Grain Mill for a Kitchen Aide?

[MomtoRyan]

I saw this and was thinking of getting it for my kitchen aide. I want to grind wheat berries into flour to make bread and do not have a big budget for a mill. Does anyone have this or can you give me your opinion on it? Please feel free to link me to any deals on others as well

http://www.spoilthecook.com/bosch/Fa...tchen-Aid.html

[ErinBird]

I can't convince mine to attach to the mixer.

[simplehome]

I bought the Family Grain Mill with KitchenAid adapter---different mill than the one you're talking about, but same concept.

I had to run the grain/flour through no fewer than 4 times in order to get a passable flour. It was still too coarse to really make a good bread, though. It took me well over an hour of running time to mill just one pound of grain to this texture. I had to sit and babysit the thing to keep the grain running through. Add to it the fact that you need to let the motor of your mixer rest every so often in order to keep from burning it out, and it just wasn't working for us. We are just a family of 4 (two adults, 4 year old & 1 year old kids) and there was NO WAY this mill was going to keep up with our needs.

I had purchased this one because I had read reviews stating that it was better than the KitchenAid brand one.

I sold it and bought a Nutrimill off of Ebay, and am extremely pleased..

[DashsMama]

I worry about burning out my Kitchenaid's motor while only grinding nuts and apples with my sausage grinder attachment, and onions and potatoes with the slicer attachment. There's no way I would try to grind wheat in it. I think it would implode. I have also read stories about KA motor burn out with the wheat grinder attachment. I think you would be better off spending your money on a dedicated wheat grinder instead of trying to use your expensive mixer.

[MomtoRyan]

Originally Posted by simplehome

I bought the Family Grain Mill with KitchenAid adapter---different mill than the one you're talking about, but same concept.

I had to run the grain/flour through no fewer than 4 times in order to get a passable flour. It was still too coarse to really make a good bread, though. It took me well over an hour of running time to mill just one pound of grain to this texture. I had to sit and babysit the thing to keep the grain running through. Add to it the fact that you need to let the motor of your mixer rest every so often in order to keep from burning it out, and it just wasn't working for us. We are just a family of 4 (two adults, 4 year old & 1 year old kids) and there was NO WAY this mill was going to keep up with our needs.

I had purchased this one because I had read reviews stating that it was better than the KitchenAid brand one.

I sold it and bought a Nutrimill off of Ebay, and am extremely pleased..

Wow thanks you just saved me $$, guess I will just wait and save more to get the nutrimill one.

Originally Posted by DashsMama

I worry about burning out my Kitchenaid's motor while only grinding nuts and apples with my sausage grinder attachment, and onions and potatoes with the slicer attachment. There's no way I would try to grind wheat in it. I think it would implode. I have also read stories about KA motor burn out with the wheat grinder attachment. I think you would be better off spending your money on a dedicated wheat grinder instead of trying to use your expensive mixer.

OMW I had no idea that this happens to kitchen aid

[LemonPie]

I read a lot of bad things about the KA grain grinder attachment when I was researching grain mills. I ended buying a used NutriMill off another MDC mama and I it. I use it all the time.