Posted: 3/22/2013 5:57:50 PM EDT
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what does the hive use for grain mills. looking at Coutry living grain mill. |
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I've got the Wondermill Junior Deluxe. It's a little harder than I expected to process the grain, but recently I purchased the drill adaptor and in a non shtf situation, it's made it a non issue.
Wondermill Junior 
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IMHO any mill that will make fine flour in one pass, and there are only a couple, is the only way to go. We grind enough flour in this household for 4 loaves of bread a week, plus biscuits and dumplings, and crack grains for breakfast cereal. As do most of our friends and family. CLGM, GrainMaker, Diamante. PERIOD. All good. We know families with all of them. We also know that most of them have 1-3 other mills that they bought for less.. and discarded. We spend about 20 minutes a week at the mill.
If you have trouble turning the mill over by hand.. well, you can add a "power bar" I did for my wife. Going electric is basackwards to what most are trying to achieve when they start grinding their own grains and living the lifestyle. 
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We also have a Wondermill Jr. Deluxe.
It grinds our wheat into flour in one pass. The Country Living Grain Mill is an excellent mill. However, we chose the Wondermill Jr. Deluxe because for not much more than the price of the Country Living, we could buy both the Wondermill Jr (hand cranked) and a Wondermill (electric) We have been happy with the Wondermill Jr. and have not added a Wondermill yet. The Jr. deluxe comes with both steel and stone burrs, we prefer using the stone burrs for flour. Hand cranked mills are a workout, no doubt about that, and while I understand the reason for hand cranked vs. electric, I don't see the reason to not use electricity if you have it or while you have it. 
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I've got the Wondermill Junior Deluxe. It's a little harder than I expected to process the grain, but recently I purchased the drill adaptor and in a non shtf situation, it's made it a non issue. Wondermill Junior http://www.thewondermill.com/images/wonder-junior/wondermill-wonder-junior-hand-mill.jpg Drill Adaptor http://www.thewondermill.com/images/drill-bit-attachment/drill-bit-attachment-medium-large.jpg I've used the country living, the WonderMill Jr., the KitchenAid mixer attachment grinder, and I can say that the WonderMill Jr. had the best, finest grind I've seen thus far. I own the KitchenAide, and will be buying the WonderMill Jr. soon... Love that thing, and coming with both the CNC steel mill and the stone mill too... Excellent bang for the buck, and a great, ultra-fine, and adjustable grind. |
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By far THE BEST grain mill out there. The Model No. 99 is the cheapest. Made in the good ole USA and has a HEIRLOOM LIFETIME warranty. A bit on the pricey side, but buy once cry once......
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By far THE BEST grain mill out there. The Model No. 99 is the cheapest. Made in the good ole USA and has a HEIRLOOM LIFETIME warranty. A bit on the pricey side, but buy once cry once...... Best Grain Mill Edit: Grammar Must be the best, it's featured on Doomsday Preppers. 
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By far THE BEST grain mill out there. The Model No. 99 is the cheapest. Made in the good ole USA and has a HEIRLOOM LIFETIME warranty. A bit on the pricey side, but buy once cry once...... Best Grain Mill Edit: Grammar Must be the best, it's featured on Doomsday Preppers. Ya I am sure that added to the "value" of it. I saw it in the magazine Mother Earth News. |
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By far THE BEST grain mill out there. The Model No. 99 is the cheapest. Made in the good ole USA and has a HEIRLOOM LIFETIME warranty. A bit on the pricey side, but buy once cry once...... Best Grain Mill Edit: Grammar Must be the best, it's featured on Doomsday Preppers. Ya I am sure that added to the "value" of it. I saw it in the magazine Mother Earth News. Damn, pricey aint the word for it. TRG |
| I bought the Country Living Grain Mill about 3 years ago, used it for 2 1/2 years, then I moved. It is a lot of work but does one good, sort of like burning wood, heats you up grinding and eating. I moved and am using the electric Magic Mill (20-30 years old) until I get a stand to put the CLGM on. It needs something very sturdy to mount to. |