Grain mills
Stone and burr mills for grinding your own whole-grain flour, with no plastic where the flour runs.
What we look for
We look for
- Named stones or burrs: corundum-ceramic, natural stone or hardened steel, with the binder of any ceramic stone stated.
- A plastic-free flour path: hopper, milling chamber and spout in wood, metal or glass, with any plastic part named and kept away from the flour.
- Fine to coarse in one machine: an adjustable grind for bread flour and cracked grain, with an output rate stated.
- Built for years: a motor rated for home milling (or a sturdy hand crank), a long warranty, and stones or burrs that can be cleaned and replaced.
- A safety listing for electric mills: UL, ETL or CSA in North America (CE in Europe).
We avoid
- High-speed impact (“micronizer”) mills with plastic milling chambers.
- “Stone” mills that do not say what the stones are made of.
- Claims that fresh flour loses its nutrients within hours, made with no source.
Read the research
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Country Living ProductsCountry Living Grain Mill
A US-made hand-crank mill with a cast aluminum frame, stainless steel shaft and auger, and steel plates: no stones and no plastic named. The mill has a food-grade powder coat. Lifetime warranty on the mill, but not on the plates. -
GrainMakerGrainMaker Model No. 44 Grain Mill
A US-made hand-crank mill with a steel hopper, hardened alloy-steel burrs, a stainless auger and an uncoated steel auger tube that GrainMaker says helps keep the food stream clean. $625. The hopper’s inner finish is not stated. -
hawoshawos Easy Grain Mill (110 V)
The only electric stone mill we reviewed whose maker says the grinding chamber is 100% plastic-free. We could not confirm the rest of the flour path or a US safety listing, and it was out of stock at the maker and its US seller. -
hawoshawos Molere Hand Grain Mill
A beech-wood hand mill with a corundum/ceramic stone and a glass catch bowl in the box, so hawos names no plastic. It is slow, about 25 g of fine flour a minute, and the funnel and bearing lubricant are not described. -
KornkraftKornkraft Mia Mola Hand Grain Mill
A solid-beech hand mill whose maker names the stones and their binder: Naxos basalt in magnesite and salt. About 50 g of fine flour a minute. The maker’s 10-year warranty is written for Germany and the EU.