Does this heat the grain/flour during the milling process? A lot, or a little?
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The friction of the chopping blades imparts some heat to the wheat as it passes through. I prefer my bread with as fine a texture as whole wheat will yield, so I set the NutriMill to the highest speed setting to give the finest flour. The collecting bowl is just ever so slightly warm to the touch as I take it out of the mill, but the heat is dissipated by the time I get the top off. I imagine a more coarse grind would give even less heat.
1443926
I find that the grain is slightly warm, so I would answer a little. But it by no means seems like its "cooking" it or killing nutrients if that's your concern.
1443927
Hi Maggie, I have not noticed as yet. It definitely has not felt warm to me.
1443928
It heats the grain about the same as all other electric mills. You can put the grain in the refrigerator/freezer before milling. I found this extensive review very helpful: http://www.breadtopia.com/2010/06/30/grain-mill-review/
171522
Absolutely. After mixing the flour with the wet ingredients it should rest if possible for 15 min approx. This allows the flour to absorb all the moisture and that makes it less sticky to press. I use heavy plastic (cut from freezer baggies) on both sides and just peel off and toss on hot cast iron flat pan. Every dough I have tried comes out great.
1019134
I use it all the time for breadmaking. One loaf at a time, that is three cups of flour and I use the metal chopper, adding water and butter slowly while it is going until I have the right amount of water. I let it run about a minute to knead it.I do eight loaves per batch. I have two machines. one at the cottage. Cleaning is a pain; use a toothbrush. I used to use two mixers but they just aren,t able to take the abuse
561487
It will grind it to a point. Not to flour consistency. Might work for what your looking to do.
744769
No just prinkle it around, instructions are on the container, do not water immediately after aplication. Grains are so small they are hardly noticable. I sprinkle once in the early spring and seldome have to re use. Great stuff
1300646
I've cooked with it mostly fried rice about a dozen times ... on high heat ... everything is working fine and I see no signs of the coating coming up. I'm happy with the product!
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Dear Hector, Thank you for your inquiry. It is recommended to lightly grease and dust with flour, as it will assist the product to release from the pan evenly. Thank you for allowing me to assist you with your inquiry. Kind Regards, Audrey Consumer Relations
1708548
Not really, you need a heated press for flour tortillas otherwise they shrink back into tiny circles when you open the press
1671365
I also grind nuts into flour and nut butter but I prefer my Blentec blender for this job because of the HP. This does can do this job as well but it will probably burn out it used for long periods of time.
561488
It can grind it to that texture. I don't think it can get as fine as flour though.
493659
I use 3/4 cup GF to 1 cup regular flour. If I do 1 to 1 it is too much and makes the batter heavy and the finished product not as fluffy.
486299
It works differently than a food mill because it pushes the food out in small strings rather than merely grinding it. I got it strictly for making gnocchi and it works great for the potatoes. It also seems to take a lot less "elbow grease" than a food mill. In fact I got rid of my food mill because it seemed to take a lot of effort for not good results and it was a pretty expensive machine from a local cooking store. I like the ricer a lot better.
1456602
I grind rice into flour regularly. I have the earlier version of the WonderMill (WhisperMill) and it does a fabulous job of it.
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I once tried to use my Corona Corn Mill to grind wheat fine enough to bake a small loaf. It did NOT work. I even tried to re-grind the resultant flour which was too coarse. I ran it through the mill at least three times. It still was not fine enough. I do NOT believe that it would work any better for rice. Sorry, Richard
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The mill has a wide adjustment range. Its capable of grinding fine flour or very course grinds. The adjustment is very easy to use as well.
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I have been making bread with mine since day one! I haven't had any problems with it and even let my bread sit and rise in the bowl and then turn it on low to knead the bread! I have used it mostly for bread and stiff dough and as long as you keep it on low and don't get in a hurry....it doesn't even heat up? I have made dough for pretzels, regulat white bread, pizza dough, and even wheat bread "which seems to get the thickest and stalls it a little more, but has been doing just fine for me! Just don't make the mistake that I did on my first one and try to do butter and walk away for a min or two because the butter will turn out of nowhere and splash all of the cream or whey out "even with a towel over it" and if it gets under the unit...it will suck up into the fan which is right under neath the unit about a 1/4 of an inch from the work surface and will suck up into the motor and burn up or short out the unit! But other than that...I have made about 50 loaves of every kind of bread you can make in the last 3 or 4 weeks and use it daily, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day and I have no problem! Yes a cover and maybe a little more power would be nice, but I can make 2 BIG loafs of any kind of bread in it and I have had no problems, just do the dough on low to #2 until it gets thick and turn it down to low, let it rise and put it back on low for 5 mins to knead the bread!
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No, it's very heavy and grainy. I would sift it next time or use less of it. Or mix it with reg flour.