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Kitchenaid's Grain Mill

 
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Leaving my workplace a couple weeks ago I found, lying on its side and dirty, but still working, a Kitchenaid Professional Mixer. It is a little dinged up but I cleaned it and it runs like bull. My question is whether anybody has any experience with using the Kitchenaid all metal grain mill attachment for grinding down grains? It is presently on a holiday markdown for $100 on the Kitchenaid site...
 
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I have not used the grain mill attachment but I have used the meat grinder attachment. If they're at all similar, the grinder was slow which would be fine for small quantities but may require some patience if you want to do larger quantities.
 
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I have a KitchenAid mill.  It is slow. My hand cranked mill bought at a junk shop is faster.
 
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I just got the Kitchenaid grinder a little while ago, and I've only used it once -- I'm planning to get serious about bread, but only planning -- so take this for what it's worth.

It's solidly made and relatively simple, not hard to figure out. A hopper feeds the grain to a screw, which pushes the grain to the grinding plates.

It did seem slow, but I don't have anything to compare it to. I ground about three cups of hard white wheat berries, and while I didn't time it, I'd be surprised if it weren't at least ten minutes.

It says that you shouldn't grind more than 10 cups at a time. You need to let it cool off after that.

No nuts, coffee, or other oily stuff.

The quality of the ground flour seemed good to me.
 
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Bummer. I was hoping for a better review on this. Now I think I'll hunt elsewhere for a good grinding mill. Thanks to all who posted their experiences.
 
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