Can you use Whole Wheat Kernels to make flour?

[MrsCountryChick]

I was wondering if I was to put the Whole Wheat Kernels into say my food processor would they grind until they're Wheat flour?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Possibly so. It would depend on your processor.

What really matters is how much flour do you want to produce and how how will the motor on your food processor become?

For a couple of cups you could probably do this without too much wear and tear. For larger amounts I'd let the motor cool between batches.

If you're going to do this regularly I'd get a for-real grain mill.

.....Alan.

 

[HEChicken]

Wheat kernels are really hard. My mother had a wheat grinder and it was the kids' job to grind the wheat. It was all manual - we had to turn a handle that ran the mill that ground the wheat. It was REALLY hard work and we had to do it for a good long while to get a small quantity of usable flour. I'd really be surprised if a food processor were able to get it fine enough for flour - I think you might just end up with cracked wheat. But it may depend some on your food processor. It certainly can't hurt to try it - at worst you'll have some cracked wheat that you can use in cooking for to feed to the chooks.

 

[mistyfeather]

i just read mother earth news , they said that there were books that said you could do it in a blender but that it can turn out to corse, the sugested using a hand mill

 

[alpinefarm]

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Um....! I've never tried it in my food processor or blender but doubt it would work well.
I found a great little electric mill at a garage sale for $5 and we *love* having freshly ground flour for bread and pancakes!
Just a thought...you could ask on Craigslist if anyone who has a mill would grind flour for you.

 

[BettyR]

If this is something you plan to do a lot of a mill is a good investment...I have one and I love it.

 

[dancingbear]

I have a Vitamix, it will pulverize grain into coarse flour, but I doubt you could do it with regular blades such as a food processor has, or a normal blender. I bought a Family Grain Mill, they're German made, and you can choose manual or electric. I have the manual, it turns much easier than many hand-cranked mills, but even so, it's a lot of work. It takes 2 passes to get it fine enough for bread or biscuits. The flour is wonderful. Not quite fine as store bought, but close enough, the flavor of the freshly ground wheat is really good.

If you happen to have a Kitchenaide stand mixer, they make a grain mill attachment for it. I recently got one of the mixers (refurbished, from the Kitchenaide website) and plan to get the mill attachment.

 

[idoxlr8]

I needed to save money on my feed , so I bought a clamp on grain mill to crack the corn and grain for my hens. I experimented with the adjustments and found I could turn the grain to dust, perfect for flour. It serves double duty now. I got mine from eBay for $37.00 . We normally grind about 10# of corn in about 5 minutes. Gotta keep the chicks happy

If we want the eggs, Lol.... good luck.

 

[MrsCountryChick]

Thanks you all have Great Information.

I had no idea there was a such thing as a cast iron hand mill! I thought the only "grinding mill" that anyone could get would be an expensive electric one. Besides online where can you find a cast iron (corona style) hand mill at? I read online that health food stores sell them.? I have found many home canning jars & canning supplies to be sold year round at hardware stores, unlike places like Walmart where their items are seasonal. I'll have to check there to see. If not I'll prob get one online. I just Hate to pay shipping or a higher price with shipping included.

I thought a food processor would work due to how it grinds oatmeal to a fine dust (for dog cookies) & my Magic Bullet blender has a blade for grinding coffee (never used it to tho), I'm a tea & cappuccino drinker.

I've just used it for blending smoothies from Homemade Goat Milk Yogurt & fruit.

 

[Rlilchickadee]

Many hardware stores carry them. If not ask if they can order them. Most are affiliated with a major company (hardware hank, true value, etc) and can get them on their regular order so there is no shipping charge.