Anyone who doubts the importance of bread to earlier peoples might reflect that “Bethlehem” means “City of Bread”
Grain Mill Testing Results So, we ground some flour. And measured the flour. And baked some bread. And ate some bread. And, what did all that mean? And did we like it? Let’s compare the things we can easily compare – KitchenAid Komo Fidibus Classic MockmockMill 100 WhisperMill Time to grind 29:29 9:24 6:32 2:54 …
Freshly Ground Whole Wheat Bread Recipe Part of the Grain Mill Comparison This recipe is a modified version of one of my favorite yeasted breads. It was created to provide a good platform to test home ground whole wheat flour. I’m using a yeasted recipe to focus on the flour tastes of the bread in …
WhisperMill Part of the Grain Mill Comparison The WhisperMill ushered in a new generation of home grain mills, called micronizer mills. Instead of using stones or steel rollers to crush the grain, they use high speed steel disks spinning at 45,000 rpm or more. When grain hits the whirling disks, it just explodes into flour. Some …
Mockmill 100 Part of the Grain Mill Comparison Where the Komo is a beautiful piece of woodworking, the Mockmill is molded from Arboblend®, which seems to be a plasticized wood product. This makes for a very serviceable white case. All of which is to say, it doesn’t take one’s breath away if you’re a lover of …
KoMo Fidibus Classic Part of the Grain Mill Comparison The KoMo Fidibus Classic Grain Mill is an earlier design from Wolfgang Mock who designed around 75% of the home mills in use in Europe. The good folks at Pleasant Hills Grain loaned this mill to us, and they were great to deal with throughout the review, and even after. It …
Classic KitchenAid Grain Mill Part of the Grain Mill Comparison The classic KitchenAid Grain Mill is a steel wheel based grinder. It is an attachment for the popular KitchenAid mixers. To use it, you need to have a KitchenAid mixer or a mixer with a compatible power take off unit. This mill was one of the first …
Let’s Talk About Milling At Home Part of the Grain Mill Comparison If you’re a regular here, you know I tend to ramble. This page could be a prime example of this. In this page, we’ll look at many different aspects of grain milling at home, starting with philosophy, getting good grain, and then finally …
Grain Mills Examined and Compared We’ve spent a few weeks examining and evaluating some grain mills. We’ve looked at the classic KitchenAid Grain Mill, the Komo Fidibus Classic, the Mockmill 100, and the classic Whispermill. We have also shared two recipes that we used to test the flour. One is a 90% whole wheat bread with just a touch of rye …
Brød And Taylor Folding Proofer Review The way bakers talk, you’d think think we’re control freaks. And, to some extent, you’d be right. A lot of the development of a bakers skills comes from measuring what they do, correlating the results with what they measured, and bringing their processes under control. One of the things …