We bought this mill to grind wheat berries for my banana muffins. It worked well, though it did take a while to grind 2 cups, but I expected that as this unit is NOT some huge machine. (Please folks: if you need to pump out 8 cups a flour at a time, don’t bash a small unit that is made for “small batches” because it’s taking you hours! … grrrr!) OK, rant over. Then I went off wheat (buy the “Wheat Belly” book, lose weight, and cure your digestive issues) and we now use it primarily for buckwheat groats. The muffins taste MUCH better with the freshly ground flour. I’ve also made rice flour and oat flour. (Don’t try sliced almonds … I didn’t figure it would work as they’re oily, and it didn’t. Get a mini food processor if you’re wheat-free and baking with nut meals.) The unit cleans up like a breeze: I just use a kitchen brush and brush inside, outside, right-side, upside-down, very gently shake, and blow into it, brush again, and put it back in the box. (I’m lazy, my husband rinses it out.) It assembles nicely, is made of high quality materials, and is definitely worth the price. Now that my mate is not home as much, I’m going to buy the electric motor as I have neck/back problems. I’m glad the electric crank works slowly. Slow grinding preserves the nutrients much more than fast grinding! And it can be QUIETLY running while I’m assembling utensils and getting the rest of the wet and dry ingredients in their respective bowls. Also, use a wide, rather short bowl that can sit snug to the mill and you’ll have no flour spilled on the counter – assuming little kids aren’t the operators! Well, this isn’t one of my most coherent reviews, but I’m not really awake yet! I hope it helps. Cheers!

This is my first grain mill so I can’t compare it to any others, but it is working well so far. I have been using this for about a month now grinding hard white wheat berries for bread and pancakes/waffles. I use it almost exclusively on the fine setting and the flour it produces is very fine and soft. It is very easy to set up and disassemble and easy to clean. The only issue I had was some of the flour was drifting onto the tabletop and floor. The remedy was to use a bowl tall enough to fit under the throat of the mill with very little clearance to catch all the flour. Also, the adjustment knob does stay on its setting without moving, but since I haven’t used it on the coarser settings I can’t speak to how well it stays on them. It does clamp securely to a table top without loosening. I had to lubricate the clamp screw to get it to turn easily without binding but this was only because the threads were dry, not a manufacturing defect. Now, this little mill will give you a good workout! It should be called “Grain Mill/Exercise Machine”. I did know this going in and wasn’t surprised. It takes me 12-14 minutes to grind 2 cups of wheat berries (with a couple rest breaks), turning the handle at approximately 1 revolution per second. It must be doing some good because I am grinding for a longer duration and taking fewer breaks! I just consider it a mini exercise routine with some great tasting bread as the payoff. Overall, a great grain mill.

We purchased this hand crank mill for use due to emergency power outages. It arrived the next day after order. It seems sturdy made. I ground 1 1/2 cup soft white wheat berries to make sure it functions as desired. The flour was fine and nice. It did leave a few unground in the auger so don’t just dump it into your flour. It took about 10 minutes to grind this amount. I did not tighten it real tight to the table and had to readjust a couple times. There is a rubber covering over the top plate that tightens to the table. I did not take apart and clean other than brushing with a pastry brush.

I believe this will be a nice purchase for the purpose. If I was going to use it every day, I would Probably order the electric motor.