Grain Mill

[StinkerBell]

Sassy knows.

[glenn kangiser]

She'll be back tomorrow.  She can show me.

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

Then there was the time I decided to burn an old checkbook in the kitchen sink and it caught something else on fire... Smoked up the house a little bit but did no lasting damage, really...

[glenn kangiser]

That's what I call a hot check.

[StinkerBell]

:drum another good emote for you glenn


LOOK IN YOUR PM BOX

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

Stinkerbell, tonight I baked whole wheat bread and whole wheat pumpkin chocolate bread with wheat that was ground in the vita mix.  It was pretty darn good (both of them.)  The whole wheat pumpkin bread was really good... like a cake, but somewhat healthier!

[StinkerBell]

I want to thank everyone for sharing their opinions. It was a great help.
I have decided to go with the Electrolux Magic Mill.
My decision comes with extensive search on the product, and the fact the hubby says he likes this one and is familiar with the brand. Oh yes, He also points out he is the one with the credit card to order online....details, details, details.

[glenn kangiser]

Let us know how it works, Stink.

[StinkerBell]

Well do, but I suspects it will work when I plug it in....

[glenn kangiser]

Don't make any sparks -- don't forget the dangerous flour explosion -- Homeyland Security may be watching.

Everytime I say Homeland Security, I want to say Heil Bush.

[Homegrown Tomatoes]

Don't want to create a cloud of sugar either, as evidenced by the Imperial Sugar Refinery fire in GA... who knew that sugar was so explosive?

[John_C]

I might be able to get you a deal on a larger mill.  Some maintenance needed

[Sassy]

 

I've been looking at the new Vitamix - but am interested in the Electrolux mixer, Stinkerbell - let me know how it works...  the new Vitamix has a much more powerful motor - looks like it would be great for grinding grain & beans - also doing the initial mixing of bread dough - Glenn said I can't run it very long because of the solar - but for a few minutes, would be great!

My mom had electroluxes & I've had them - really like the vacuum cleaner... 

[StinkerBell]

Will do Sassy! It comes tomorrow via DHL or UPS.

[glenn kangiser]

I might be able to get you a deal on a larger mill.  Some maintenance needed

I really like this mill -- OK -- gush --slobber--drool--- look down at the floor--- I LOVE that mill and would gladly maintain it in a state of managed disrepair. 

[John_C]

Hey Glenn..  right up your alley.    When I photographed that mill about 15 yrs ago the owner was in his 80's.  he looked to weigh about 130 lbs.  He had recently unshipped the wheel and replaced the babbit bearings with new one that he cast himself.  He thought he might hae it back in operation in 6 months or so.

Real men wear overalls.

[John_C]

I'll even give you a choice 

[StinkerBell]

John C, they look like Hobbit Homes...:

[glenn kangiser]

Nice, John.  I have always liked them.  We saw a great one in France.

[John_C]

The largest waterwheel mill in GA is about 75 miles from me on the campus of Berry College in Rome GA.  The wheel is probably 40 - 50 feet in diameter. It's a beautiful thing they fire up  for a few weekends in the fall. Unfortunately they have surrounded it with a chain link fence and barbed wire to keep drunken fraternity types from attempting to climb the wheel.  Seems some fell and met a bad end.  Shoulda been a class on darwinism instead of a fence.

[glenn kangiser]

That's the problem -- the dumbing down of America.  They put fences up to protect these idiots rather than letting the gene pool clean itself as it should.

Another curse that is helping to end America as we used to know it -- when men were men.  Now they are all busy calling their lawyers to see if there is someone with deep pockets that they can blame.  What ever happened to being able to admit the guy was an idiot-- that stupid tradition of not speaking bad about the dead.  When will we be able to admit it and call a Spade a Spade? hmm 

[StinkerBell]

The Darwin Awards give me hope for that America Glenn.

[StinkerBell]

The mixer has just arrived!


Looks like a serious piece of Swedish engineering.

[StinkerBell]

Smooth as smooth can be! I like this machine. The gluten appears to really have developed.
We have the dough rising.

This machine did not struggle, and when I was adding my flour it was easy. No flour clouds! Very interesting engineering.

[Sassy]

Thanks, Stinkerbell!  Can I ask what you paid for it?  I saw some prices on the net...  in the $450 range?  I don't have a lot of counter space - the bigger counter is more like bar hight & wears me out when I have to mix things up there or roll out dough but the other area is really too small to do much...  one of the reasons I've been putting off making bread...  so this would make it easy!