Hello:
Newbie here from West Michigan. Devotee (when possible) of Self-Sufficiency, and much more so once I move to my rural property this year. At this point, I'm very much a newbie Baker, wanting to master new skills and techniques.
My question is on the GrainMaker #99 mill. What is your opinion of it? I've been thinking about it for some time, but with the panic buying over covid-19 I have the unctioning it's time to buy one (along with accelerating my planned move to a rural setting).
Thanks in advance for your input!
Bill
Love that you’re moving to a rural setting in Michigan. Any pics of the homestead? That’s a dream come true for me, just not in the cards currently. I live in New England. I’m a total newbie too, as far as baking, but spend a lot of time with self sufficiency as you say.
beat of luck.
harbs
No pictures yet, but will post when I do. It's 160 acres of undeveloped, semi-forested paradise. No doubt lots of deer on the property as well. The cabin will be expanded to suit my needs so I can move in. The propane heat will become subordinate to a Kitchen Queen 480 cook stove during winter, while using propane for the "in between" of Fall/Winter and Winter/Spring.
I'm super-excited; a dream eight years in the making. Currently very much into canning, sewing, culturing my own Creme Fraiche. Once I'm up there, I'll add gardening, cheese making, and beer making for starters.
I'm very happy to have found this website. Through it I learned about sieves for removing bran/germ, different kinds of yeasts, and artisan baking I never knew existed. No doubt my #99 will get much use from what I'm learning here!
Welcome. I've been here since Sep 2019.
If you haven't seen them, there are some past discussions of that model: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/search/node/grainmaker%2099
Since you're in Michigan, you might like one of my favorite suppliers in Pullman, MI, www.clnf.org
They are currently backlogged, but do have their own truck delivery routes in addition to normal shipping. See the two explanatory notes in the footer.
I went through the posts you kindly supplied, and I'll be going with GrainMaker. I'm looking forward to experimenting with all six varieties of wheat, to see how I can mix them to produce baked goods with whatever properties desired. And especially to know that the grains I'm using were not contaminated with Roundup herbicide.
Also, thank you for the link to clnf.org. Started to go through it, and have bookmarked for later reading.
I am looking forward to this journey!