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Grain Mills...anyone...?
So, I've been milling organic, hard-red-winter-wheat and making our own bread and I must say that we should've been doing this years ago. However, my crappy grain mill is, well, crappy and I'm in the market for a new one.
Has anyone any experience with the Country Living grain mill? They run about $400.00 which I thought was a bit high until I saw THIS ONE made in Denmark, which sells for $1200.00(!). I have THIS one. Thanks. |
August 5th, 2008 | #2 |
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I've been looking at one of these for a while:
http://www.whitenationalist.info/for...4288#post34288
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I think that's the Country Living Grain Mill I was talking about.
I just ordered one. I'll let everyone know how well (or not) it works. |
August 6th, 2008 | #5 |
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Grain mills are popular among "survivalists". Of course you must have access to enough grains for them to be of any use. The good news for survivalists is that raw grains stored properly can last for years, much longer than flour can.
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August 6th, 2008 | #6 |
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It's just a step toward self sufficiency and a hobby. Now if I can figure out how to grow enough grain with chemicals I'll have it whooped.
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Never done it myself,but I've eaten the results of other peoples efforts.My opinion is that the chief advantage is great taste.Bread made out milled grain doesn't rise like store bought flour and is kind of hard and chewy,but most people like the flavour,and you can turn out a damned cheap loaf(that'll shred any "multi-grain health" bread from a store).
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That is nice if you can afford to buy the one for $395 that you have your eye on. I wonder why there would be so much assembly required, tho. I have had the same old Corona Mill (tin plated iron) for 30 years, I kid you not. Still works. Paid $25 for it at the time.
If $$$ is not an issue, an electric one is fine - I mean, why struggle turning the crank ( it is hard work). So a manual one that converts to electric is probably the best deal. The point, Alex, is as the others have explained. And if you have the manual kind of grinder, get your kids to do the work, for it would, I hope, teach them that food doesn't just come from the store; our ancestors struggled in this way to obtain their bread, literally. It is tremendous exercise. I would recommend that anyone baking their own bread from home-ground or store-bought whole wheat flour (or whole spelt, which is what I bake with) sift off the larger particles of bran. All that bran is no good for you. Further, to make the bread highly digestible, it is necessary to let it rise a long time (this is unsupervised work, so it is just as easy as the 2 - 3 hour rising). I let my dough rise for about 10-12 hours. The main thing you do different is use a tiny amount of yeast, as opposed to an entire package, which is 2 and a half teaspoons. The following is wonderful info for you bread bakers out there. http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog...ten-intolerant |
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I suppose it's not quite as cool as "putting out media" which you claim you're good at, but I get by. |
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I was asking questions, not insulting. I have never seen one of these, I'm asking how the thing works. Not making fun of you.
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But, I have a hard time with the fact that Alex Linder can't grasp the concept of a grain mill; what it does and the potential benefits. Even a cursory glance at some data would show a cost savings over buying commercial bread, let alone the nutritional benefits. I'll put some numbers together and try to figure out how much it's costing us to make our own bread, and we can contrast that to buying it at Wal-Mart. Right now I'm still dependant on purchasing wheat from big suppliers, but I'm working with local farmers and the Amish to secure a supply of wheat in my own back yard, so to speak. |
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so you buy the grain from farmers, and all you do is maybe rinse the grain and dry it and put it in the mill? do you also try to get rid of some of the bran? how many pounds of grain does it take to make a pound of wheat flour?
sometimes I see wheat (like bulghur wheat) for sale in health food stores, etc... but it's actually really expensive where I'm at (in the suburbs) - far more expensive than just buying flour. p.s. my pepper plants keep breaking - I've tried staking them, tying them up with twine, picking the peppers before they get too large (or if there are a lot on one branch, picking all but one), but the darn things keep breaking! does anyone else have this problem? also, after producing many, many pounds of zucchini, my zucchini plants all got some disease which rotted away the stems and killed them - I finally removed them a couple days ago. also, my corn keeps getting eaten by something, I'm guessing mice since my garden is fenced. the ears are always covered with ants and beetles, but insects can't break through the husks by themselves, right?
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This is a good site for the food storage and prep aspect of survivalism:
http://simplylivingsmart.com/ They have a lot of videos, and they are pushing their Grain Mill, though I woudln't necessarily endorse it. I want to purchase or fabricate a sun oven. Those are useful. They get up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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the sun oven seems like a good idea. I wonder if anyone has experience using one?
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As stated you can store whole grains longer if done properly you can store some grain for a decade. It is cheaper than buying already ground, there is some physical work involved so that is a plus. The grain is healthier and doesn’t contain the preservatives and bleaching agents. The food has a better flavor as well. Imagine buying a decade worth of bread or having bread at 1990’s prices. Look at this site for more information on grain mills and how to use them for survival foods. http://www.survivalplus.com/foods/toc.htm He sells a similar one like Stronza mentioned, I have found dozens of used ones here for $4.00 each with attachments for making sausage, ground beef or various other things. One of my friends gave me a hand crank grain mill made in the 1800’s and it is still in top-notch shape, if used properly it will outlast my life. Quote:
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