Re: Re: x post: grain mills: retsels little ark or country life?

[Guest guest]

FWIW, sprouted grains clog stone grinding wheels. I can't remember the

technical term for what occurs, but basically, a slick layer of grain covers

the stone, and they need to be sent back to the factory for polishing. Ask

me how I know. The metal burr wheel works with sprouted grains,

however. I had a WhisperMill, a high-impact mill, (which did anything but

whisper LOL - oy vey, it was like having a jet enginer in the kitchen), and

that did a great job on the sprouted grains and corn. But, I would never,

ever recommend a WhisperMill. The plastic tubing from the grinder to the

holding bin did not stay connected, wearing down over time, and I had to

take on body positions of a contortionist in order to hold it all together,

while it ground. I've heard only great things about the Nutrimill - and it

has the same technology as my WhisperMill, without the connecting tubes, so

it should do a good job.

The electric Retsel Mil-Rite has the option of manual hand-grind - simply

order the handle for it, fwiw.

Sharon

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:58 PM, jilllliiii <jillirobins@...> wrote:

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> > I've got a nutrimill electric mill. It won't do any oily seeds or

> > even millet. But it makes a wonderful wheat flour in minutes with no

> > cranking at all. It can also grind rice and beans.

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> it seems like most of the electric ones have more things that they cant

> do. but maybe i should look into it more though . i wouldnt be doing

> much more than spelt and corn now but i never know what i'll be into

> next year! i do want to grind sprouted and dehydrated grains, i wonder

> how that would work in a machine that says no moist things. i would try

> to dry it completely. . .

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> thanks for the help, jill

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[Guest guest]

Wow....good to know. I assumed *slaps self with wet trout* that Nutrimill

could handle dehydrated sprouted grains. Do they specifically warn not

to? My WhisperMill, same type of high-impact grinding, whipped right

through them, but my Retsel stone-wheel shut down pretty darned quick.

Sharon

On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 11:10 AM, haecklers <haecklers@...> wrote:

> Nutrimill is one of the best electric mills and can't do field corn

> or any sprouted grains. I have a cheapo hand mill I use when I make

> masa. It's messy to use, takes a lot of effort, and is really hard

> to clean but the homemade tortillas from nixtamal are worth it.

> Still, I'm so happy to have the electric mill for the rest. (It does

> grind popcorn, tho and I've been growing heritage popcorn that makes

> wonderful colorful flour.)

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[Guest guest]

jilllliiii wrote:

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>> Nutrimill is one of the best electric mills and can't do field corn

>> or any sprouted grains.

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> thats strange that it will do popcorn and not feild corn. it seems

> like most machines say the opposite. i didnt really know why your

> grind popcorn, you use it as flour?

Yes, you can use it as flour and it provides a very " puffy " loaf of

bread. Not much in the way of nutrition, though. I know the k-tech

(high impact) will do any kind of corn without a problem...at least I

never had any problem when we were using corn...but the burr wheel mills

don't seem to handle it very well.

What I have experienced is that there is no single mill that will do

everything I want it to do. Apparently, I'm quite demanding. So I

have a high impact *and* a burr wheel.

--s, she who dies with the most grain mills wins.

[Guest guest]

*On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 1:23 PM, haecklers <haecklers@...> wrote:

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> * I've decided to keep mine to kamut

> and wheat. (Kamut makes the very very very best pancakes and scones,

> ever!!!!)*

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You betcha. I adore kamut in all things. I'm living wild lately though,

having thrown a load of spring white, winter red, kamut, triticale, and

barley all in the hopper and just seeing what comes out. LOL.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

*On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 12:32 PM, SN <snoakes@...> wrote:*

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> --s, she who dies with the most grain mills wins. *

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I am so with you on this one. Fully bored, stroked and a fast track used to

my Thing....and now I'm happy listening to my KA kneading and my Retsel

grinding. LOL.........

Sharon