i think i may just go this route, but i need to first learn how to bake good wholesome bread, 2nd grow my own grains in zone8a, and 3rd, learn how to harvest them. LOL.moolie said:I wanna say it was around $245? when we bought it, maybe it was on sale? It was a couple of years ago. Still going strong, very well-built, we use it every day or two.Maschil said:was yours 270 bucks???moolie said:We have the Family Grain Mill as well, when we purchased the motorized version, the hand crank base came with it at no charge. We got it from Pleasant Hill Grain. It works very well both motorized and cranked by hand. Baking with fresh ground wheat (and other grains, we have tried oats, barley, rice, dent corn not popcorn, and millet as well as legumes like pinto beans) is wonderful.
There is a bit of a learning curve if you are going for 100% whole grain bread--we've not mastered it yet so we usually add up to one third all purpose flour to most whole wheat recipes. Occasionally I make white bread/buns that are actually 1/2 freshly ground oat flour, my family loves them