K-tec Electric grain mill

[Kat]

My husband bought me this electric grain mill a couple of years ago. We experimented with grinding wheat in all of our grain mills but decided that if we were going to use a lot of wheat flour that this might be nice to cut down on time. It only takes a few minutes to grind. More or less according to how much you're grinding. I have had great luck with this mill. We also have a Country Living grain mill and a Back to Basics mill as well as a few others that we picked up here and there. This mill has some advantages and disadvantages to manual grain grinders. Most notable is the fact that it is very loud. It sounds like a jumbo jet taking off and after you've run your grain through it takes a few seconds for the motor to wind back down. Also, it is a little tedious to clean, in that, the flour gets everywhere underneath the motor are where it meets the pan. The clear pan is easy to clean. I would recommend using an unused paintbrush or toothbrush to clean it and probably a microfiber cloth as well. The most advantageous thing about it would obviously be the time it saves. Especially in this day in age when we're all busy, a time saver like this is great. The pan holds up to 24 cups of flour so you can grind enough at one time to do quite a few loaves of bread! I store mine in the refrigerator where it keeps nicely. Since we started using more wheat flour we've found that we actually prefer it in a lot of recipes now. Apple pie will never be the same:)
This mill can also handle many different types of grains and legumes. These are the ones that the manual lists: Wheat (hard and soft), dried pinto beans, dried green peas, dried sweet corn, sorghum (milo), buckwheat, triticale, popcorn, barley, millet, oats, rice, small dried garbanzo beans, dried beans (most types), legumes, mung beans, dried pinto beans, dried field/feed corn, oyster shells, dried lentils, chickpeas, split peas, soybeans, and rye.
Not recommended for grinding in this mill are: Sugar, sunflower seeds, nuts (all types), dried fruits (including dates and raisins), sesame seeds, coffee beans, peanuts and spices. It says to avoid grinding anything that has a high oil or moisture content.
Also, I should note that the mill has several different settings from regular flour to find pastry flour. Just wanted to note that this a personal review and I am not affiliated with the manufacturer. I hope this review has been helpful. Thanks for looking!

[Kat]

More pictures of the mill.

[RainyDayChick]

Kat, I'm looking for an electric grain mill. Would you say this is your favorite out of the electric mills you've tried? I was pretty set on the wonder mill. Have you ever used one of those?

[Kat]

I'm sorry to say that I haven't tried any other electric mills. I do like this one a lot though. The only thing I'd really change is how loud it is. The Wondermill info I read said it was quieter than others. The only downside I could see was that it didn't hold as much. Either way it's faster than manual grinding! That's the real plus. I would imagine the Wondermill is comparable, maybe even nicer. :)

[BigJohn]

RainyDayChick

These mills are great. Unlike a lot of other mills, they make a very fine flour and don't seem to care what you grind. But they have two flaws.

1. They are noisy. And I mean end-of-the-world noisy! That was ultimately why I gave mine away. My wife is a shut-in and sleeps at odd hours, so I could only use it when she was awake and not watching TV or anything.

2. They are a pain in the posterior to clean. A large paint brush can help, but the flour gets all over the place and static electricity cakes it all over inside the bin. This is a relatively minor problem, but slightly annoying.

I eventually bought a Country living mill and motorized it. It's much quieter and easier to clean...but much more expensive and doesn't store away as neatly. I recommend this mill if you don't mind the noise. Imagine a vacuum cleaner noise and double it. If you can live with that, they are not bad at all.