Comments on: Q & A: Grain Mill Options

By: IthacaNancy

IthacaNancy — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:51:25 +0000

I’ve been using my Kitchen-aid flour mill attachment for years, and it’s worked very well for me. I grind flours for the family and even crack corn for our small poultry population. If you already have the mixer, getting the grain mill attachment seems like a thriftier choice than purchasing a new machine. My original Kitchen-aid needed repair after over 25 years of steady use and I ended up buying a second reconditioned ‘new’ model as well. It’s a luxury having two machines when I make pasta at home – one to roll it out and the other to cut it.

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:32:11 +0000

I use both the Family Grain Mill and the Vitamix, and love both. The Family Grain Mill is best at large amounts of wheat, spelt and other grains, or for flaking them. I use the Vitamix with dry container for quick, small batches of grain flour, and for initial grinding of beans and popcorn. The grain mill can then take that and grind into a really fine powder to make bean flours for breads and soups, and fine cornmeal from the popcorn. Using this combination prolongs the life of the grain mill and nothing ever gets more than slightly warm.

By: Wardeh

Wardeh — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:42:22 +0000

Here’s a review from my friend Julieanne, who uses her Cusinart Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill to grind small quantities of flour. Certainly an option for small family or occasional use:

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/iLoveHomeschooling/766993/

By: Wardeh

Wardeh — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:17:10 +0000

LaniQ – This mill gets bad reviews, from what I’ve seen. There’s someone in the eCourse forum who doesn’t like it. I have an old friend who doesn’t like it either. The reasons I’ve seen are: poor flour quality and burned out motors.

By: LaniQ

LaniQ — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:48:34 +0000

This may be a really lame question as well (I have never done any grain grinding, and am looking into less expensive options for starting out) do any of you know if the grain grinder attachment to the kitchen-aid mixer is any good?

By: Wardeh

Wardeh — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:13:30 +0000

Jory – I am so happy to hear you’re glad about your purchase. I love hearing what you’re doing with it. One thing I’ve always wanted to do is be able to make my own flakes.

By: Jory

Jory — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:05:08 +0000

Hi All!
Just following up on my grain mill experience. I LOVE IT!!

I bought at Family Grain Mill with electric mill and also a flaker attachment so I can roll oats or other grains. I love my mill! I definitely doesn’t grind as fine as store bought flour but that hasnt been a problem. Ive also been grinding rice for quick breakfast cereal and I love rolling my own oats for granola, granola bars, and oatmeal. It doesnt heat grain hardly at all, but I guess, as another post pointed out, that really doesn’t matter since we are going to bake it at high temperatures anyway!

Thanks again for all the comments.

Blessings,
Jory

By: DGarcia

DGarcia — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:03:33 +0000

Hi,
To all of you that have blendtec to grind your grain, what model # do you have? I found a blendtec on craigslist and want to make sure I’m getting the correct model.
Thanks.
ps: can you please email me your response. thx

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