The Country Living mills are super pricy but nice. The difference between these and lower end mills is obvious when you use them. They’re easier to turn and they can range from cracked grain to cake flour fine. I’ve heard good things about the Wondermill Jr, and they can be easily rigged to a bicycle. I haven’t used one, but they’re about half way between the lower end mills and the Country Living mills on the price scale and widely liked. I’ve got a Roots and Branches deluxe mill and the optional motor. I’m happy with it for what I paid. The motor is definitely a nice add on for regular use. If necessary I’m pretty confident I could rig it to a bicycle. It will grind flour fine enough for bread but I wouldn’t want to bake a fine cake with it. Eventually I’ll probably invest in a Country Living mill, but this one has served me well for my use and it’ll be a fine backup. Answer from Sandman0 on reddit.com
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Goodbadanduglycomparisons
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Good Bad and Ugly Grain Mill Comparisons — Interested in milling your grain for nutrition and self sufficiency, but you don't know where to start? This blog provides reviews of many hand grain mills. Much of this information is drawn from the testing and reviews of Al Durtschi which were formerly posted at Waltonfeed.com and GrainMillComparison.com and a BIG thanks to Craig MacDonald.
I found the Porkert Grain Mill. In retrospect, I can say it was the best value of the inexpensive mills, selling for well under $100. It was made of cast iron, had an integral screw-type augur that could feed any type of material, and had two sets of burrs, metal and ceramic, which you could ...
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Manual Grain Mill/Grinder Recommendations?
The Country Living mills are super pricy but nice. The difference between these and lower end mills is obvious when you use them. They’re easier to turn and they can range from cracked grain to cake flour fine. I’ve heard good things about the Wondermill Jr, and they can be easily rigged to a bicycle. I haven’t used one, but they’re about half way between the lower end mills and the Country Living mills on the price scale and widely liked. I’ve got a Roots and Branches deluxe mill and the optional motor. I’m happy with it for what I paid. The motor is definitely a nice add on for regular use. If necessary I’m pretty confident I could rig it to a bicycle. It will grind flour fine enough for bread but I wouldn’t want to bake a fine cake with it. Eventually I’ll probably invest in a Country Living mill, but this one has served me well for my use and it’ll be a fine backup. More on reddit.com
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Just bought wheat berries for the first time… What is the best grain mill?
Most grain mills are going to be loud i think. I have the mockmill 100. It works great and is compact. Definitely isn't quiet though. Sounds like many others have nutrimill. Not sure of the noise level on that. More on reddit.com
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Do you recommend buying a grain mill for the home and if so, how difficult is it to find whole grains?
I’ve been grinding my own flour for 22 years now. Love the freshness of the flour. Here’s a list of my experience: grain lasts a LOT longer than already ground flour. freshness is unparalleled the KitchenAid Grain Mill attachment seriously sucks, avoid at all costs unless you want it for making cream of wheat (very coarse grind) my first mill was a KitchenMill, good but didn’t last as long as I thought it should’ve. second mill I got was the NutriMill Harvest Grain Mill, absolutely excellent and decently priced, watch for sales at big holidays. They seriously stand behind their products. Their customer service is outstanding. No I’m not getting paid for this, hahah. I buy grain in 25 lb bags from Amazon nowadays since grain is more scarce than it used to be in New Mexico. I buy Hard Red Spring Wheat for its higher gluten content for breads, and buy Soft White Winter Wheat for making tortillas. More on reddit.com
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Home Grain Mill Recommendations
My wife has been baking bread almost daily for the past five years or so and wants a home grain mill for Christmas. It's pricey ($800 USD), but the Mockmill 200 Pro has a 12-year residential warranty: https://breadtopia.com/store/mockmill-professional-200-grain-mill/ More info: https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeMilledFlour/comments/1839rn3/comment/kaowlmd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 I've had mine for 3 years. I mostly do wheat flour, cornmeal, and rice flour with it. The mega-long warranty & improved internal hardware components will cover me for nearly the next decade of baking. My typical process is: Mill the flour (then either use it whole, sifted, or as a percentage with AP flour) Use the sourdough starter Use the overnight no-knead procedure Fresh bread every day for less than 10 minute's worth of effort to mill the flour, feed the sourdough starter, and create & bake the dough! More on reddit.com
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Pleasant Hill Grain
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Buying Guide for Grain Mills
Nevertheless, grinding hard grain into fine flour takes a fair amount of power, and many of our customers like to have a motorizing option for their hand crank mill, both for ease of use and for the higher output speed that a motor provides. Some start out with the whole setup, and others begin with the manual ...
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Amazon
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Amazon.com: Manual Hand Grain Mill White | Heavy-Duty Hand Operated Food Grinder for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Coffee Beans, Rice & Dry Grains | Hand Crank Kitchen Flour Mill for Home, Camping, Survival & Everyday Use : Home & Kitchen
Whether you're grinding wheat, corn, rice, coffee beans, or spices, this mill gives you total control over coarseness, speed, and consistency. ... Experience the freedom of grinding your own grains anywhere, anytime. This manual hand grain mill is built tough with heavy-duty cast iron and stainless steel components, making it ideal for long-term use in the kitchen, outdoors, or emergency situations.
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Modern Survival Blog
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Best Manual Hand Crank Grain Mill Choices versus Budget
August 30, 2025 - The product reviews usually reveal the ‘real world’ experiences and results from people who have used them. I will start with what many consider the best manual hand grain mill, the Country Living Hand Grain Mill.
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Lehmans.com
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Grain Mills, Grinders, Accessories and Grains | Lehman's
Take control of your food by owning your own grain mill. Our grain mills allow you to control exactly what goes into your bread, baking and other cooking, from flour to corn meal. Plus, grinding grains yourself means you'll get more vitamins and minerals and their attendant health benefits.
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Mother Earth News
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Best Home Grain Mills for Quality Flour – Mother Earth News
May 6, 2025 - A reliable workhorse; heavy-duty motor features gear reduction so flour remains cool, quieter than many mills; exclusive feature disengages motor, so mill works easily manually. Mills all dry grains, corn, beans.
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The Provident Prepper
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Selecting the Right Grain Mill for Emergencies and Everyday Use | The Provident Prepper
November 13, 2024 - Leman’s Quaker City Grain Mill will grind all dry grains and beans as well as oily materials like soybeans, coffee beans, peanuts, sesame seeds, spices, and herbs. The Wonder Mill Junior Deluxe is a manual grain grinder for both dry and oily ...
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Pleasant Hill Grain
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Manual grain mills hand flour grinders at Pleasant Hill Grain
Pleasant Hill Grain offers the world's highest-performing manual grain mills. Each of these hand-operated grain mills is adjustable from a very fine grind to ultra coarse (even cracked grain), and anywhere in between.
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Happy-mills
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Hand Grain Mills
Replacement Parts Hand Coffee Grinder Commercial Grain Mills Grain Flakers Grain and Bread Storage Baker's helper Sprouts and germination Slicer Jupiter system and attachments Stand Mixer Attachments RÖMERTOPF® ... Your shopping cart is empty. Bestsellers Sale New Products
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Country Living Grain Mills
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Country Living Grain Mills – The world's finest hand grain mill
The Country Living Mill is without a doubt the most rugged manual grinder on the market today. Built with two heavy-duty ball bearings, it's the only grinder like it. Built smart for tough times. ... FREE U.S. Ground Shipping on Full-Price Mills and Motorization Kits *Excludes blemished products ...
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Amazon
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Amazon.com: Manual Hand Grain Mill Blue | Heavy-Duty Hand Operated Food Grinder for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Coffee Beans, Rice & Dry Grains | Hand Crank Kitchen Flour Mill for Home, Camping, Survival & Everyday Use : Home & Kitchen
Whether you're grinding wheat, corn, rice, coffee beans, or spices, this mill gives you total control over coarseness, speed, and consistency. ... Experience the freedom of grinding your own grains anywhere, anytime. This manual hand grain mill is built tough with heavy-duty cast iron and stainless steel components, making it ideal for long-term use in the kitchen, outdoors, or emergency situations.
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Homesteading Family
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Choosing the Best Grain Mill for Your Homestead — Homesteading Family
August 8, 2025 - What should I consider before purchasing a grain mill? Think about the power source (manual or electric), how much flour it can make, and its size. Consider your lifestyle, budget, and the brand's reputation.
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The Fresh Loaf
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Hand crank grinders - suitable for making bread flour | The Fresh Loaf
March 12, 2021 - Dave (idaveindy) s using an alternate method to mill flour. I’ll ask him to reply. ... "... would it work to use one of those grinders that clip onto the edge of your table and that have a hand crank to grind wheat berries?" Yes, but one of those that actually makes _flour_ (such as the Wondermill Jr. Deluxe) is going to cost as much as the lesser-expensive electric ones: $250. Anything cheaper than that price is going to merely make cracked grain, not _flour_.
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Amazon
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Amazon Best Sellers: Best Grain Mills
WONDERMILL Junior Deluxe Grain Mill for Flour, Hand Crank Wheat Mill for Grains, Nuts, Seeds, Oily Foods & Spices, Grain Grinder with Stone and Stainless Steel Burrs (Red) ... High Hopper Cast Iron Manual Grain Mill-Heavy Duty Grain Grinder, Coffee Grinder-Dry&Wet Grinding for Wheat,Grain
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Foodal
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The Best Countertop Grain Mills and Flour Grinders in 2023 | Foodal
August 3, 2023 - These offer the best possible range of textures, creating very fine flour to coarse meal and cereal textures, as well as cracked grains. And, they’re available in both manual and electric models. They turn at a relatively slow RPM relative to impact mills, and today’s stone burrs are most ...
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WonderMill
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WonderMill Grain Mill & Wonder Junior Wheat Grinder
It will even grind many grains sutable for Gluten-Free Flours. Go to willitgrind.com to see a full list of what the WonderMill can grind. A limited lifetime warranty is included with every WonderMill. Click for more info... ... It's a big claim to call your product "The World's Best" but we ...