This post has probably been a long time coming. Obviously, it is impossible to use whole grains unless you have a grinder - well not impossible, but that is another post in itself! ;) This is a subject given to much opinion, and I too have mine!
For the last 20+ years I have used a WhisperMill (now being sold as the WonderMill). I LOVE MINE!!! I am not planning on changing any time soon, and when this one dies I will probably buy one just like it (old habits die hard). But this machine has at least ONE major drawback . . . you have to turn it on BEFORE you pour in the grain OR you can tear it up. Thankfully, this has only happened to me one time and I immediately turned it off and dumped it over to get everything out . . . I was blessed!!! The only other possible drawback is the loudness, but I remember when my sister-in-law had a mill that we literally had to wear ear plugs with because it sounded like a jet engine . . . this mill is NOT that loud, but WhisperMill?? -- naw, that's probably why they changed the name. ;D The WonderMill has fine to coarse adjustments, is easy to clean, just an all around awesome machine.
The other machine worth mentioning is the NutriMill. When we were in business a few years back I did carry this one. I like the fact that the NutriMill has a hopper that you can fill and turn on and off at will. That is a wonderful feature -- need two cups today, grind the wheat you need, need two cups tomorrow of the same thing, turn it on, grind a couple of cups, turn it off . . . AWESOME! I have not owned one of these personally but I have a friend that has one and loves hers. She has been through two WhisperMills and one other NutriMill. My friend has a larger family than mine and she grinds corn with hers - which I NEVER do - not because it can't grind corn, but because it scares me to do it! Crazy, huh?
I have also known women who own a KitchenAid with the grinder attachment. You know the important thing is to find something to get started with. When I first got started grinding wheat, my husband found a $10 wooden grain mill in our local trader and purchased it for me. I was tickled pink to have something to start with. We used it for years before we invested in a modern one and I gave that one to a friend. Little did I know what it would be worth now - hee hee!!
Find something that works for you - and get started!!!
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