Comments on: My New Wheat Grinder: Wonder Junior Deluxe Hand Mill Review http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/01/my-new-wheat-grinder-and-the-first-batch-of-flour/ Our Family's Journey To Self Sufficiency Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/01/my-new-wheat-grinder-and-the-first-batch-of-flour/comment-page-1/#comment-42706 Kendra at New Life On A Homestead Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:25:39 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=3925#comment-42706 Hi Cris! Yes, I do love the hand mill I have, but if you keep reading you'll find that I eventually got an electric mill- which was truly a gift from heaven! Hand grinding takes FOREVER. It's important to have on hand for emergencies when there is no electricity, but for everyday use an electric mill is a God-send!

Hi Cris!

Yes, I do love the hand mill I have, but if you keep reading you’ll find that I eventually got an electric mill- which was truly a gift from heaven! Hand grinding takes FOREVER. It’s important to have on hand for emergencies when there is no electricity, but for everyday use an electric mill is a God-send!

]]> By: Cris http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/01/my-new-wheat-grinder-and-the-first-batch-of-flour/comment-page-1/#comment-42678 Cris Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:58:38 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=3925#comment-42678 Okay as you can tell I just found your blog and am reading everything :) How do you like your mill now that its been a few months? Do you use it weekly? I got your mill about 2 months ago and can't wait to bake everything with fresh wheat but when grinding a weeks worth of whear takes me an hour---YIKES!! I am hoping to get the electric for my birthday next year to do a bunch with and if I need more that week use the hand grinder. I am planing on attempting my first batch of whole wheat in my solar oven this week(its the one thing about living off grid in Az I hate---no ac or anything to cool my house down) Love your site!!

Okay as you can tell I just found your blog and am reading everything :)

How do you like your mill now that its been a few months? Do you use it weekly?

I got your mill about 2 months ago and can’t wait to bake everything with fresh wheat but when grinding a weeks worth of whear takes me an hour—YIKES!! I am hoping to get the electric for my birthday next year to do a bunch with and if I need more that week use the hand grinder. I am planing on attempting my first batch of whole wheat in my solar oven this week(its the one thing about living off grid in Az I hate—no ac or anything to cool my house down)

Love your site!!

]]> By: Catherine http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/01/my-new-wheat-grinder-and-the-first-batch-of-flour/comment-page-1/#comment-27147 Catherine Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:49:04 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=3925#comment-27147 Hi Kendra: Thanks for publishing your experiences with grain grinding. I have wanted to do this for quite some time but also found the electric grinders pretty breath-taking, price wise. Am interested in the machines that are either electric or hand-driven, which would answer both disciplines. Thanks for the kind folks who posted their experiences with grinding flours! One of these days I will really begin --- honest! :-) Catherine

Hi Kendra:
Thanks for publishing your experiences with grain grinding. I have wanted to do this for quite some time but also found the electric grinders pretty breath-taking, price wise. Am interested in the machines that are either electric or hand-driven, which would answer both disciplines.

Thanks for the kind folks who posted their experiences with grinding flours! One of these days I will really begin — honest! :-) Catherine

]]> By: Kendra at New Life On A Homestead http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/01/my-new-wheat-grinder-and-the-first-batch-of-flour/comment-page-1/#comment-19481 Kendra at New Life On A Homestead Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:34:42 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=3925#comment-19481 Faith, To answer your question, one time through the grinder was enough for me. It depends on how tightly you've adjusted the burrs, but if you can get them good and tight, the flour will be perfect the first time around :)

Faith,

To answer your question, one time through the grinder was enough for me. It depends on how tightly you’ve adjusted the burrs, but if you can get them good and tight, the flour will be perfect the first time around :)

]]> By: Faith http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/01/my-new-wheat-grinder-and-the-first-batch-of-flour/comment-page-1/#comment-19463 Faith Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:10:42 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=3925#comment-19463 That looks great! I have been looking at getting a grain mill for some time. I like the Country Living Grain Mill but have not wanted to spend that much,$395 at http://www.grindwheat.com. It is tough to tell from the photos how fine the flour is. Would you recommended sending it through the grinder more than once or was that enough? Great blog and thanks for the info!

That looks great! I have been looking at getting a grain mill for some time. I like the Country Living Grain Mill but have not wanted to spend that much,$395 at http://www.grindwheat.com.

It is tough to tell from the photos how fine the flour is. Would you recommended sending it through the grinder more than once or was that enough?

Great blog and thanks for the info!

]]> By: LeAnna http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2010/01/my-new-wheat-grinder-and-the-first-batch-of-flour/comment-page-1/#comment-9700 LeAnna Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:50:18 +0000 http://newlifeonahomestead.com/?p=3925#comment-9700 Hi Kendra, I have become very interested in learning to be more self-sufficient, and have really enjoyed your blog! I too came from Southern California and now have settled in the midwest. My husband has chosen to go into the ministry, so he is going back to school. I don't see us settling in one place for too long, so I wondered if you could give me any advice on a good place to start for a moving mom. I would like to start grinding my own wheat, but don't know how to start. I too, think I would like a hand mill to start with. But, I feel a bit overwhelmed by how much wheat to buy, what kind, and how to store. What would you recommend for me?

Hi Kendra,

I have become very interested in learning to be more self-sufficient, and have really enjoyed your blog! I too came from Southern California and now have settled in the midwest. My husband has chosen to go into the ministry, so he is going back to school. I don’t see us settling in one place for too long, so I wondered if you could give me any advice on a good place to start for a moving mom. I would like to start grinding my own wheat, but don’t know how to start. I too, think I would like a hand mill to start with. But, I feel a bit overwhelmed by how much wheat to buy, what kind, and how to store. What would you recommend for me?

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