Grain Mills

[lobita]

I'm looking into buying a KitchenAid and their grain mill attachment, but I'm wondering if it's worth the price. Does anyone have and use this for milling their own gluten-free flours?

[jzmom]

I'm looking into buying a KitchenAid and their grain mill attachment, but I'm wondering if it's worth the price. Does anyone have and use this for milling their own gluten-free flours?

That sounds like a great idea. If you want something done right do it yourself. I use the Bullet for everything!!! It grinds coffee and hard as a rock Gluten free cookies so I wonder if I could make a flour as well.

[ptkds]

I have used the KA grain mill. It works, but it isn't very fine flour. I really didn't like it. My mom and i have purchased a K-Tec grain mill, but it hasn't come in yet. It has great reviews and I can't wait to try it.

But I LOVE my Kitchen Aid mixer. I use it all the time for bread, pizza dough, and whatever else needs it. I have the Pro 600.

IMO, get the KA mixer, but spend the extra money for a seperate grain mill. A KA grain mill is already around $100, and the K-Tec mill, Wonder mill, Nutramill, all run around 150-200 and all have great reviews.

[MNBeth]

Ditto what ptkids said. I had the KA grain mill, too, and I really think the grind is too coarse for gluten-free.

Even with wheat, while I was using the KA mill, I could only use whole wheat for about half the flour in bread or it would be too heavy. Once I got a Whisper Mill (now Wonder Mill), I could use straight whole wheat flour and make great bread.

I had to give that mill away once we went gluten-free, and replaced it with a NutriMill. I wish I'd gotten the Wonder Mill instead - the Nutrimill is agonizingly slow in comparison. I'm stunned that more people don't complain about that.

I'm milling brown rice and millet, mostly. I'd love to do sorghum, but I can't find an economical source for the whole grain.

[lobita]

Thanks for the input. It's definitely changed my thinking...although I still want a KitchenAid mixer.