What the drawbacks of the different kinds of mills?
A. Each one of these classes of mills have their drawbacks, and you must decide which ones fit your family better. Manual mills are slow, time consuming and take a great deal of elbow grease to produce enough flour for more than 1-2 loaves of baking. They are good back-ups though and can crack grain as well as grind for flour. Attachments to kitchen machines are either stone or steel burr or plate and can usually only do small amounts with a fairly coarse grind. Electric stone mills are heavy-duty and good family workhorses. The drawbacks of the stone mill is they grind a little coarser than the micronizers, and the grain must be completely dry or the grain will glaze onto the stones and must be removed to continue grinding. Some stone mills tend to glaze up more than others, and some not at all, reported by customers. For those who seek to grind oily beans or nuts, some stone mills have optional steel burr attachments. These attachments allow you to grind nuts for nut butter, soy bean
A. Each one of these classes of mills have their drawbacks, and you must decide which ones fit your family better. Manual mills are slow, time consuming and take a great deal of elbow grease to produce enough flour for more than 1-2 loaves of baking. They are good back-ups though and can crack grain as well as grind for flour. Attachments to kitchen machines are either stone or steel burr or plate and can usually only do small amounts with a fairly coarse grind. Electric stone mills are heavy-duty and good family workhorses. The drawbacks of the stone mill is they grind a little coarser than the micronizers (impact mills), and the grain must be completely dry or the grain will glaze onto the stones and must be removed to continue grinding. Some stone mills tend to glaze up more than others, and some not at all, reported by customers. For those who seek to grind oily beans or nuts, some stone mills have optional steel burr attachments. These attachments allow you to grind nuts for nut b
