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A flour mill is a essential basic survival preparedness tool for the kitchen which can be used for many things, the most common use being to make your own bread. Using a flour mill is a way to save money on food, a way to eat very healthy bread, and a way to prepare for nearly any survival situation where food may become scarce while having your own bulk wheat.
There are many types of flour mill machines. Some are entirely manual in operation requiring you to provide muscle power to turn the wheel (or some mechanism to turn the wheel) while others operate on electrical power. We currently use a NutriMill Grain Mill which does require electricity. Some may argue that an electric flour mill is not very survival friendly, however we do have solar electric power and therefore are not terribly concerned of an electricity power outage situation (except for the other things that would result if the power is out for too long). Even though we are a survival preparedness minded website, this flour mill (and any) is great for everyone because of its benefits to you.
The flour mill is a simple device really, it contains two hard abrasive surfaces that face each other that spin at very high speed and are separated by a very tiny distance, which is usually adjustable. It takes grain and grinds it to powder.
We usually use our flour mill to grind “Hard Red Winter Wheat”, which we have purchased in 50 pound quantities. Making fresh bread with fresh unprocessed flour from a flour mill results in amazing good taste and nutrition. Although we use wheat berries (the entire wheat kernel except for the hull), the bread really doesn’t have that same “processed” wheat bread flavor that you are used to from the grocery store. It is pleasantly mild and delicious. Of course, there are so many bread recipes to choose from to get different flavors and textures.
Most whole grains, when stored correctly, can last indefinitely. They do not spoil or lose nutritional value until they are broken open by milling. This is why we only mill what we need immediately before using the flour mill. If you expect to be storing for long-term storage, you will want to seal your grain in an air-tight container with an oxygen absorber and keep it away from heat.
No doubt there are many a flour mill to choose from, and I’m sure many of them are very good. But the reason we chose the NutriMill flour mill was because of its great reviews and popularity. It is a bit pricey compared to some others, but you pay for quality, and it pays for itself after about 50 loaves of bread, which really isn’t that long.
Here is a video of How to use the NutriMill flour mill
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A flour mill is a essential basic survival preparedness tool for the kitchen which can be used for many things, the most common use being to make your own bread. Using a flour mill is a way to save money on food, a way to eat very healthy bread, and a way to prepare for nearly any survival situation where food may become scarce while having your own bulk wheat.
There are many types of flour mill machines. Some are entirely manual in operation requiring you to provide muscle power to turn the wheel (or some mechanism to turn the wheel) while others operate on electrical power. We currently use a NutriMill Grain Mill which does require electricity. Some may argue that an electric flour mill is not very survival friendly, however we do have solar electric power and therefore are not terribly concerned of an electricity power outage situation (except for the other things that would result if the power is out for too long). Even though we are a survival preparedness minded website, this flour mill (and any) is great for everyone because of its benefits to you.
The flour mill is a simple device really, it contains two hard abrasive surfaces that face each other that spin at very high speed and are separated by a very tiny distance, which is usually adjustable. It takes grain and grinds it to powder.
We usually use our flour mill to grind “Hard Red Winter Wheat”, which we have purchased in 50 pound quantities. Making fresh bread with fresh unprocessed flour from a flour mill results in amazing good taste and nutrition. Although we use wheat berries (the entire wheat kernel except for the hull), the bread really doesn’t have that same “processed” wheat bread flavor that you are used to from the grocery store. It is pleasantly mild and delicious. Of course, there are so many bread recipes to choose from to get different flavors and textures.
Most whole grains, when stored correctly, can last indefinitely. They do not spoil or lose nutritional value until they are broken open by milling. This is why we only mill what we need immediately before using the flour mill. If you expect to be storing for long-term storage, you will want to seal your grain in an air-tight container with an oxygen absorber and keep it away from heat.
No doubt there are many a flour mill to choose from, and I’m sure many of them are very good. But the reason we chose the NutriMill flour mill was because of its great reviews and popularity. It is a bit pricey compared to some others, but you pay for quality, and it pays for itself after about 50 loaves of bread, which really isn’t that long.
Here is a video of How to use the NutriMill flour mill
Click here to view the embedded video.
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Posted on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:53:54 +0000 at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ModernSurvivalBlog/~3/BA17VDbOo7U/
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