Guest guest Posted February 1, 1999 Report Share Posted February 1, 1999 Devotees looking for grain mills needn't wait for back-ordered mills through mail order sources, IF they live in an area with a hispanic population. In many of the grocery stores that cater to the latin american (Colombian, Central-American, Mexican, etc.) people, Corona hand-cranked grain mills can be had cheaply. They don't come with instructions, but they're not hard to firgure out. This city girl had never used one until yesterday, and I'm happy to say I ground about three cups of wheat flour. You won't be needing a health club membership or other "work-out" programs when you own a hand-cranked grain mill. I am scouting the South Florida area (which is loaded with Hispanic grocery stores) for more mills. If you need one and cannot find them locally, contact me, I have access to a VERY small supply right now. Ys, Tulasi-priya dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 1999 Report Share Posted February 1, 1999 This is good to know. Can you give us an idea of what prices for hand-turned mills are running down there? Also, do they have stone mills or steel burrs? Thanks. your servant, Hare Krsna dasi WWW: Tulasi-priya (Devi Dasi) SDG (?) wrote: > [Text 2067217 from COM] > > Devotees looking for grain mills needn't wait for back-ordered mills through > mail order sources, IF they live in an area with a hispanic population. > > In many of the grocery stores that cater to the latin american (Colombian, > Central-American, Mexican, etc.) people, Corona hand-cranked grain mills can > be had cheaply. > > They don't come with instructions, but they're not hard to firgure out. This > city girl had never used one until yesterday, and I'm happy to say I ground > about three cups of wheat flour. You won't be needing a health club membership > or other "work-out" programs when you own a hand-cranked grain mill. > > I am scouting the South Florida area (which is loaded with Hispanic grocery > stores) for more mills. If you need one and cannot find them locally, contact > me, I have access to a VERY small supply right now. > > Ys, > Tulasi-priya dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 1999 Report Share Posted February 1, 1999 One thing to note with mills without instructions, don't have them tightened and then run them empty. It can damage the grinding faces. Higher protein grains mill into better flour. Hard red spring wheat is the highest protein, then hard red winter wheat, down to soft winter wheat is the lowest. WWW: Tulasi-priya (Devi Dasi) SDG (?) wrote: > [Text 2067217 from COM] > > Devotees looking for grain mills needn't wait for back-ordered mills through > mail order sources, IF they live in an area with a hispanic population. > > In many of the grocery stores that cater to the latin american (Colombian, > Central-American, Mexican, etc.) people, Corona hand-cranked grain mills can > be had cheaply. > > They don't come with instructions, but they're not hard to firgure out. This > city girl had never used one until yesterday, and I'm happy to say I ground > about three cups of wheat flour. You won't be needing a health club membership > or other "work-out" programs when you own a hand-cranked grain mill. > > I am scouting the South Florida area (which is loaded with Hispanic grocery > stores) for more mills. If you need one and cannot find them locally, contact > me, I have access to a VERY small supply right now. > > Ys, > Tulasi-priya dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 1999 Report Share Posted February 2, 1999 On 01 Feb 1999, Hare Krsna dasi wrote: > This is good to know. Can you give us an idea of what prices for hand-turned > mills are running down there? So far, I've seen them in the $25-$30 range. If someone wants me to procure them, I will charge them, but the price will still be less than if you go through mail order, plus you won't have to wait. I only have access to about half a dozen right now, but I'm looking for more. Hispanic groceries (try Caribbean ones also) in poor neighborhoods in cities are good places to look and save money on them. Also, do they have stone mills or steel burrs? Cast iron, tin-plated burrs. They are preferable to stones because you can grind wet or oily stuff (sprouted grains, cooked beans, nuts, etc.) as well as grains. You have to be mindful to THOROUGHLY clean the mill (excuse me if you know all this, I'm saying it for the benefit of those who don't) after each use, including removing the stationary grinding plate and cleaning that, because grains get stuck in there and turn moldy, which could ruin whatever you cook, and possibly harm you (St. Anthony's fire, anyone?) your servant, Tulasi-priya dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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