NutriMill Harvest Electric Stone Grain Mill, 450 Watt - Gold

I've had my nutriminal Harvest and Classic Grain Mill for over a year. I bought both last year during the Black Friday sale, because I didn't know which one would grind flour the best Stone Mill vs Impact Mill. My findings; I need not have worried on that account they both grind fine flour superbly, both are quality built. I had no mechanical issues with either one, both continue to run perfectly.Pros Classic Impact Mill:*If you want a high quality Grain Mill at the lowest price you cannot beat the Classic Impact Mill during a Black Friday sale.* The Classic Grain Mill can mill large batches of grain with more ease then the Harvest. Particularly helpful for people who are making four or more loaves of bread or other big batches of baking at one time.*The plastic exterior is a nice solid plastic, not flimsy.Cons Classic: Impact Mills are notoriously noisy not good for your ears either wear ear protection or step far enough away while milling.Pros Harvest Stone Mill:*It is a beautiful Grain Mill with its wooden exterior and no visible plastic. Between that and it's compact size it can stay out on my counter no lugging it back and forth in-between uses. It's there ready for me to use whenever I need it. The beauty and convenience for me is what puts the Harvest over the Classic.* The Harvest is better equipped to give you a larger cut grain if you choose that option so it's perfect for making cream of wheat or other large cut grain for hot cereal. This was important for our family the ability to make freshly milled hot cereal on cold mornings.Cons Harvest Stone Mill:*Cost*Flour dustFlour dust and mess:The Harvest with a open spout is more likely to produce a fine dust. For me it is not excessive or goes everywhere I do a light wipe around the Harvest after use. For me personally the Classic has been more of a problem even though it's self-contained when you pop open the tightly sealed lid I end up getting flour mess on my counter tops. The Harvest wins this category for me.Cleaning: both are easy to clean, but the Harvest again takes the lead in this category with just simply brushing out the spout and a quick exterior wipe down. If your stone produces a glaze the solution is to simply run a cup of rice through your mill and it cleans the stones nicely. I have found the Classic takes a little bit more work, because it is bigger and has large gaskets with crevices for the flour to get stuck in needing to be brushed out.Either mill is a good quality product that will produce a fine flour. My preference is the Harvest for it's convenience, size, aesthetics and ease of cleaning.One last thing go ahead if you are new to freshly milled grains purchase a cookbook specifically for baking with freshly milled flour there is a learning curve here. It's not your regular AP or even a store-bought bag of whole flour.I hope this review helps you with your purchase. Wishing you good baking ☺

I love baking my own bread, and there's nothing better than stone-ground grain for doing that. My family likes to experiment with different flours (spelt, emmer, einkorn, rye, etc) to see how they change the nature of the sourdough starter and the flavor of the resulting loaf. The idea of grinding my own and getting exactly the mix I wanted was very appealing, and also the best way to acquire the natural yeasts and bacilli that grown on organic grains.I've been hankering after grinding my own for awhile, looked at getting a grinding attachment for my KitchenAid but most of those use metal rollers and I really wanted to try an actual stone. This mill uses carborundum stones for grinding, so I let my wallet groan a bit and gave it a try.It really works, although if you're expecting finely ground pastry-style flour you'll probably be disappointed the finest grind I can reliably get is a little coarse. That's not a problem for me--I like it that way. I also like that you can adjust the grind for breakfast cereals (we love cracked wheat) as well.The mill itself is not all that large, but it's certainly a presence on a kitchen counter; it's encased in wood and very attractive. You'll want to read the directions thoroughly before using it: It can't grind oily or very wet grains, seeds, and nuts--they'll quickly clog up the works and become a pain to clean.Also, you do not just dump your grain into the hopper and turn the unit on--it won't turn if you do that. Instead, you turn the machine on and get it grinding, THEN pour your grain into the hopper and watch the grind falling into your container. You'll want to adjust the grind by turning the dial in the hopper, and it sometimes help if you grind very hard grain in two passes, the first to break it into large chunks, the second to pulverize into flour.It's very quick, which is good--there's a large warning sign on the mill telling you to only grind for ten minutes, then let the machine rest 10 minutes to avoid overheating.It's also very VERY messy; on my first attempt the entire kitchen was covered in a fine rye dust within 60 seconds, and I was coughing a bit.You may want to grind outside, and wear a facemask. Fine flour particles floating in the air can be a safety hazard, not only because you breathe them but mostly because they're flammable. If you're really filling the air and there's a pilot light around, they can potentially cause a fire.We improvised a hook over the flour chute from cardboard and a dishtowel, and eventually will fashion a more permanent hook to keep the flour in the bowl. That works really well, and we don't need to mop the whole kitchen after a grind.Cleaning the mill, not surprisingly, is also a dusty affair. It comes with a brush to clean the rollers and such and it's not difficult to do, but it does take some work. I don't want to contaminate different grinds with leftover flour, so IOverall, though, it's a great addition for any home baker and recommended.

Great mill! easy clean up. A bit load but you are milling grains after all. Very sturdy!