Mockmill Grain Mill Review + Giveaway
Note: Pleasant Hill Grain provided me with a Mockmill for review. All opinions are my own.
A couple of months ago, the folks at Pleasant Hill Grain contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in reviewing the Mockmill Grain Mill for KitchenAid (designed by Wolfgang Mock). Now that I've had a chance to give it some good use, I'd like to let you all know what I think of it!
I must admit that I was a bit skeptical of a KitchenAid attachment grain mill. I mean, could it really grind flour? But I saw that it was designed and manufactured in Germany, and that it uses ceramic grinding stones. So I decided to hold off judgement until I could test it out myself.
To my surprise, I was quite pleased with the performance of the Mockmill. I have made biscuits, cake, pancakes, and more baked goods with the flour I ground from it. I tested out both soft white and hard red wheat berries, and even my homemade sprouted (and dehydrated) wheat. You can grind other non-oily, dry grains, but I haven't given them a go yet. I'd love to grind corn for cornbread!
Let me give you a rundown on some of the pros and cons of this grain mill:
Pros:
- * The Mockmill is quite small compared to other grain mills. When it's attached to the KitchenAid, it takes up very little extra space in your kitchen.
- * It's super easy to attach, and works with all KitchenAid stand mixers.
- * It's very convenient to grind just the amount of flour you need for a recipe.
- * The mill has a low grinding temperature, so it doesn't damage the nutrients of the grains.
Cons:
- * You must remove the grain mill when you want to use your KitchenAid for other purposes.
- * The mill shakes a bit when running, but this is minimized by tightening down the attachment screw properly.
- * The mill doesn't grind the flour super-super fine, but it was great for my purposes. If you bake a lot of delicate, fine pastries, this might bother you, but I didn't find that it was a problem for me.
Let me show you how it works:
The mill attaches to KitchenAid quickly and easily.
You adjust the coarseness of the grind by twisting the front of the mill.
Note: the grain mill itself is pretty quiet, but my KitchenAid is fairly noisy. If you have a quiet stand mixer, I think this would have a low noise level.
Also, as far as I can tell, it is only sold in white, so you can't match it to your KitchenAid if it isn't white. This doesn't bother me, but I thought I'd note it.
Here is an example of the flour ground from soft white and hard red wheat on the finest setting.
Here's a video demonstration of the grinding process.
In closing thoughts, would I purchase the Mockmill grain mill?
Yes, I actually would! I had been wanting my own grain mill for quite some time, but I never considered a KitchenAid attachment. Now that I've tested it out, I think this is the mill I would purchase. Of course, it's not my ultimate, dream mill (I'd have to cough up at least $500 for that), but it works great for my purposes.
If you're looking for grains and beans to grind, Pleasant Hill sells a pretty wide variety. They also carry other grain mills and kitchen tools/appliances. I want this step stool for Helen.
GIVEAWAY
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I usually bake with whole grains at least once a week.
I use whole grains mostly in soups now but when I was younger I used to make cereal from whole grains quite often. I'd really like to start with that again.
I buy more things with whole grains than I bake. I would love this option to make my own!
I need to get better at eating whole grains. My eczema gets much better when I do. This would make it easier and more cost effective for me to do so. Thanks for the review! Never heard of a mill attachment for KitchenAid before.
I almost always use a mix of whole grains and white flour, because I haven't tweaked all my recipes to use whole grain.
I aim to bake with whole grains at least once a week and would love to add this grain mill to my toolkit!
Usually I bake whole grain bread at least once a week. I have had many attachments for my KitchenAid, but I never dreamed they would have a grain mill! I am kind of in love with the idea of being able to grind my own flour!
I bake with whole grains a bit but not as much as I'd like to so this mill would be great for me!
I bake with whole grains quite often! Almost weekly, if not more.
I grew up grinding wheat every Saturday to use throughout the week, and the worst part was cleaning the farm thing out - and I have the same type of mill today with the same problem. This looks like such a simple piece to clean in comparison!
I have quite a nice wheat grinder, but it is my food storage room in the basement. I takes up lots of counter space and I hate to drag it out for little recipes. This little mill looks great!
I always try to include whole grains in my baking & cooking. I eat brown rice, and I often replace white flour with whole wheat pastry flour in recipes. I also use ground oats and flaxmeal in several of my baked goods.
I love baking with whole grains and this looks like a great option. Thanks for the review!
I bake with whole grains several times a month. I did not know grinding your own flour could be so easy.
I use whole grains several times a week, but don't grind my own (yet) 🙂
I think the grain mill is awesome! Thanks for reviewing it.
almost all the time, but I confess that I use white flour for pizza.
almost all the time, but I confess that I use white flour for pizza.