Choosing the best grain mill to grind your own flour at home can be tricky. What should you look for? It’s my opinion that every kitchen should experience the benefits and flavor of grinding your own fresh-milled flour. And to do that, you need to make sure you’re choosing the best flour mill for your house.
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This post was previously written to go along with Pioneering Today Podcast episode #64 (which you can listen to below) but has since been updated with my podcast interview with Bonnie from GrainMaker (episode #458).
Flour milled at home is healthier and fresher, plus it makes me feel like a true pioneer woman.
Do you ever wonder about the flour you purchase from the store? While I’ve been baking our own bread for almost a year and a half now, I’ve been using store-bought flour. I know our bread is now preservative-free, but what about the flour, the main ingredient?
My desire is to be as self-sustainable as possible. I also believe it’s the healthiest way to live. I started researching the benefits of grinding your own flour at home, and let me tell ya, there’s a ton of nutrition we’re missing out on (I won’t even mention the flavor) by not grinding our own flour.
When you grind it at home, you’re leaving in all the nutrition. It will store for about three days at room temperature, or you can store the ground flour in the freezer for up to six months.
When you grind a whole wheat berry (it looks like a piece of grain, not a berry), you grind the bran and germ into your flour. Because the germ has oil in it, the flour can turn rancid, so it’s removed in commercial flour to be shelf-stable.
However, most of your fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants are in the bran and germ.
Disclosure: I received my Wondermill and Mockmill for free over ten years ago, regardless, this is my honest opinion of all the grain mills I’ve owned or tried.
Your first decision is to decide if a manual grain mill or an electric grain mill is the right fit for you. There are some pros and cons to each (more on that below).
For my quick picks on each, keep reading:
If you’re looking for a manual grain mill, there are a lot more options than there used to be. GrainMaker has multiple options varying in both size and cost.
There are also options like this Wondermill Deluxe Hand Grain Mill on Amazon that mounts to the counter. A third option for a manual grain mill is the Victorio Hand Operated Mill.
Manual grain mills are a great way to increase your resiliency and still be able to grind grain when the power is out. Thankfully, we now have a more powerful generator that allows me to use my electric mill, even when the power is out, but I still like the peace of mind knowing I can use a hand-crank mill when I need to.
Wheat berries, when stored correctly, are shelf-stable for years. So having a way to grind them into flour is a fantastic way to be prepared.
I used a Wondermill for years, but about ten years ago, I received a stone burr Mockmill 100 and you guys, I can’t believe the difference.
It’s sooo much quieter, no parts to hook together, and the ability to adjust the grind goes beyond any mill I’ve seen.
Not only can you grind flour, but you can grind all your gluten-free flours, vegetables (yes, vegetables into powders), spices and more. With one mill! Plus, it makes the finest whole wheat pastry flour.
Once you have your grain mill, be sure to check out this post to learn how to bake with fresh flour.
I’ve had my Mockmill100 for many years now. It’s much quieter than both the Blendtech and the Wondermill and it doesn’t jump around on the counter while it’s grinding.
Plus it’s a tabletop electric stone grain mill for home use with a slim profile that fits under most upper cabinets.
However, it was very important to me to also have a grain mill that I could use when/if the power goes out. That’s why I’m a happy owner of both a Mockmill and a GrainMaker hand-crank mill.
First, the initial price of a home flour mill isn’t cheap, so be prepared to spend between $300-$800, depending on the model.
However, Mockmill also has a KitchenAid attachment that has a lower price point (just over $200). It won’t grind as much flour at a time, but it’s a great option if you just can’t quite swing the countertop version quite yet.
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The BlendTech models come in just under the Mockmill at about $269 (at the time of this posting). There are fewer options when it comes to BlendTech, and the construction of the design left something to be desired (in my opinion).
The NutraMill is very comparable to the Mockmill, priced between $300-$400 for their models. They do have two options, but no KitchenAid attachment option at this time.
GrainMaker is 100% made in the USA! It’s a hand-crank mills that varies in price from $500-$ (though I doubt many of us will need The Workhorse model). Bonnie shared in the podcast interview that the GrainMaker mills can actually be motor powered, or even set up to be powered by a bicycle!
Warranty vs. Guarantee: Bonnie shared the difference between a warranty (which is for a limited-time) and GrainMaker’s Heirloom Lifetime Guarantee (which covers every part of the mill for life, even if the mill is handed down to the next generation!). That’s a pretty big selling point in my book!
The burrs. These are what grinds the food into flour and are probably the most important part of your mill. There are 3 different types of burrs on the market, steel, cast iron and stone.
Steel and cast iron burrs do a decent job (this is what my old Wondermill had and what the GrainMaker hand-crank mills have) but you can’t get as fine a grind and they tend to heat up, causing the flour to come out hot (which some believe impacts the nutrition value).
The Mockmill is the only model I know of that has stone burrs, which is another reason it’s at the top of my recommendations.
A grain mill is a spendy kitchen appliance. I like to view it as an investment, not just in your kitchen, but in your and your family’s health.
If you use it often, the mill will eventually pay for itself. Wheat berries are much less expensive to buy than ground flour. Furthermore, a cup of wheat berries yields approximately 1 1/4 cups flour.
Wheat berries store much longer than bags of flour, increasing our food storage.
But there is a learning curve! Ask me how many loaves of bread turned out rock hard when I first started. That’s why I’m sharing the tips I’ve learned to use fresh ground flour to convert your favorite recipes and get delicious food, every time.
There you have it, how to choose the best grain mill to grind your own flour at home. Which one did you go with?
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