The Old Folks Home

[Beer can]

I ground hard white wheat into flour using a Kitchenaid flour mill. The bread is in the oven now. I also cleaned up the kitchen.

Meal planning for the week is done and I will be heading to do the weekly shopping after the bread is out of the oven.

It is a fairly normal weekend.

I'm thinking of growing some flour corn variety this yr so was looking at mills. Was thinking Lehman's own hand mill (they have about the best besides Diamant which I can't afford $$$) till I watched youtube reviews, 20mins of hard labor for a couple cups...
Maybe the Diamant would be more practical but darn $$$.
We don't have a kitchen aid so I'm thinking the electric 'Nutrimill' might be my best option.

 

[Beer can]

We grind our own chicken, much cheaper. Whenever beef roasts are on sale, sometimes half the price of ground beef, we just buy some to grind for burger.
Have you seen those guinea hen chicken crosses? Wow! Super ugly birds!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Never cared for guinea hen they where always to flighty noisy a few neighbors
not too close any we had 85 acres just still would not care for any.
Making old fashioned Ham and bean soup today bacon cooked in seasonings
all the good stuff cooking the ham bone down now bean have soaked from about 4 yesterday
to this afternoon all rinsed ready to cook in all the good flavors

 

[ronott1]

I'm thinking of growing some flour corn variety this yr so was looking at mills. Was thinking Lehman's own hand mill (they have about the best besides Diamant which I can't afford $$$) till I watched youtube reviews, 20mins of hard labor for a couple cups...
Maybe the Diamant would be more practical but darn $$$.
We don't have a kitchen aid so I'm thinking the electric 'Nutrimill' might be my best option.

I hope you find a good one!

Watch craigs list and ebay.

 

[pennyJo1960]

grinding flour is a bit too much for my arthritic hands or energy

 

[ronott1]

grinding flour is a bit too much for my arthritic hands or energy

Mine is powered by the kitchenaid mixer.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: Still think I will buy mine at Costco 40 lb bags every other month

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Still think I will buy mine at Costco 40 lb bags every other month

I have only ever made biscuits about two times... when I was sixteen...

 

[drumstick diva]

That's better than me Perchie. The only biscuits I've ever made popped out of a Pillsbury can. And I did it myself.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Made them here tonight to go with the navy been and ham soup we had for dinner
baking powder biscuits

I was taught all of this making dinner with Dad as he was a postman Mom said
only job with part time work and a full time paycheck.. but before that he was a
short order cook or a long haul truck driver