Question folks: What are some less expensive options out there to the Country Living Grain Mill? I know that CL is the best mill out there, but is there anything out there that is a viable alternative that isn't junk? How about this model? http://beprepared.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_FP M100_A_name_E_Hand Grain Mill Any other ideas?
That was the first mill I bought, though mine had orange plastic.......it will do "in a pinch".....but it's VERY slow.....a cup of flour is 1/2 hour or more of grinding.....you'd be worn out trying to grind flour for a family. IF you think you really will be grinding flour, bite the bullet and buy a lifetime tool....the Country Grain Mill.
This will give you an idea of the pros and cons of a few of the models out there, personally we have the Nutrimill and have used it for all of our needs for 2 years and it has run flawlessly, and lets just say our 4 kids enjoy their home ground flour. We have been looking at that model as a non-electric backup. http://waltonfeed.com/self/grinder.html
I highly recommend the Country Living Grain Mill. Save yourself the time and energy and money ('cause you'll likely purchase it eventually) and go with it. http://www.frugalsquirrels.com/store/prep_products/clgmill.html These guys pretty much have the best price on it. I've ordered from them many times and they are good people. Peace out!
I bought the Family Grain Mill. it was about $130 altogether, hand crank. I was pretty happy with it. I hope to get a Country Living Grain Mill when I can afford to, but for the price this was a pretty good deal I thought. I've only been using it to practice old old old school cooking on the weekends. It works pretty well. http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/family_grain_mills.aspx
