Comments on: Nutrimill Grain Grinder Review

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:07:27 +0000

I have wanted to grind my own flour for a long time. This is an awesome grinder!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:57:02 +0000

One thing I did try recently was soaking the whole berries in buttermilk. Soak them for about 30 hrs then you can grind them in your blender. I made creps this way. You would have to add white flour or already ground wheat flour if you wanted to make bread but that could be a good substitute.

By: Brent

Brent — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:12:44 +0000

April, you can actually turn the Newest WonderMill off during milling or even fill the hopper before milling if you really wanted. The new wondermill has a more powerful motor now and has ho problem doing this. see this youtube video of the WonderMill Company turning it on and off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiwhtgsKkbY

By: April

April — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:59:33 +0000

I have had my Blendtec Total Blender for several months now and I bought it not only for smoothies and such, but also for grinding grains. At the time I was not milling that much wheat and it was working great.

Now, I am milling all my flour and since it will only do a couple of cups of wheat berries at a time, I am looking for a mill.

Thanks for the run down on the nutrimill. I have demo’d this mill and have liked the cornmeal texture, as well as the fine wheat texture.

I am also looking at the wondermill, but do not like the idea of not being able to stop it mid-grinding, as mentioned in earlier comment. There is always some calamity that just so happens during bread making day… That is important to consider…

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.