Handcranked Grain Mills

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November/December 1980
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Nonetheless, with recent advances in metallurgy, many millmakers have converted to steel buhrs . . . because the metal "stones" are relatively inexpensive to produce and able to process a variety of different substances. Steel has the capability — in many cases — of effectively grinding such substances as bone, roots, and oily beans and peas that a stone mill couldn't touch. As mentioned before, a steel buhr mill is not considered the ideal machine for producing high-grade flour, but the metal grinders do have one exclusive use: as tools to prepare livestock feed (particularly chicken scratch). Two of the gristmills listed on the accompanying chart are specifically recommended for such an application.

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In general, the handcranked grain mills are manufactured by small, dedicated, and (in many instances) family-operated businesses. On the average, the products appear to be of very high quality, and with the help of the chart — and an examination of your grinding needs — you should be able to find and purchase a mill that will help provide your family with fresh foods for decades to come!

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