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Grain Mill

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Turns whole wheat berries into fresh flour at home.

A countertop appliance used to grind whole berries (wheat, rye, spelt) into fresh flour at home. Home mills are either impact mills, which shatter grain with fast-spinning fins, or stone and burr mills, which grind it between plates. Freshly milled flour ferments much faster and has a distinctively sweet, grassy flavor.

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Whole Wheat FlourFermentation
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Sources

  • Breadtopia
  • The Perfect Loaf