permaculture

[Pat Meadows <pat@meadows.pair.com>]

On Tue, 29 May 2007 09:38:39 -0400, you wrote:

>I have baked bread for many years. I tried a small hand cranked mill and was 
>ultimately frustrated at how long it took to make enough flour for even one 
>loaf of bread.  I suspect you would need one of the large ones that run on 
>bicyle power or an electric one.  I personally use the Grain Master Whisper 
>Mill. It is extremely fast for a $200 mill.
>
While I have not used one myself, I know several people who use - and like
- the Country Living Grain Mill.  

This is a hand-operated mill, but it is expensive ($350).  It has a
flywheel, as you can see in the photo.  

It is said to be very easy to operate and the people I know who have one
use it regularly to make flour for several loaves of bread.  One woman says
her five year old child can easily operate it.

http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/country_living_mill.aspx

(I'd like to repeat:  I have not used this myself.  I have not seen it in
use either.  But I'd love to have one!)

Pat
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Northern Pennsylvania

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