I have a Kitchen Aid I got for a present, oh, 18 years ago maybe. Anyway, I want a grain mill, and I know they have an attachment of this for the Kitchen Aid. Has anyone used it/haveit, etc.? What do you think about it and how does it work?

I figured I hardly use the thing at all, and this would be a good use for it, if it is worth it!

-- marcee (thathope@mwt.net), January 17, 2002

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Some one also gave me a Kitchen Aide and I immediately ordered the grain mill. We have used it for over a year and I am satisfied with it considering the price. My whole wheat flour is a little coarser than I would like but I am not complaining -- only observing. If I grind it rather coarse and then grind again with the stones tighter I get a finer flour. I just worry about cranking those stones down too tight.I have been warned not to overload it with whole wheat dough and to stop grinding after about 10 cups of berries. It has certainly made our life easier. The model I have is the heavier duty one. I am not sure that the mill will fit on the cheaper ones I have seen at Walmart.

I am planning on the sausage maker kit for it next.

-- Tana Mc (mcfarm@totelcsi.net), January 17, 2002.

Had one in the 70's and it was much to slow for me. Only did a pound or so at a time and heated up the grain. I returned that and purhased a Marathon Unimill. Still using it today.

I think it all depends on how much grain you intend to grind at one time. I usually do at least 5 pounds at a time and can go from pastry fine to cracked.

-- Cordy (ckaylegian@aol.com), January 17, 2002.

Hi,

I use a kitchen aide mixer...actually two heavy duty models. We grind wheat to make flour, we use the shredder to make sour kraut and to grate cheese etc. We can about 150 quarts of tomato puree after running them through the sieve attachment to remove the seeds and skins. We have the suasage attachment and usually put up 100 pounds or more a year. We use them to make applesauce to freeze etc.

I have broken both of them. Always it was the fiber main shaft gear which got stripped. It is an expensive part but not that hard to replace. I did make myself a brass gear finally and it has not stripped since, but i have to assume that the fiber gear is in there for some level of protection too. Perhaps the fiber gear will strip before your finger gets taken off or something. Other than that I don't let them get too hot. One is abut 20 years old I think. the other is less than 10. If they die again, I will just make my own motor drive for the attachements.

Oscar

-- Oscar H. Will III (owill@mail.whittier.edu), January 17, 2002.