What Brand Of Gluten Free Flours Do You Buy?

[salexander421]

Up until now I have always mainly bought Bobs Red Mill flours because of their manufacturing practices. It seems though that if I eat too much (even just a sandwich) of something made from their flours I start having "gluten reactions". Just wondering what brands those of you that are super sensitive use? I would love to grind my own but I don't have a way to grind it and not sure if it's more expensive that way or not. If you do grind your own where do you get your whole grains??

[etta694]

Can I add a question here? What would everyone's favorite grinder be?

For large amounts? and for small amounts (1-2 cups)?

(Hope you don't mind me sneaking in this question .)

[dilettantesteph]

I grind my own. I mentioned my grinder in your other post. I started out just using an inexpensive coffee grinder until I was sure that would be something I wanted to do. It's way cheaper to grind your own than to buy flour.

I get whole grain sorghum from Twin Valley mills. It's on the order form on their website. I used Lundberg rice, though I'm currently off it. For millet my best source was Eden Organic, buckwheat, birkett Mills.

It's important to sort and wash before grinding. I find "other grains" in my whole grains regularly. That's probably why gluten-free flour got me. I guess it's a small enough amount so that it doesn't bother other celiacs. Funny to think that I am sorting through enough grains to find less than 20 parts in a million. I must have sorted through a half million grains or so, based on how many other grains I've come across.

[mamaw]

Idon'tfairwell with BRM flours either. There are ready made flours that are very good..Jules flour

betterbatterflour

meister's flour

tom sawyer flour

authenicflour blend

These are all premium blends ....

if you don't want to grind your own blend....

[salexander421]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

[GFinDC]

I got an old Hobart grinder off E-bay. Monster heavy duty thing. A farmer used it to grind corn for his critters. I don't use it much but it would grind an elephant if you cut it up small enough. Not real fine elephant meal, but not to rough either. I used it to grind split peas for flour. Great for instant pea soup. Weighs 50 lbs though, so not a lite weight.