*Welcome Ginny Clark of Pleasant Hill Grain!

Kevin Olson wrote:I have an old KitchenAid bowl lift mixer (K5A, I think - thrift store find, built like a tank).  If I buy one adapter for the KA, can I use it to power both the grain mill and the flaker?

My KA belonged to my grandparents, and I love it. I didn’t know I needed a grain mill until I started looking at this post. If it would be possible to buy an adapter to power the mill and flaker with the Kitchen Aid, that would be awesome! They would be a welcome addition to the meat grinder and pasta maker attachments. Isn’t it great when you can find a product meant to last?

Austin Guidry wrote:How does a mill like this one compare to a high power blender such as a Vitamix?

We have considered getting one alongside our blender so we can make uncommon flours.

The Vitamix will do a nice job of grinding small amounts of grain. The KoMo grain mills will give you the option of grinding larger amounts and with more variability in texture of the grind.

Jennie Kies wrote:

Kevin Olson wrote:I have an old KitchenAid bowl lift mixer (K5A, I think - thrift store find, built like a tank).  If I buy one adapter for the KA, can I use it to power both the grain mill and the flaker?

My KA belonged to my grandparents, and I love it. I didn’t know I needed a grain mill until I started looking at this post. If it would be possible to buy an adapter to power the mill and flaker with the Kitchen Aid, that would be awesome! They would be a welcome addition to the meat grinder and pasta maker attachments. Isn’t it great when you can find a product meant to last?

Family Grain Mill makes an adapter that you can use to attach the Family Grain Mill grain head and flaker head to the Kitchen Aid Mixer. For more information, visit these webpages:
- Flaker Head - https://pleasanthillgrain.com/family-grain-mill-flaker-head
- Grain Mill Head - https://pleasanthillgrain.com/family-grain-mill-grain-head
- Adapter - https://pleasanthillgrain.com/mixer-adapters-for-family-grain-mill-attachments

I hope this answers your question. If not, please let me know!

M Teague wrote:Welcome Ginny!

I am interested in this mill also. I usually buy heritage wheat and do buy other grains. My question is about Okra seeds. I bought, and loved, The Whole Okra, and one of the things I did was grind seeds from too woody okra seeds for a flour (I would add okra to beans, squash, potatoes and corn as essentials) which I add to pancakes or sourdough. It’s nice and nutty. BUT the okra seed flour needs heavy heavy sifting. Do you know of others who do this and how would the mill do with the grain mill. Thanks, Mark, gooddogboy.mark@gmail.com

Hi Mark,

I have not heard of others grinding okra seeds with the mill but that doesn't mean it can't do it. It will basically grind any dry grain that is not oily or too fibrous. It can do soft and hard grains, dent corn, legumes (i.e. chickpeas, dry beans, lentils), spices (i.e. mustard seeds, poppy seeds), and coffee beans. Since I'm not as familiar with okra seeds, I would recommend grinding a small amount first to see how they do in the mill.

Hi Ginny, welcome!  Any idea how well this would handle mesquite seeds?  We have tons around here (free, as in beer), and I've seen it sold at very high prices in stores.  I've been curious about it, especially as it was eaten by this area's original stewards, but don't care to shell out the cash to buy a bag.

Welcome.....I'm very new too.

Ginny -

Thanks for clarifying that the adapter is for the KitchenAid mixer (only one needed) and not for the individual attachments (multiples required).

For those wondering why Ginny references the Family Grain Mill, that is the US importer/marketer of the Messerschmidt Jupiter line of kitchen tools.  I haven't heard much good about the KA branded grain mill.  The FGM/Jupiter and the MockMill both seem to have good reputations (curiously, also both German) and can be adapted to the KA mixer auxiliary drive.  The MockMill must be ordered in the KitchenAid configuration (unique part number).  MockMill also makes units set up for Bosch and Ankersrum mixers (common brands from over the pond),  The FGM/Jupiter seems to only need the adapter unit to be used with a KA mixer.

I've been baking a lot of bread with store bought King Arthur brand high protein Bread Flour the last three years or so (after a hiatus of a few years) but would like to try baking whole meal breads with freshly ground flour (wheat, rye and buckwheat, mainly).  Eventually, I'd like to build a brick bread oven, but that may be part of a summer kitchen built into the as-yet theoretical garage/shop.  Or, I may build one of the rocket barrel ovens, which Firespeaking has popularized, as a stop-gap.  And also in the long run to grow Banatka winter wheat by Marc Bonfils's method (if anyone is unfamiliar, a search of the forum will turn up some info).  Projects, projects...

Thanks again for answering my question, Ginny.

I'm seriously excited to announce the winner of the grain mill!

Huge Congratulations to.....

Edward Norton!!!

Edward, we'll be giving your email address to Pleasant Hill Grain, so please keep an eye out for an email from them to arrange shipment of your new grain mill!!

I want to give a big thank you Ginny Clark for joining us this week and answering so many questions. And thank you to Pleasant Hill Grain for teaming with us for this wonderful giveaway of a wonderful product.

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For those wishing they'd won and would love one of these grain mills, you can head on over to their website to purchase one if you so desire!

Congrats Edward!

Congratulations. I know you will enjoy

Congratulations!!!

Lucky you, Edward! Congratulations!! 🎉🎊

My parents were organic growers in the 1970's. We had a grain mill but only used it for our home-grown corn. Hand grinding was not easy. Unfortunately, I did not save the mill after my parents died many years ago. Now I wish I kept it. If only I had all of the storage space they had I would already be prepared for the inevitable.

Wow - I've been off line for a few days and returned to a full inbox. When I saw the email, I thought, no this can't be true, it must be spam. But no! It's real, I danced around the kitchen. I started a conversation about grinding your own grains a few weeks back, so this is such a huge bonus. This week I picked up my first azure standard order which included wheat berries. I was going to use my blender and / or pestle and mortar. Now I can grind in style. I'll report back.

Thank you so much Ginny and Pleasant Hill Grain for your amazing generosity. I've been making my own bread for decades and really looking forward to this new chapter.