Great for turning grains into flour. I wanted to use rolled oats in cookies. Nope. None around. But I had steel cut oats, so I ground them into flour. Easy peasy. I'm going to get a lot of use out of this, for sure.
Pros: Programability, Speed of Service, Texture Quality, Durability, Easy to use, Versatility, Recipe Enhancement, Product features, Power
I bought a Vitamiz 3500 along with the 48 oz Dry Grains Container and have been using it for about 2 weeks. I have found that grinding flax seeds, for better digestibility, only requires using a speed of 1 or 2 to quickly grind up the seeds. Flour from wheat berries, in contrast, requires much higher speeds. I am starting to experiment with mixing them together prior to blending, which seems to work ok too, making a flour / flax blend.
I really enjoy the flavor with the fresh ground flour and I believe the nutritional quality from freshly-ground (i.e. unoxidized) whole wheat is substantially greater. I have made pancakes and waffles so far, but still mix my batters by hand by preference since it has been my lifelong habit for those batters. The consistency of the flour (and batter) is better than I get from my flour mill partially because I have more control with the speed settings on the Vitamix.
So far, I really am impressed with how well my Vitamix works.
Pros: Texture Quality, Easy to use, Versatility, Power
With unbleached flour being hard to obtain I have been able to make my own. I can control the texture. That’s a fabulous option for my baking needs. This is so easy and fun. Just what my baking needed.
Pros: Speed of Service, Texture Quality, Durability, Easy to use, Product features, Power
this dry container did not powder the grains as expected, Had to run for longer duration, still then no happy. So returned and got a wet jar instead which is the best so far. But expecting the same performance from dry.
Pros: Texture Quality, Durability, Easy to use, Versatility, Product features, Power