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Re: mailing bread & grinding wheat

RosesCakeBible@aol.com
Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:55:07 EST
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1) sending bread from n.y. to florida: i do it! and the only type i'd 
consider is sourdough.

2) using a coffee mill to grind wheat: there are two tips of coffee mills. 
the one with the blades builds up a lot of heat which deteriorates the 
wheat berry. the burr grinders are great but most cannot be taken apart 
which means that either for coffee or wheat there is an eventual build up 
of oil which rancid. i wouldn't buy a mill that could not be taken apart 
for cleaning because there is no way to effectively get rid of the oil 
otherwise. some people have suggested grinding rice to pick up the residual 
oil but that really doesn't work. unfortunately, the burr grinders that can 
be taken apart are about as expensive as a large flour mill! the best and 
least expensive solution if you're only doing about a cup of wheat berries 
is the "back to basic grain mill."

(www.backtobasicproducts.com or 801-572-1982)