D'vorahDavida
Yetzirah

Down By The Old Mill Stream
Thu Sep 28 2006

Back in the olden days.....
[1982] we bought this wheat grinder. A more reliable piece of equipment, I have never found:


[album 65561 Grinder2.JPG]

It grinds the wheat slowly so it doesn't heat it up too much which is supposed to preserve more vitamins. Though I end up slapping the bread dough or whatever else I use the flour for in a 350 degree oven eventually, so I don't know if that really matters, but some folks think it does.

If you look closely, you can see the flour dropping down into the tupperware thing.

This one is as I said, old. Here is what the new ones look like:
Retsel Mill Rite

Classier and more appliance like. Mine looks like it belongs in the barn. It DOES reside in the garage which is the closest thing to a barn that we have right now.

I'm getting ready to bake blueberry muffins with the flour. It's still warm from grinding. There's something good about that. Something very good indeed.

9 Comments
  • From:
    Cassia (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Sep 28 2006
    Making muffins from flour that you ground yourself = very cool!
  • From:
    Allimom (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Sep 28 2006
    Where on earth do you find the wheat to grind? I don't remember ever seeing wheat in the store. I see lots of barley, oats, and rice but no wheat.

    Alli
  • From:
    AeolianSolo (Legacy)
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    Thu Sep 28 2006
    RYC: It doesn't *mean* anything. My quizzes are just for fun, and give people something cute to put on their web pages. I wasn't any of them, because I can't fairly take the quiz; I created it. I based the findings on my interpretation of the artists' personalities.

    My brain leaps and wanders around in typical ADD fashion, and I often think up things that would make fun quizzes. Since I'm obsessed with art, I thought this one was cool. Maybe the next one will be "What style of art are you?" Hmm... :) Sounds fun...

    --Solo
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    Pragmatist (Legacy)
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    Thu Sep 28 2006
    Mmmm! Homemade anything sets my mouth to watering.

    Manufacturers used to make things to last forever. Nowadays there's built-in obsolescence. Keep that wheat grinder and you'll have a real antique to hand down to your grandkids. A real *functioning* antique.

    Shalom
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Sep 28 2006
    I like your's better.
    SNIFF!!! I can almost smell those muffins from here. YUM!!!!!!
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 29 2006
    Wow, cool! I'm not entirely certain, but I think the grinder attachment for my Kitchen Aid will grind flour. It would be pretty tedious, though, considering it will only hold about half a cup at a time. Ah well, should I ever feel the urge to grind my own flour, I'll know who to get in touch with!
    Hugs
  • From:
    Cassia (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 29 2006
    Thanks for the book recommendation!
  • From:
    Bookworm (Legacy)
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    Sat Sep 30 2006
    I love how much goodness there is in knowing you grind wheat. I want to eat your muffins. ;-)
  • From:
    InStitches (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Oct 01 2006
    My mother has a bread machine that grinds the flour and then with the addition of the remaining ingredients mixes, kneads and bakes the bread. Such a deal! Given how quickly whole grain flours can go rancid, it makes perfect sense to grind your own. If I were baking more I would be very tempted indeed.