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Country Living Grain Mill
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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.
Best for Someone who wants a metal hand mill with replaceable plates, made in the US, and may add a motor later.
- Our quality rating
- Fair (3 of 5)
- Price range
- Premium
- Size
- 10 × 13 × 15 in, 16 lb; two steel grinding plates about 4.75 in across; 12 in aluminum flywheel
- Made in
- Made in the USA (Stanwood, Washington)
approx. $810 for the hand-crank mill
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Why we chose it What put it on our list
- The maker names the materials: a cast “aircraft aluminum” I-beam frame, a stainless steel shaft, a stainless steel spring auger and high-carbon steel grinding plates (product page). No plastic part is named.
- A review the maker quotes puts output at about 2½ pounds of fine flour in eight to ten minutes of continuous grinding, which is roughly 115 to 140 g a minute.
- The warranty is for life on all parts except the finish. The plates are warranted for one year and sell as a $185 set that the maker says lasts 5 to 6 years of family use, about three tons of flour (warranty and parts pages).
- Made by the same company in Washington since 1976, with the owner’s manual and parts list online. No CPSC recall or Prop 65 notice names it.
Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy
- It is not a stone mill: the grain is crushed between steel plates. The maker says the mill is not suited to oily grains, seeds or nuts.
- The mill is powder-coated, which is a polymer finish. The maker calls it food-grade and FDA-approved, but does not say whether the hopper interior and feed housing, where the grain touches, are coated. The warranty excludes the finish.
- You turn it by hand and it must be mounted firmly to a counter or bench. A counter clamp (1/4-inch steel), a large auger and a motor kit are sold separately.
- $810 is more than most electric stone mills cost (the NutriMill Harvest is $499, the hawos Easy $599.50), and the warranty covers only US and Canadian sales.
What to know Details worth knowing first
The Country Living mill is a steel-plate mill, not a stone mill. We list it because its maker names every metal in the grain path: cast aluminum, stainless steel and high-carbon steel, with no plastic part named. For a reader who wants no motor and no plastic, that is a clear description from a company that has made the mill in Washington since 1976. For the wider case for keeping plastic away from food, see reducing your microplastic exposure.
The open question is the finish. The mill is powder-coated, and a powder coat is a polymer. The maker calls it food-grade and FDA-approved, but does not say where it is applied, and its warranty excludes the finish. We are asking Country Living Products which surfaces the flour touches and for the coating’s food-contact statement.
It is also hard work and expensive. Steel plates wear: the maker says a $185 set lasts 5 to 6 years of normal family use. A hand mill suits occasional baking; for frequent baking, the maker sells a motor kit.
Whole berries such as Grand Teton’s organic einkorn berries are what the mill turns into flour. For what whole-grain flour does in baking, see spelt, fiber and blood sugar and sourdough. For how glyphosate can end up in wheat, see what glyphosate is.
Quality & testing How it measures up against our checklist
| What we checked | What we found |
|---|---|
| Named stones or burrs Maker’s claim | High-carbon steel grinding plates (product page, parts page). A replacement set is $185. |
| A plastic-free flour path: metal parts Maker’s claim | Cast aircraft aluminum frame, stainless steel shaft and spring auger, steel plates. No plastic part is named. |
| A plastic-free flour path: coating where grain touches Not verified | The mill is powder-coated with a finish the maker calls “FDA approved, food-grade”. It does not say which surfaces carry it, or give a compliance statement. |
| Fine to coarse in one machine Maker’s claim | Adjustable from cracked wheat to pastry flour in one pass. The output figure comes from a review the maker quotes: 2½ lb of fine flour in 8 to 10 minutes of continuous grinding. |
| Built for years Maker’s claim | Lifetime warranty on all parts except the finish, US and Canada only; the plates are warranted for one year (warranty page) although the product page calls them a wear item. Sealed ball bearings; parts and manual online. |
| California Prop 65 notices Verified | No notice names Country Living Products in the California Attorney General’s 60-day notice database (searched 2026-10-22). The phrase “Country Living” matches one 2018 notice, which names Town & Country Living, an unrelated company. |
| Recalls Verified | No Country Living recall in the US Consumer Product Safety Commission recall database (title, description and product-name searches, 2026-10-22). |
What the labels mean
- Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
- Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
- Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.
Sources Where our facts come from
- Country Living Grain Mill: product page. Maker’s page. Materials, weight, size, “FDA approved, food-grade powder coating” and the lifetime warranty claim. Price as seen on 2026-10-22. Open ↗
- Country Living Grain Mill: warranty and returns. Maker’s page. Lifetime on all parts except the finish; plates one year; US and Canada only; 15-day return. Open ↗
- Country Living Grain Mill: grinding plates. Maker’s page. $185 for a set of high-carbon steel plates; 5 to 6 years of normal family use. Open ↗
- Country Living Grain Mill: reviews page. Maker’s page. Quotes a magazine review for the output figure and says the mill is now powder-coated with an FDA-approved food-grade finish. Open ↗
- Country Living Grain Mill: troubleshooting guide. Maker’s page. Says the mill is not recommended for oily grains, seeds or nuts. Open ↗
- Lehman’s: Country Living Grain Mill. Independent source. Price and shipping limits at a US retailer. Open ↗
- California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search, defendant “Country Living”. Certifier or regulator listing. One result, naming Town & Country Living, an unrelated company. Open ↗
- CPSC recall database, title search for Country Living. Certifier or regulator listing. An empty list. Description and product-name searches were also empty. Open ↗
Where to buy Other stores and the prices we saw
- Lehman’s approx. $810. In stock on 2026-10-22. Lehman’s ships it to the lower 48 states only, to a street address. It also lists the motor kit at about $650.
Prices as we saw them on October 22, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.
Alternatives Other options to compare
- GrainMaker Model No. 44 A US-made hand mill with 4-inch steel burrs and a 3-cup steel hopper, $625, with a lifetime guarantee that covers the burrs.
- hawos Molere Beech, stone and a glass bowl, $299.50 in the US, but slower: about 25 g of fine flour a minute.
- Kornkraft Mia Mola A beech hand mill with Naxos basalt stones in a named magnesite binding, about 50 g of fine flour a minute. $329.50.