This mill is a workhorse! It does the job, and you can regrind the product if you want your flour even finer. So far, I have had no problem with it heating up too much, either. Nice tool!
This is an excellent product for grinding my grains for gluten-free bread. I can even make some of my flours finer than I purchased. My husband loved it too and he even took over grinding my grains! Worth my purchase!!
It takes a little longer when on the finest grind setting when I did winter wheat but that is understandable. Gets a little warm from the friction but the flour turned out great. The manual said that it would be a little more coarse than conventional flour because they sift out the berries but I could even tell when I compared the two.
Poorly machined, did not fit mixer well and wobbled.
on August 18, 2016
Posted by: Homegrown
from Northern Calif.
The spline end was not machined properly, did not fit. The replacement was close to the same and wobbled. Does not grind corn well at all. Do not know how so few working parts could clog, but it did at the "flour" end. Yes, the corn was dry. Perhaps the auger could be more pronounce to help with emptying? Very frustrating so out came the hand crank mill which worked better.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Kitchen AidBy September 30, 2017
Dear Homegrown, Thank you for providing feedback about your Grain Mill Attachment. We would like to discuss your review further with you. Please email me at Kitchenaid_receipts_usa@kitchenaid.com with your user ID (), your review number (), your address, phone number, and model with serial number. Thank you in advance and we look forward to speaking to you. Carol -The Review Team
I just received my KitchenAid grain mill in the mail today and was very excited to try it out.
First of all, the grain mill itself is a very solid product (except for the screwdriver on the back of the cleaning brush).
To try out my new grain mill, I poured about a pound of buckwheat into the hopper, turned the dial all the way to the three small dots for extra fine and started the mixer on 10.
The mixer barely turned the grain mill, but there was flour coming out, so I kept it running. Within a few minutes, the mixer came to a complete standstill. I instantly turned it off, but still had smoke coming out of it. A new product should not burn out my KitchenAid mixer!
Once I let it cool off, I turned the dial two steps away from extra-fine and tried again. Now the mixer turned the grain mill just fine and I was able to finish my pound of buckwheat.
Not sure whether I should buy an old used KitchenAid machine for my grain mill, so I don't ruin my nice one. Or buy a separate grain mill.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Kitchen AidBy September 30, 2017
Dear Andy S., Thank you for providing feedback about your Grain Mill. We would like to discuss your review further with you. Please email me at Kitchenaid_receipts_usa@kitchenaid.com with your user ID (), your review number (), your address, phone number, and model with serial number. Thank you in advance and we look forward to speaking to you. Carol -The Review Team
I bought this over 6 months ago and have been extremely pleased. The machine is easy to operate. My family has enjoyed all of the freshly made breads, pancakes, waffles, pies, and cakes that I have made grinding grain with this machine. The dial gives ample options for the fineness of the grain from very fine to coarse. Clean-up takes just a little time and effort, but you don't have to wash it each time, so it's no problem whatsoever. The process itself is loud, but that is to be expected. It is more quiet than the coffee grinders my parents' use to use. The flavors from freshly ground grain have been superior.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from Kitchen AidBy September 30, 2017
Thank you for contacting KitchenAid, David. We are happy to learn that you are satisfied with your product. If you ever have any questions about your KitchenAid small appliance, please contact KitchenAid at countertopcollectionusa@kitchenaid.com. Please include your name, phone number, physical address and the complete model and serial number of the appliance.
I was all set to buy a single purpose mill grinder when I happened upon this attachment at a store. It work fantastic and is easy to clean. I like the fact that in could be modified to be driven manually if the need ever arose for it. Designed with basic mechanics and durable. Everything you need and nothing you dont
My brother in law gave me this mill many years ago. We bake all of our breads and so we bought some hard red winter wheat and voila, flour. The mill is easy to clean and is as dependable as the rain here in NW Oregon. We grind flour and make all our baked goods about once a week and have been doing so for about 5 years. It connects to the Kitchenaid in a few seconds and is always ready to mill flour. I run it on 7 and by the time I have all the rest of the bread ingredients out and measured, the flour is done.