grain mill

March 18, 2006

>A little while ago someone was asking about grain mills. At that time the

>whisper mill was

> out of business, but I just got the new Urban Homemakers catalog and found

> that the

> whisper mill is back, but it has been " improved " (they said quieter) and

> is now called the

> Wonder Mill.

Lynn and all,

This is what a company called Pleasant Hill Grain had to say about the

Whisper Mill; (They DON'T like them any more.)

Therese

Special Note: Pleasant Hill Grain sold the Whisper Mill for years, and for

years it was the best impact mill made. But after a change of ownership,

service from the Whisper Mill company began to decline. We continued to

offer the Whisper Mill for some time because we were able to fill the

service gap for our customers, but the company's behavior finally reach such

a bad state that we said " no more " and dropped the product. A short while

later we got word that the company had, without warning, closed their doors.

In doing so, the owners turned their backs on obligations they had to us and

to many other parties. Happily, the Nutrimill grain mill is now available.

The Nutrimill does everything the Whisper Mill did, and offers major

advancements. First, the Nutrimill company is owned by entirely different

people - people who, in our experience, have displayed a high level of

integrity and who have always provided good service to us and to our

Nutrimill customers. Secondly, the Nutrimill can be turned on with grain

already in the hopper, and can even be switched off and back on again with

grain still in the milling chamber. Doing that with a Whisper Mill would

plug it, often requiring the user to return it to the manufacturer for

warranty repair - an option that's no longer available. Most of our Whisper

Mill owners avoided these pitfalls, but it took only one lapse (possibly by

an uninformed or forgetful family member or friend) to cause a real problem.

The technology of the Nutrimill makes such troubles a thing of the past.

Thirdly, the Nutrimill has a much wider range of texture adjustability than

the Whisper Mill. No impact mill can make " cracked grain " (large coarse

chunks typically used for making cooked cereals), but the Nutrimill can

grind much coarser than the Whisper Mill (a medium meal texture) or much

finer (for pastry flour)... as well as anywhere in-between. So it's ideal

for making bread flour, but can also do other things. Fourth, the Whisper

Mill's 12 cup flour capacity is far exceeded by the Nutrimill's 20 cup flour

capacity. The form factor of the two mills is an apples-and-oranges

comparison... the Whisper Mill's milling unit was a little smaller than the

Nutrimill, but because its flour bin sat outside the mill, the Nutrimill

actually occupies less space, with its larger-capacity flour bin that slides

into the lower part of the mill housing. Our conclusion is that the

Nutrimill is a big step forward in grain milling. It's fast, easy,

convenient, and with its self-cleaning milling heads, all you do when you're

done using it is rinse out the flour pan. It's easy to see why it's been the

best-selling grain mill in the world for over three years now. The bottom

line for us is the judgement of our customers: We sell a lot of Nutrimills

and our customers are delighted with them - we virtually never receive one

back from anyone who was disappointed. You can see the Nutrimill above and

we'll be happy to visit with you about any grain milling questions if you'd

like to give us a ring!

March 20, 2006

great, i just ordered one.

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