KITCHEN CROP VKP1024 VKP Brands Grain Mill, Stainless Steel, Black or Silver

I have used this for couple of months now, and have had great quality flour with good consistency. I have also got the smaller version as a gift, and it too works great. I would say the bigger version suits my need better, because the mill disk is removable, so I can clean it better and catch any issues with mill early if they ever happen.The mill teeth is very high quality. It is obvious the material is cast professionally by engineers who knew what they were doing.Operation is easy and quick. The hand-mill does work your arm to get decent amount of flour. For an average dude like me, it feels like I am cleaning glass pane when rotating, so it is fairly easy and smooth to make your flour manually. The clamp is really nice. You get 200g flour from about 5 min of milling at average speed.The flour obviously needs to be sifted, even if you want to get whole-wheat flour, because the wheat bran content has to be lower to allow gluten development, so get yourself a nice fine sifter, and sift the milled flour. (Add back small amount of the bran to create whole-wheat breads).The flavour of bread is phenomenally better than what you get from any store-bought flours. I hear there is trace amount of rodent and insect parts in those flours you buy in stores, which require a lot of chemical processing to reduce to acceptable levels, but you never get rid of those completely in any industrial settings. I think there is a Health Canada regulation allowance of 15 particles of pest and rodents per 100 grams of flour (if I remember correctly), which all flour sellers have to comply with. There is another story I heard from a guy who worked in flour mills, who said basically the way to deal with rats in wheat inventory after harvest is to allow the rat to eat and engorge as much wheat as they can, until their gut explodes of disintery. They are then filtered out the rodent corpse and any larvae from the wheat, with some obvious trace amount left. I guess that's where the 15 particles comes in regulations. With your own grain mill though, you will have none of that gross problem.Initially I went cheap and bought one of those corn-mill hoppers. Don't waste your time and money for those if you want to mill wheat. Mine broke a piece and metal and milled it into flour. Had to return. Don't go cheap for your flour mill.

We bought this mill to grind wheat berries for my banana muffins. It worked well, though it did take a while to grind 2 cups, but I expected that as this unit is NOT some huge machine. (Please folks: if you need to pump out 8 cups a flour at a time, don't bash a small unit that is made for "small batches" because it's taking you hours! ... grrrr!) OK, rant over. Then I went off wheat (buy the "Wheat Belly" book, lose weight, and cure your digestive issues) and we now use it primarily for buckwheat groats. The muffins taste MUCH better with the freshly ground flour. I've also made rice flour and oat flour. (Don't try sliced almonds ... I didn't figure it would work as they're oily, and it didn't. Get a mini food processor if you're wheat-free and baking with nut meals.) The unit cleans up like a breeze: I just use a kitchen brush and brush inside, outside, right-side, upside-down, very gently shake, and blow into it, brush again, and put it back in the box. (I'm lazy, my husband rinses it out.) It assembles nicely, is made of high quality materials, and is definitely worth the price. Now that my mate is not home as much, I'm going to buy the electric motor as I have neck/back problems. I'm glad the electric crank works slowly. Slow grinding preserves the nutrients much more than fast grinding! And it can be QUIETLY running while I'm assembling utensils and getting the rest of the wet and dry ingredients in their respective bowls. Also, use a wide, rather short bowl that can sit snug to the mill and you'll have no flour spilled on the counter - assuming little kids aren't the operators! Well, this isn't one of my most coherent reviews, but I'm not really awake yet! I hope it helps. Cheers!

This is my first grain mill so I can't compare it to any others, but it is working well so far. I have been using this for about a month now grinding hard white wheat berries for bread and pancakes/waffles. I use it almost exclusively on the fine setting and the flour it produces is very fine and soft. It is very easy to set up and disassemble and easy to clean. The only issue I had was some of the flour was drifting onto the tabletop and floor. The remedy was to use a bowl tall enough to fit under the throat of the mill with very little clearance to catch all the flour. Also, the adjustment knob does stay on its setting without moving, but since I haven't used it on the coarser settings I can't speak to how well it stays on them. It does clamp securely to a table top without loosening. I had to lubricate the clamp screw to get it to turn easily without binding but this was only because the threads were dry, not a manufacturing defect. Now, this little mill will give you a good workout! It should be called "Grain Mill/Exercise Machine". I did know this going in and wasn't surprised. It takes me 12-14 minutes to grind 2 cups of wheat berries (with a couple rest breaks), turning the handle at approximately 1 revolution per second. It must be doing some good because I am grinding for a longer duration and taking fewer breaks! I just consider it a mini exercise routine with some great tasting bread as the payoff. Overall, a great grain mill.

I've been using this grain mill for close to a year now and I'm overall happy with it. I also got my parents one, and they enjoy it as well. HOWEVER, it is clearly advertised that it can mill corn on the box, but it did not work at all for me. It was like grinding rocks, even on the coarsest setting. The handle would not turn and forcing it resulted in pulling the grain mill off the table, clamp and all. If you want it for something softer/smaller like wheat or barley, it works great, but I wouldn't recommend it for corn. It would be 5 stars if not for the fact that the box says it does corn.

After seeing several less expensive mill options and reading too many negative reviews about having to run grain through multiple times to get fine flour, or finding metal shavings in the finished product, I decided to look at this model which was a step up in price. I'm glad I did. When it comes to a grain mill, inexpensive price most likely means cheap quality. The Victorio VKP1024 Deluxe did an excellent job grinding fine flour on the first run. I ground one 16-oz bag each of split peas and black eyed peas, as the instructions recommended an initial trial run to clear the mill of any burrs or metal shavings. I did not fine any metal in the finished flour, but I threw it out as suggested. Next I tried flint corn for grits. The mill worked fine, though I forgot to adjust for coarser flour initially, to put the "grit" in grits. Adjustment is easy with a turn of the knob. I gave this four stars instead of five for two reasons: 1) you need to know what you are getting yourself into with a hand mill: it takes a good bit of effort and time to make flour from grain, and the instructions mean it when they say you will need a very sturdy counter top. Most people buy a hand mill for the occasional power emergency or off-the-grid independence. Output on this mill is slow compared to high-end mills. It's fine for occasional use but would be exhausting for regular use. 2) My flint corn had some trouble entering the auger mechanism, and I used a butter knife to push it in occasionally. Overall, this is a very good choice for a home grain mill that I will pull out and use often. I'm so glad I found a local store that sells wheat berries, and this summer I am growing "Bloody Butcher" corn for flour and grits.