i think i may just go this route, but i need to first learn how to bake good wholesome bread, 2nd grow my own grains in zone8a, and 3rd, learn how to harvest them. LOL.moolie said:I wanna say it was around $245? when we bought it, maybe it was on sale? It was a couple of years ago. Still going strong, very well-built, we use it every day or two.Maschil said:was yours 270 bucks???moolie said:We have the Family Grain Mill as well, when we purchased the motorized version, the hand crank base came with it at no charge. We got it from Pleasant Hill Grain. It works very well both motorized and cranked by hand. Baking with fresh ground wheat (and other grains, we have tried oats, barley, rice, dent corn not popcorn, and millet as well as legumes like pinto beans) is wonderful.
There is a bit of a learning curve if you are going for 100% whole grain bread--we've not mastered it yet so we usually add up to one third all purpose flour to most whole wheat recipes. Occasionally I make white bread/buns that are actually 1/2 freshly ground oat flour, my family loves them
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terri9630
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My Dr just let me borrow her magic mill (very old) and I love it. Its huge and heavy but takes no time to grind the wheat. She let me borrow her sun oven to try out too. Had a wonderful roast for dinner.
baymule
Sustainability Master
Here is a review of grain mills that might be helpful.
http://www.everythingkitchens.com/article-grain-mills-flour-grinders.html
http://www.everythingkitchens.com/article-grain-mills-flour-grinders.html
baymule
Sustainability Master
After studying grain mills until my eyes are crossed and visions of crusty fresh loaves dance in my head, I think I have decided on the Family Grain Mill. I like it that the motorized and hand operated come together. I have a question, just how fine will it grind the flour?
I called the Home Storage Center (Mormon) in Houston. Their price for 25 pounds of hard red wheat is $11.45, they keep it in stock and I am going Tuesday with a friend to buy some. (and whatever else I find)
If you want to find a Home Storage Center near you, look in the thread I started about which wheat to buy, red, white, hard or soft. I think the link to the list is on page 2.
Now I think I will get some nasty ol' store bought flour out of the freezer and make some bread.
I called the Home Storage Center (Mormon) in Houston. Their price for 25 pounds of hard red wheat is $11.45, they keep it in stock and I am going Tuesday with a friend to buy some. (and whatever else I find)
If you want to find a Home Storage Center near you, look in the thread I started about which wheat to buy, red, white, hard or soft. I think the link to the list is on page 2.Now I think I will get some nasty ol' store bought flour out of the freezer and make some bread.
When I was doing research into grain mills a couple of years ago I was told by someone no longer on SS (maybe a couple of someones, I don't really remember) that the Family Grain Mill didn't grind very finely, and one often has to send the flour through a second time to get a good enough flour for bread. I chose that mill anyway (because I really wasn't sure if it would get much use in this household, as DH was, and still is a little, resistant to whole wheat), and I didn't want to spend a huge amount on an experiment. (I would have rented one first, if I had had that option).
However, I have to say that that has not been my experience - the mill adjusts to a very fine grind, and I have never had to send the flour through twice. There is, of course, a small amount of bran that doesn't get really fine; I don't consider that a problem, but if I did I would just sift it out. I am very happy with this mill. And even DH is coming around to the advantages. Freshly ground grain is so much nicer than that which has been sitting on the store shelf for who knows how long. And, while whole wheat still doesn't thrill him, I have found that freshly ground rye reminds him of his youth in Germany - packaged rye flour never got much of a positive reaction from him at all, but he quite likes the bread from freshly ground.
However, I have to say that that has not been my experience - the mill adjusts to a very fine grind, and I have never had to send the flour through twice. There is, of course, a small amount of bran that doesn't get really fine; I don't consider that a problem, but if I did I would just sift it out. I am very happy with this mill. And even DH is coming around to the advantages. Freshly ground grain is so much nicer than that which has been sitting on the store shelf for who knows how long. And, while whole wheat still doesn't thrill him, I have found that freshly ground rye reminds him of his youth in Germany - packaged rye flour never got much of a positive reaction from him at all, but he quite likes the bread from freshly ground.
Don't remember exactly. Mr Google says ~220.Maschil said:
http://beprepared.com/product.asp?p...D=GLAFP M530&gclid=CNmT8sDRxLECFYcBQAodnl4Azg
