Comments on: Nutrimill Grain Grinder Review

By: amy

amy — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:35:52 +0000

The Nutrimill keeps your flour at temperatures (typically around 118 degrees) that protect the nutrients in your grains.

Why is this important, if you are then going to bake the flour at 350+ degrees?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:52:00 +0000

Hello to all – I have enjoyed reading the posts so far on the NutriMill. I have had one for 3 years & can attest to the fact that the NutriMill is by far the BEST electric mill on the market. Very convenient because you can keep grain in the hopper and turn it on & off; it does a GREAT job on the course setting on low speed to make my own cornmeal both from corn and popcorn as well as finely cracked wheat cereal. All other mills will only grind to a flour and for the price, I love having the option to grind fine flour to a fine crack. (sometimes with larger grains I do watch to make sure it feeds, but a minor problem compared to all the benefits) It also makes great fine flour. To those that are not used to older mills and their noise, this one is actually considered “quiet” for a mill and has been tested decibal wise just below the WonderMill. It is also super easy to clean; I just rinse & wipe the bowl and the inside motor area does not need cleaning as it’s considered self-cleaning. I cannot recommend this highly enough especially since it has a lifetime warranty! I bought mine through a small family company: The Preparedness Store & Bosch Kitchen Center which has great customer service. I did TONS of research before buying and am very happy with it. Good luck!

By: E.E.

E.E. — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:41:51 +0000

I have to say that I have a Vita-Mix, and have been using it for four years to grind grains (and for four years prior to that), and am very happy with its results. It grinds 3 cups of whole wheat flour (chilled wheat berries work best) in 1 minute, 20 seconds. The texture is not as fine as store-bought, but if I wanted that fine a texture I would skip the grinding all together and purchase store-bought. I use my home-ground flour for everything – - cakes, cookies, breads, pizza dough, biscuits… It is hearty and delicious! If a Vita-Mix is cared for properly, it will last a lifetime. It comes with a 7 year guarantee and customer service is wonderful! I have dealt with them twice and received prompt, courteous help right away. While I primarily use my Vita-Mix for wheat berries, I have also ground oats and corn with excellent results. Its operation is a little loud, but that is a result of its powerful motor. This is the blender/grinder professionals use! The best part about purchasing a Vita-Mix is that you can do so much more than grind grains with it, and all for just over the price of a machine that exclusively mills.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:32:34 +0000

I have a Nutrimill, and it does a decent job at grinding, but I HATE that it sounds like I have a plane taking off when I fire it up. My husband can hear it OUTSIDE the house when he comes home from work. I have the crazy thing out in the garage now so the children and I aren’t deaf in a few years, but I keep my grains out there anyway, so it’s not so inconvenient. I have had some trouble with it not feeding the grains properly…sometimes they zip right down, and other times, I have to stand there and push the grains with a stomper. I think as our family grows, I will eventually go to the Jupiter mill recommended by Sally Fallon, but for now, this does work pretty well, and it surely beats the little hand mill I was using!

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:51:08 +0000

Aww… I’m so very jealous of all the fun grinders. I have a LOVELY antique Magic Mill grinder that does exactly that – grind. Nothing fancy. I have to double sift for fine flour, but it’s still worth it for the fantastically wonderfully better taste of fresh flour! No matter what kind of mill anyone gets, it’s still worth it for that taste!!

By: Tammy L

Tammy L — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:11:04 +0000

I, too, was going to say that the Wondermill (which we have) grinds corn with no problem. I never mix grains in the mill; that way I can measure and use various flour combinations as needed later.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:33:23 +0000

Coffee grinders work well for grinding seeds and small grains (i.e. millet, quinoa), but I do not believe it will produce a fine flour if using whole wheat berries.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:29:58 +0000

Some people enjoy making their own cracked wheat/oatmeal for cereals as such. I never need anything else myself so that is why it works great for my use.

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:47:56 +0000

I am going to teach bread baking to a high school Sunday School class (incuding a devotional) this fall. Just for demonstration purposes, do you think a coffee grinder would grind the wheat berries to a texture similar to flour? I’ve never been around anyone who grinds their own flour so I’m very curious about this whole process. Thanks.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:03:20 +0000

What an amazing coincidence that you posted a review about grain mills! I have just recently debating about getting a grain mill. We have a VitaMix (we’ve been having green smoothies almost every day), and I have used it to grind grains (for baby cereal), but I got out of doing it a while back and now I want to get into making my own flours, so I would be using it on a larger scale (which I see from an above comment that it might not be the best tool for grinding grain). Thanks so much for the insight. I’m still undecided about which model to go with, but I’m definitely leaning towards getting a mill now.