VKP1248

I'm gonna be honest, I was not expecting much when I purchased this. I was worried and researched endlessly for a grinder that fit our budget AND could grind my wheat berries into usable flour for my sourdough bread. I wanted hand crank because it will never fail unless my arms fail, but I feared my arms would fail if I had to grind for hours to get enough flour for a loaf. So maybe my previous negative bias is making this grinder seem even better than it is. I mean, I have had ground meat, nuts, and other sundries with the old cast iron grinders in the past. And boy, was that a chore! So when I set up this new grinder and started grinding rice to prep it for flour, I was bracing myself to hate it. 15 minutes later I had a relatively fine grind of rice that actually amazed me. When I moved on to my precious wheat berries, I found I could roughly grind 2 cups in about 15 minutes, then tighten the burrs for a fine powder and finish a fine flour in another 20 minutes or so. The first time I used it I attached it to an antique Hoosier hutch and it did not scratch the wood surface despite all the wobbling. Since then I have found a way to attach it to our kitchen island, just in case it starts scratching surfaces with wear. So far so good. As for the flour... I have baked 4-5 loaves of sourdough with it so far and they are wonderful. Mind you, a lot of that is wheat quality, etc but I have noticed no major issues with coarse flour, chunkiness, heaviness... Also, I am not as fit as I once was, so I expected this to be a bit brutal, but I have found that I enjoy grinding my grain when I have the extra time. Its a light workout depending on how much you need to grind, but certainly nothing terribly fatiguing, even for a middle aged, somewhat overweight woman. 🤣 If I can do it, so can you! Promise. All you need is a bit of patience and a good book or podcast to entertain you. Finally, a bit of advice... 1. Don't fill the hopper all the way. Just add enough grain to fill the grinding area and continue trickling it in. The more full the hopper, the tougher it is to grind. 2. If you want fine flour, don't try to grind it fine right away. Run the grains thru on a loose/coarse grind first to break them up a bit (see my pic), then run the coarse ground wheat thru the mill set to fine grind. And voilà! Beautiful, healthy, delish flour! I am so pleasantly surprised by this little grinder that I really did want to share with others who may also have their doubts. If you want to bake a little bread from home-ground flour, this is an excellent machine. I wouldn't want to grind more than 1000 grams or so in a day, but thats enough for a few loaves of bread for many basic recipes. It is easy to use, effective and affordable. I definitely recommend! *Note: I haven't yet ground anything but rice and whole wheat in it, so I can't speak to spices, flax, etc. I can't imagine it will do a bad job with those either tho.

I wondered if this mill would perform since it was only $80, and the next one I could find that seemed comparable was $250... I decided to go for this "Deluxe" Model (rather than the less expensive version) so that if I liked it, and wanted to free my hands I could order the electric motor - and I think I probably will, though I will probably grind by hand as much or more than with the motor :) It took about 5 minutes to do a cup, and that's leisurely grinding while watching TV, and picking a few grains of oats out every now and then ;) (Organic grain from a local farm!) My first batch came out SO COARSE!!! And I was very disappointed, but decided to give it a go again, and figured "what the heck, I'll REALLY tighten it!" So I kind of 'forced it' past what felt like tight, and voila! BEAUTIFUL, fine flour!!! The new metal, must have had a bit of a tight spot - I tightened a few times as I grinded, and was making very fine, wonderful flour! The first loaf if rising now, and I sprinkled some of the coarser flour on top - I expect it will be as lovely as it will be yummy! Update: The bread WAS as yummy as it was lovely! The texture was wonderful - and it was all whole wheat flour - no white. I am SOOOO impressed with this little mill!! And I ordered it through my Amazon Prime and got 2 day free shipping! It doesn't get much better! UPDATE: I've been using this regularly (once or twice a week) for a month and a half now, and am very pleased with this purchase. I have and will continue to recommend it to anyone looking for a hand grinder. I'll be ordering the motor one of these days, but am VERY pleased with it's efficiency and ease of use!

After seeing several less expensive mill options and reading too many negative reviews about having to run grain through multiple times to get fine flour, or finding metal shavings in the finished product, I decided to look at this model which was a step up in price. I'm glad I did. When it comes to a grain mill, inexpensive price most likely means cheap quality. The Victorio VKP1024 Deluxe did an excellent job grinding fine flour on the first run. I ground one 16-oz bag each of split peas and black eyed peas, as the instructions recommended an initial trial run to clear the mill of any burrs or metal shavings. I did not fine any metal in the finished flour, but I threw it out as suggested. Next I tried flint corn for grits. The mill worked fine, though I forgot to adjust for coarser flour initially, to put the "grit" in grits. Adjustment is easy with a turn of the knob. I gave this four stars instead of five for two reasons: 1) you need to know what you are getting yourself into with a hand mill: it takes a good bit of effort and time to make flour from grain, and the instructions mean it when they say you will need a very sturdy counter top. Most people buy a hand mill for the occasional power emergency or off-the-grid independence. Output on this mill is slow compared to high-end mills. It's fine for occasional use but would be exhausting for regular use. 2) My flint corn had some trouble entering the auger mechanism, and I used a butter knife to push it in occasionally. Overall, this is a very good choice for a home grain mill that I will pull out and use often. I'm so glad I found a local store that sells wheat berries, and this summer I am growing "Bloody Butcher" corn for flour and grits.

We bought this as an affordable option for our first version of a grinder. We didn't know how much we would use it, but once we got into the habit of grinding our own wheat to make bread, we were hooked! We have since moved on to an electric version, but this one works great for smaller batches, or for locations that don't have elecricity. It is much quieter than the electric versions, it's easy to use, and it really doesn't take up that much space.

I bought this mill after I heard a talk given by Sue Becker. It is slower than an electric mill but is worth the money if you are wanting to try the wonders of fresh milled flour before diving in and buying all of the expensive equipment. It produces a wonderful flour that I use to make fresh bread, cookies, pie crusts etc. it also gives a great workout. My arms are toned from using this just about every morning. It is easy to clean and very well made. I am a believer in fresh milled flour now after using this for two weeks. My family has seen health improvements already and I’ll never go back to eating store bought junk made with dead flour.

I will write a review based on the function I use it and that is basically to grind whole species (black and white pepper, cumin, caraway, coriander seeds, dill seeds, fennel, etc) I'm a sausage maker and at this, the mill does a great job. The coarseness can be adjusted from fine to coarse, however it is hard to reduce from coarse to fine on the fly because the spice will not allow the auger to be set tighter without emptying it first. Before this mill I burned out two kitchenaid coffee grinders and the spices never grinded evenly. With this mill the spices result in a more consistent size. About the use of this mill for cereals such as wheat, rice, etc, I will guess the output will be too small for the need of many users. At grinding species is ok since species are used at small quantities even in very large batches, but if you need to grind several pounds of flour probably this hand powered mill is not for you and maybe you should take a look at another model of the same vendor with a motor option. I cannot rate durability at least for now but some parts could have been made of more durable material such as a plastic washer between the auger and the handle. Even when it looks made of stainless steel this mill is made mostly of brushed aluminum, but the inner parts of the mill are stainless steel. I think you get a decent product for the price. Update: I found the mill cannot grind annatto seeds. Even though the annatto seed appears to be a dry seed and not oily, but after grinding a few it forms a hard dry paste around the auger and that's it, the mill gets clogged and no more seeds can go down the grinding path. Update: As you grind, the handle movement tightens the bolt that holds the handle and it results in a gradually finer grinding and it ends on the auger being completely tight and no allowing the product to grind at all. I hope this can be solved by installing a washer. I will keep you updated

Miller is fine and working well. Got the deluxe Mill. Motor blew apon installation. Amazon won't return motor alone. All the way in RSA so refunds and returns is a hassle. No feedback from the 3party company who sells it so the 5year warrenty on motor is useless. Mill is perfect and working well.

It's great. It does what it says. It's durable, easy to use and serves it'd purpose better than I was thinking it would. It's a hood deal for the cost I'd say.