The Grain Mill

I'm gonna be honest, I was not expecting much when I purchased this. I was worried and researched endlessly for a grinder that fit our budget AND could grind my wheat berries into usable flour for my sourdough bread. I wanted hand crank because it will never fail unless my arms fail, but I feared my arms would fail if I had to grind for hours to get enough flour for a loaf. So maybe my previous negative bias is making this grinder seem even better than it is. I mean, I have had ground meat, nuts, and other sundries with the old cast iron grinders in the past. And boy, was that a chore! So when I set up this new grinder and started grinding rice to prep it for flour, I was bracing myself to hate it. 15 minutes later I had a relatively fine grind of rice that actually amazed me. When I moved on to my precious wheat berries, I found I could roughly grind 2 cups in about 15 minutes, then tighten the burrs for a fine powder and finish a fine flour in another 20 minutes or so. The first time I used it I attached it to an antique Hoosier hutch and it did not scratch the wood surface despite all the wobbling. Since then I have found a way to attach it to our kitchen island, just in case it starts scratching surfaces with wear. So far so good. As for the flour... I have baked 4-5 loaves of sourdough with it so far and they are wonderful. Mind you, a lot of that is wheat quality, etc but I have noticed no major issues with coarse flour, chunkiness, heaviness... Also, I am not as fit as I once was, so I expected this to be a bit brutal, but I have found that I enjoy grinding my grain when I have the extra time. Its a light workout depending on how much you need to grind, but certainly nothing terribly fatiguing, even for a middle aged, somewhat overweight woman. 🤣 If I can do it, so can you! Promise. All you need is a bit of patience and a good book or podcast to entertain you. Finally, a bit of advice... 1. Don't fill the hopper all the way. Just add enough grain to fill the grinding area and continue trickling it in. The more full the hopper, the tougher it is to grind. 2. If you want fine flour, don't try to grind it fine right away. Run the grains thru on a loose/coarse grind first to break them up a bit (see my pic), then run the coarse ground wheat thru the mill set to fine grind. And voilà! Beautiful, healthy, delish flour! I am so pleasantly surprised by this little grinder that I really did want to share with others who may also have their doubts. If you want to bake a little bread from home-ground flour, this is an excellent machine. I wouldn't want to grind more than 1000 grams or so in a day, but thats enough for a few loaves of bread for many basic recipes. It is easy to use, effective and affordable. I definitely recommend! *Note: I haven't yet ground anything but rice and whole wheat in it, so I can't speak to spices, flax, etc. I can't imagine it will do a bad job with those either tho.

I wondered if this mill would perform since it was only $80, and the next one I could find that seemed comparable was $250... I decided to go for this "Deluxe" Model (rather than the less expensive version) so that if I liked it, and wanted to free my hands I could order the electric motor - and I think I probably will, though I will probably grind by hand as much or more than with the motor :) It took about 5 minutes to do a cup, and that's leisurely grinding while watching TV, and picking a few grains of oats out every now and then ;) (Organic grain from a local farm!) My first batch came out SO COARSE!!! And I was very disappointed, but decided to give it a go again, and figured "what the heck, I'll REALLY tighten it!" So I kind of 'forced it' past what felt like tight, and voila! BEAUTIFUL, fine flour!!! The new metal, must have had a bit of a tight spot - I tightened a few times as I grinded, and was making very fine, wonderful flour! The first loaf if rising now, and I sprinkled some of the coarser flour on top - I expect it will be as lovely as it will be yummy! Update: The bread WAS as yummy as it was lovely! The texture was wonderful - and it was all whole wheat flour - no white. I am SOOOO impressed with this little mill!! And I ordered it through my Amazon Prime and got 2 day free shipping! It doesn't get much better! UPDATE: I've been using this regularly (once or twice a week) for a month and a half now, and am very pleased with this purchase. I have and will continue to recommend it to anyone looking for a hand grinder. I'll be ordering the motor one of these days, but am VERY pleased with it's efficiency and ease of use!

After seeing several less expensive mill options and reading too many negative reviews about having to run grain through multiple times to get fine flour, or finding metal shavings in the finished product, I decided to look at this model which was a step up in price. I'm glad I did. When it comes to a grain mill, inexpensive price most likely means cheap quality. The Victorio VKP1024 Deluxe did an excellent job grinding fine flour on the first run. I ground one 16-oz bag each of split peas and black eyed peas, as the instructions recommended an initial trial run to clear the mill of any burrs or metal shavings. I did not fine any metal in the finished flour, but I threw it out as suggested. Next I tried flint corn for grits. The mill worked fine, though I forgot to adjust for coarser flour initially, to put the "grit" in grits. Adjustment is easy with a turn of the knob. I gave this four stars instead of five for two reasons: 1) you need to know what you are getting yourself into with a hand mill: it takes a good bit of effort and time to make flour from grain, and the instructions mean it when they say you will need a very sturdy counter top. Most people buy a hand mill for the occasional power emergency or off-the-grid independence. Output on this mill is slow compared to high-end mills. It's fine for occasional use but would be exhausting for regular use. 2) My flint corn had some trouble entering the auger mechanism, and I used a butter knife to push it in occasionally. Overall, this is a very good choice for a home grain mill that I will pull out and use often. I'm so glad I found a local store that sells wheat berries, and this summer I am growing "Bloody Butcher" corn for flour and grits.

We bought this as an affordable option for our first version of a grinder. We didn't know how much we would use it, but once we got into the habit of grinding our own wheat to make bread, we were hooked! We have since moved on to an electric version, but this one works great for smaller batches, or for locations that don't have elecricity. It is much quieter than the electric versions, it's easy to use, and it really doesn't take up that much space.

This grinder is better built than I was expecting. On the up side: It’s one piece moulded construction makes for a solid device. The hopper doesn't look very large but once you start hand grinding the hopper suddenly becomes stinking huge and you wonder how long it will take to get finished The actual grinding chamber is well built and nicely adjustable The clamp has enough variance that it can be attached to many different surfaces The handle fits well and is strong enough, I believe, to handle some hard seeds Fit and finish is good. Mould lines have been nicely trimmed and machining such as is required for the grinding chamber is smooth and the pieces fit well Clean up is easy as the grinding chamber reassembles with no hassles, just make sure that all pieces are completely dry before reassembling On the down side: The table clamp is a little flimsy when extended especially if your clamping onto something as thin as a half inch table top. If it was better attached on slides at the grinder column this would greatly reduce the swing out that I have experienced If you don’t buy the motor attachment the hopper is WAY too big, unless you count this as part of your upper body work out Over all it was a good buy and I appreciate being able to grind my own flour which has been sourced form an organic farmer, there is no wondering what might have been added after the seeds were ground as in plants that churn out wheat flour. The peace of mind on just this one item makes this grinder worth buying.

I have been grinding wheat and spelt for bread making and since i got it i now just eat home made bread, it tastes so good, Great Product many thanks A+++

This mill arrived a week earlier than expected, I'm in Australia. Gave it a test run and it worked smoothly. I will buy more for my kids. I bought something similar from a local kitchen supplier and took it back within 2 hrs. This mill is a keeper. The flour isn't as fine as store bought flour even after milling a few times but it will make breads etc so I'm happy. It clamps to my table really well with no movement while grinding. It's easy to clean and doesn't take up much space. I'm a happy customer.

This unit impressed me a lot , well sturdy and simple . Although it’s a crank and not electric, it is perfect for my polypore mushrooms like turkey tail to grind up into powder, for those who don’t know about mushroom Polypore there hard and a pain to grind into powder . The slot that your chute offers before the burl grinder mechanism does a fair bit willing to let other substances to grind up as well with out getting clogged , if it does get clogged ; it is so simple and easy/quick to unclog . So far I like this purchase . To go camping or any herb 🌿 grinding in mother natures ounce dried. Electric grinder is okay but in some polypores in order not to make it into a fluf cotton candy texture or result , cuz of the heat , manual crank works best and it’s easy and really efficient and effective to powder a wide verity of things

Grinds to 100% powder Easy to adjust