Storm Bay Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Feel free to put links to older, helpful threads on this, but also to answer me here if you'd like. I want something that will grind not only wheat, but gluten free grains. Ideally something that will do small grains such as hulled millet (probably not tef, but if one does that tiny grain, I'd like to know), and/or if you can grind corn into meal and/or flour. Also, while I use mostly whole grain flours, if there's an option to separate the bran out & make white flour with the germ, or even just white flour, that would be great. In addition, can you do soft wheat (for pastry flour), etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 We have a nutrimill and love it. If you are glutenfree for health reasons, there is no way to eliminate contamination between grindings....even with a good cleaning some flour dust will remain. We also have a blendtec....great for small batches of grains and making nut butters but not a large enough cup capacity for serious dough making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 We have a nutrimill and love it. If you are glutenfree for health reasons, there is no way to eliminate contamination between grindings....even with a good cleaning some flour dust will remain. We also have a blendtec....great for small batches of grains and making nut butters but not a large enough cup capacity for serious dough making. Thanks. I wondered about that. Perhaps we can get a small hand crank one for gluten free since that's only one of us & small amounts and something more substantial for wheat. I'll take a look at the Nutrimill. ETA is it a slow mill or fast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I have a Nutrimill that I bought used several years ago. It's pretty fast, at least compared to hand-crank. It can take it 10-15 minutes to grind a whole hopper full of wheat. But I agree, there's no way you'd want to use it for both wheat and GF stuff. No way to separate out the bran that I know of. I researched pretty heavily when I bought mine and I don't recall seeing that as a feature on any of the mills that I looked at. But it's been at least 6-7 yrs, so who knows :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachingTwins Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I have a Wondermill. It works great. I've used it probably for an average of twice a week for over two years, and no problems at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faline Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I have a Nutrimill and am happy with it. Their customer service is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjand6more Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I want to add that if you or one of your family has an allergy.........Dust really does fly into the air with a Nutrimill. Anyone in the house is exposed. I love my Nutrimill. I have the one speed model and have never felt the need to change the speed. I do grind organic popcorn into cornmeal. Soooooo much better than store-bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 Thanks so much for the info. It's taken me a long time to get here as it was summer & I sent one of my kids off to university, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delighted3 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I want to add that if you or one of your family has an allergy.........Dust really does fly into the air with a Nutrimill. Anyone in the house is exposed. I love my Nutrimill. I have the one speed model and have never felt the need to change the speed. I do grind organic popcorn into cornmeal. Soooooo much better than store-bought. I also have a nutrimill. I have started grinding my wheat on the deck to eliminate the dust in the house. Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 I also have a nutrimill. I have started grinding my wheat on the deck to eliminate the dust in the house. Joy This is a great idea, but might be a bit chilly in the winter here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I have a nutrimill and I love it. I don't really have a problem with lots of dust (as long as I have all the pieces in right including that sponge filter thingy.) But, I am sure that there is fine dust that gets in the air but isn't visibly settling on my counters. If I had a gluten allergic family member, I might grind it outside (we have a porch that I could use) or in my garage. I have a friend who has a different mill that does spew a bit of dust (I think a small part broke and she never replaced it.) She mills it on her front porch year round (including during cold weather.) As far as separating out the bran, well that kind of defeats the purpose of home milling for most people. I agree that you should not use the same machine for GF milling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Another nutrimill lover. As others have said, there is no way to prevent cross contamination. I would have a separate mill for the gluten free person. I have not noticed a dust issue, except that time I didn't have the bowl pushed in all the way. That was something to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 FWIW, the K-Tec mill (made by the same people as the Blend-tec blender) has the same dust problem. It's less expensive, and can't grind beans, popcorn, etc. the way that the nutrimill can...but it's less expensive and does just as good of a job as the Nutrimill. The grind time is slightly faster with the K-Tec. (A bunch of us with mills got together and tested them, 'cause we're geeks like that.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I have a wondermill...really like it. To get rid of the bran, you need to sift it (use a hand-sieve... not the mechanical kind). I think that's all I have to add to this conversation. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delighted3 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 This is a great idea, but might be a bit chilly in the winter here. It gets cold here too and I do it year round on my back porch. I set it on a chair right outside my door. That way I don't have to go far. :001_smile: I have a nutrimill and I love it. I don't really have a problem with lots of dust (as long as I have all the pieces in right including that sponge filter thingy.) But, I am sure that there is fine dust that gets in the air but isn't visibly settling on my counters. I have a friend who has a different mill that does spew a bit of dust (I think a small part broke and she never replaced it.) She mills it on her front porch year round (including during cold weather.) I love my nutimill too and I don't think it produces a huge amount of dust either. I can't see it and I don't notice that it settles anywhere, but I do have a daughter who has really bad seasonal allergies and it never fails that grinding wheat in the house will trigger a sneezing fit for her, so it makes her happier when I do it outside.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I only read your original post; I have not read any of the replies. Not a one. That said, I say this: I agree with all those above that said they love the Nutrimill. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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