to give it an overall rating of five stars – this grain mill is really in a class by itself!

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Okay, I confess – I love electricity! And to be honest, I just hate sitting around handcranking anything (including ice cream buckets!), so I personally don’t use manual wheat grinders. Nor do I grind anything that needs to be done manually, such as coffee, or oily seeds & grains. Nor do I have a non-electric cabin in the woods… so for me personally, the Wondermill Junior isn’t going to be found in my kitchen.

That isn’t to say that it’s a bad product, however… despite the picture, which makes it look like a cheap plastic grinder, this is solid metal, with a nice thick powder-coat finish to it. Very solid… and will easily last your lifetime grinding grain for you. So if you’d like to be environmentally friendly, and use less electricity (and get some exercise at the same time!) – this would be a product for you to take a close look at…

This hand grinder will do things that most wheat grinders cannot do – for example you can make your own peanut butter (or cashew butter, or ???). This is something that the more traditional electric wheat grinders simply aren’t capable of doing. So if you want a product with greater flexibility – you won’t be disappointed here. It’s important to note that this is the ‘Deluxe’ model, and includes the ‘Burr Grinder’ and clamps that are not included on the basic model… and although this one runs about $30 more – the ability to handle oily seeds, grains, and nuts makes this the better deal.

You might guess by now that my ‘Overall’ rating given above is really about this product being non-electric, and not about any deficiency in the mill. It’s very well made, it is practically silent compared to electric mills, and there’s really no reason not to give this ‘Five Stars’ – other than my particular biases… let’s face it, a good electric mill will crank out enough flour for a loaf of bread in just a few minutes, but using this manual wheat grinder will take twice as long.

Here’s a review from one owner of the Wondermill Junior Grain Mill:

From the pictures the mill looks plastic but it is anything but that. This is a solid metal mill. I bought both the metal and stone grinders. If you are into home prepareness or just want to make great fresh flour, I highly recommend this mill. I had bought a cheaper mill before and that one worked fine but this mill, although it costs more money, is a huge step up in quality. I can hand mill grain much faster on this mill than on the other cheaper mill I bought. This mill is built like a tank.

Review by B. Roscher – See original review here

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The technical specs on the Wondermill Junior Deluxe Hand Grain/Flour Mill are:

• It comes with a Limited Lifetime Warranty
• The burr grinder works with wet/oily grains; legumes, coffee, garbanzos, seeds, nuts, etc..
• Powder-coated for easy cleanup.
• Large octagon hopper fills easily and holds more than 1 quart.
• World’s only patented dual clamp secures to surfaces up to 2″ thick, will not slip like other mills.
• Extra large lifetime lubricated bearings.

Here’s another excellent review written by an owner of a Wondermill Junior:

My search for a great manual grinder came to a close when I unboxed the Wondermill Jr. In my opinion, this is definitely one of the best grinders on the market. Something like the Country Living mill would no doubt be of higher quality and perform a bit better, but it also runs at over double the price. There are a number of cheaper alternatives on the market, but nearly all of them use plastic parts or don’t seem very well made.

The Wondermill Jr. is built extremely well, and I was highly impressed with the overall quality of the unit. The entire thing is metal, and is solid in construction with a durable finish. The dual clamp securely fastened the grinder to one of my kitchen countertops and the unit remained rock solid while I worked. The different burrs attach easily and can be interchanged within seconds. The unit includes a set of stone burrs intended for grinding grains, and a set of steel burrs that will grind everything the stone burrs do as well as nuts, sprouts, beans, ect, though at a 10-20% coarser grind. Adjusting the stones is easy, and allows you to grind at a variety of consistencies. The stone burrs look to last quite a long time, though I do plan on buying a spare set.

One of the reviews and a couple of comments talked of some excessively long mill times for something like a single cup of flour. After using the mill myself last night, I have to assume that the reviewer was either exaggerating, or using the product incorrectly. Grinding a cup of hard red wheat into fine flour took me under 5 minutes on my first attempt, and that included time spent learning how to adjust the tension for a coarser or finer grind. I got some flecks of stone in the first cup or so through (which the manual clearly warns you of in advance), and nothing after that.

All in all, this mill is very well made by a respectable company, performs quite well, and is a great deal for the price. I’m very pleased with the purchase, and will be using it for a long time to come.

Review by W. Mobley – Read the full review here.

You might also wish to consider purchasing a good electric wheat grinder for ordinary everyday use – particularly for breads… and then adding this manual hand grinder as a backup for times when you lose power, or for the comparatively less often times when you’d like to make a batch of peanut butter (or nut butter of your choice!) Having a backup, particularly one that’s even more flexible than the average electric wheat grinder, is simply a smart thing to do!

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Although I’m a big believer in milling your own wheat, for all the reasons that you probably already know, I’m reviewing this Ktec Kitchen Mill for only one reason. It’s cheaper than just about any other wheat grinder. That, and it’s Made In The USA. Now, those two facts may encourage many of you who are sitting on the fence to pick one up and give it a try.

Nothing wrong with considering price when you make a purchase – I just tend to look at shooting for higher quality if I can. I find that when I spend more money, I actually spend less money in the long run. (Your mileage may vary!)

There are several issues with the Ktec – but they aren’t what you might think. The construction looks flimsy – but the Kitchen Mill is actually made out of ‘Lexan’ – which is a pretty tough … they make football helmets out of this stuff.

No, the issue with the Ktec is that it’s a tad louder than other grain mills, and since the hopper has no cover – will tend to toss out a wheat berry or two, particularly as the level gets low. You can cover the hopper with a piece of paper to stop this, but it’s a design flaw in my opinion.

The list of millable items is pretty much the same as other grain mills – stay away from oily seeds & grains, and you’ll have no problems.

You can mill any of the following:

Don’t mill any of the following in the Kitchen Mill, the high oil content will definitely put a damper on your milling:

Here’s a review from one owner of the Ktec Kitchen Grain Mill:

We bought this mill for three reasons: 1. to mill corn 2. Made in USA 3. good price. It gets a 5 star rating on each. The corn is milled perfectly the first time through on the coarsest of 5 settings to be used in corn bread. The noise level is moderate for an electric mill and not at all high pitched nor did it require ear muffs nor did it make the dog howl. Clean up is easy. Follow the directions for removing the top/motor portion and you’ll not break the fastener tabs on the clear bucket. It is compact for storage. The rubber feet prevent walking on the counter top. We love this grain mill. Two words of advice: if you are looking to crack grains for beer making buy an inexpensive hand powered mill since this electric mill is designed to mill grain to a flour consistency which is not appropriate for beer making. Also, if you want to grind nuts like peanuts for peanut butter buy a hand powered mill that can grind oily things like nuts and can be taken apart for cleaning. This mill can not be taken apart to clean sticky nut residue so DO NOT mill any nuts in it. For making all types of flour (corn, wheat, rice, etc) this mill is a winner!!!!

Review by J. Tarpoff Corp – See original review here

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The technical specs on the L’Equip Nutrimill Home Grain Mill are:

• Can mill 1.5 lbs. of wheat per minute.
• Can grind 90 lbs. in an hour.
• Self cleaning.
• 6-Year limited warranty. Lifetime warranty on chamber & pan.
• Made in the USA
• Weight: 8 lbs.

Here’s another excellent review written by an owner of a Ktec Kitchen Mill:

I took my time researching & asking friends about several grain mills before purchasing the Kitchen Mill about 7 months ago. I ultimately chose this one because it was the cheapest. I am pleased with my purchase. It grinds the wheat into flour quickly. I usually grind about 8 cups of wheat berries at a time to make bread & store any leftover flour in the freezer. I use it about once a week.

I have not had problems with the flour dust others have mentioned while the mill is running, so I still have a good seal. My biggest complaint is that it is hard to release the mill from the storage unit once the flour is finished, but maybe I have weak fingers. The only other complaint is the hopper can only hold about 3 cups of grain at a time, so you have to stay around to feed the rest of the grain once it goes down.

A comment about the noise. I have friends who have other mills, the Wondermill (a.k.a. Whisper Mill) & the Nutrimill. The Kitchen Mill is slightly louder then those, but they are all noisy. As are blenders, mixers, food processors… I just warn the family I’m going to use it before I do as not to scare them. )>/p>

If I had to do over again, I would still purchase the Kitchen Mill because it does what I need it to & the price was the best for the electric mills.

Review by K. Bennington – Read the full review here.

If the lower cost of an appliance is a concern for you – or you prefer to purchase things Made In The USA, you’ll certainly be happy with the Kitchen Mill. I’ve personally chosen another brand – but everyone has the right to choose their own wheat grinder, right?

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Why would you want to mill your own flour when you can buy it in convenient sized bags ready to bake with? You probably have already figured out the answer to this – I suspect that you bake your own breads if you’re looking for a grain mill (just as I do!), and you already know how much better homemade bread is compared to the overprocessed and chemically treated excuse for bread that you can buy in the store.

Everyone I know who owns a grain mill bakes their own bread – so I’m on fairly safe grounds to figure you bake your own bread too! Now, before I talk about the Nutrimill, I’d like to make one thing clear – this is one of the quietest machines I’ve owned, but ‘quiet’ is a relative term. If you can remember that it sounds like your vacuum is in your kitchen – then you won’t be disappointed with high expectations. It’s a mill – it’s going to make noise. As long as you can get past the noise factor, you’re going to fall in love with the taste of homemade bread made with real flour.

My own particular favorite is sourdough, and making sourdough with flour that you’ve milled yourself makes a loaf of bread that you won’t have around the house very long. My problem is that really good sourdough is pretty much an all day project… it takes hours to rise…

If you have a big family, or just want to bake more than a single loaf of bread at a time, this particular home grain mill will probably be a better option for you, as it can mill more flour at a single time than any other mill I’ve used.

You can mill any of the following:

You can also mill these, with the proviso that you only fill the hopper no more than approximately 2/3rds full – as these will give you more flour volume:

Don’t mill any of the following in the Nutrimill, the high oil content will gum everything up:

Here’s a review from one owner of the L’Equip Nutrimill Grain Mill:

My NutriMill arrived in perfect order. I had never used a grain mill before and have to say that this mill was very easy to setup and work with. The user manual is brief and easy to understand. Be sure to read it because there are a couple of important things that you need to know before you start milling.

I milled six cups of red hard wheat berries. Two cups had to be discarded (as per manual instructions), the other four resulted in excellent finely ground flour. I had no idea that freshly ground whole wheat flour could smell so nicely. In comparison, store-bought flour smells faintly rancid and has none of the nutty aroma of the freshly ground flour.

The mill does make noise but it’s not as loud as my Oster blender. With the lid on the machine is slightly quieter. It took under 10 minutes to process 4 cups of wheat berries. I didn’t use the lid because I was curious and wanted to see how the berries would flow.

When I finished milling the counter remained spotless. No flour escapes the NutriMill during operation. The machine is self-cleaning, all one needs to do is rinse the flour bowl and dust off its lid and separator cup.

The freshly milled flour has made a huge difference. My 100% whole wheat bread used to taste very nice. Now it tastes **heavenly**, it has a softer texture and a lovely lighter color and I haven’t changed a thing, except that now I’m using fresh milled flour. Quite amazing.

Review by Pinkhat – See original review here

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The technical specs on the L’Equip Nutrimill Home Grain Mill are:

• Can mill 20 Cup capacity (about 5 pounds of flour!) in about 5 minutes.
• The world’s first variable texture control mill for creating fine or course flour.
• Grinds non-oily grains with precision grain feed control; No gumming, no overheating, no jamming, no hassle.
• Multi-channel air flow for better motor cooling and longer mill life.
• Self cleaning milling chamber that is easy to use
• Limited lifetime warranty

Here’s another excellent review written by an owner of a Nutrimill:

I have used the Nutrimill for two weeks and am thrilled with it! I am a novice grinder, but an experienced bread baker/cook. This is my first mill so I don’t have a lot of experience with other models, but I see no downside to this mill!

It is a powerful and efficient producer of fine to course ground flour. I leave it out on my counter and drop in whatever grain I need for my cooking needs (bread, pancakes, cookies, and cream of wheat….so far). I quickly mills the flour. There is a bit of heat generated during the milling process, but in small batches it really isn’t too bad. Besides, I have never eaten raw flour…we cook it anyway…right? The speed and convenience of this mill makes it very “useable”. I do not hesitate to use it!

The quality of the parts is good. I have no concerns regarding the quality of the construction. The external parts are a high grade plastic and the knobs are of reasonable quality for the price of the machine. The internal parts seems to be excellent quality. The mill is powerful and that is obvious when you start grinding.

I find the mill to be very clean. I have black granite countertops in my kitchen, so every speck of flour shows up. I have to say that it is pretty darn clean. Yes, there is a bit of dust generated but it is minimal. The amount of flour on the countertops is comparable to what is on my counters when I bake anyway. My Kitchenaide spews way more flour around my kitchen during the mixing process! I think the key here is to have reasonable expectations…you are milling flour! You can’t expect to have a dust free kitchen!

The noise level is fine. It generates a bit of noise, but you can easily stand in your kitchen and have a conversation with the mill running. Again, reasonable expectations! You are running a flour mill! When the grain empties from the grinder and the mill is left to run (to self clean….5 seconds), it winds up pretty good and is a bit louder. But it isn’t bad, very tolerable for 5 seconds. To mill 15 cups of flour for a batch of bread, the mill has to run for about 5 minutes. No big whoop. My kids (9 and 10 years old) will watch TV while I am running the mill and do not complain…that says a lot!

I love this mill and find it VERY worth the money! I recommend it highly.

Review by AZMom – Read the full review here.

So if you’re looking to mill your own wheat, and want to find out just how healthy (and tasty!) real unprocessed food can be, the L’Equip Nutrimill Grain Mill would be a fine choice for both price and reliability. The noise level is the best among all the mills I’ve owned, so if you cannot handle loud noise, this would be your best choice.

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