>This is probably a silly question -- but has anyone ever used their coffee
>mill to grind wheat? I'd like to try grinding some coarse whole wheat
>(like we use to get in Kansas in the '50s) but I don't want to buy a grain
>mill until I know I'm going to do it regularly. What do you all think? Thanks
When my beloved mill was out for service, I once used a poppy-seed grinder
to grind some wheat flour. The grinder has a sort of threaded screw that
mashed the seeds--or grain--against the sides. It was manual. I don't
know if any coffee grinders resemble that, but it was sturdy enough to do
the job, albeit painfully slow. I'd never have kept up with it if I
started that way.
I don't drink coffee so have never had one of those little electric
grinders to know if they could work.
Diane Brown in St. Louis
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