Posted: 12/17/2008 7:40:01 PM EDT
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looking for recommendations on high quality electric wheat/ grain grinders. i was told the whispermill was pretty good, but i am not sure that it is still made.
-frank |
| I've heard positive things about the WonderMill but haven't used it firsthand. |
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not cheap A light commercial mill. If you want the best get this. http://www.meadowsmills.com/sbm8.htm
I have this 1915 24 inch Williams mill. Williams was bought out by Meadows in 1924. |
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I've got a Nutrimill that is awesome. Been using it weekly for almost a year. Makes 12 cups of flour in less than 30 seconds. |
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Quoted: I've got a Nutrimill that is awesome. Been using it weekly for almost a year. Makes 12 cups of flour in less than 30 seconds.  Is that a typo? |
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I've got a Nutrimill that is awesome. Been using it weekly for almost a year. Makes 12 cups of flour in less than 30 seconds. Holy crap –– I suppose it must burst into flames from the friction/heat shortly thereafter. Does it run on 220v? 
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Wow. And they even claim:
* Protects Nutrients: Nutrimill keeps your flour at temperatures (typically about 118° in our testing) that protect the nutrients in your grains. Its new airflow design make the Nutrimill the world's coolest-running impact mill.
That's impressive since hand-spinning my Country Living mill takes about 45 minutes for ONE cup! |
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First thing is to do your research on impact type grain mills vs burr type grain mills, and compare their capabilities with your desired results.
I bought the Family Grain Mill with electric base (burr type) and am happy. 12 cups of very fine flour in 30 seconds is impressive, but burr mills will give you a much coarser grind ability for cereals and they can grind some things that the impact type mills cannot. If my wife was just baking bread we probably would have gone with an impact type mill, but my son has food allergies to corn, oats, and soy, so we grind our own cereal from wheat, rice, barley, and buckwheat. J. |
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I really want one that is hand operated. Any ideas? Country Living if you've got bucks to spend. WonderMill Jr or Lehman's Best if you're at that middle price point. Corona if you're budget-minded. Others will have additional suggestions, I'm sure. 
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Wow. And they even claim: * Protects Nutrients: Nutrimill keeps your flour at temperatures (typically about 118° in our testing) that protect the nutrients in your grains. Its new airflow design make the Nutrimill the world's coolest-running impact mill.
That's impressive since hand-spinning my Country Living mill takes about 45 minutes for ONE cup! Holy slow spinning batman. I can easily empty the hoper in less than 5 without the power lever extension thing. And I second Ferals recommendation. The CLM is a great mill. Sure it will last a long while. I have only used it about 2 dozen times, but it is not really that hard to hand crank wheat. The girlfriend may tell you otherwise. After the first 10 turns she gave up on it. |
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Holy slow spinning batman. I can easily empty the hopper[sic] in less than 5 without the power lever extension thing.
Wow, guess I'm doing it wrong. I don't necessarily find it difficult to grind, it just takes forever. Should I just loosen up the tension? Anyway, for bobwrench, the CLGM is built like a brick outhouse and I expect it will be in my family long after I'm gone. Truly an old-world heirloom. |