Manual Cast Iron Grain Mill Low Hopper Red

I purchased this Victoria Manual Cast Iron Grain Mill mainly to grind raw, inexpensive sunflower seeds into fine sunflower chips for our wild finches—and it works perfectly for that! The mill is solidly built, very sturdy, and easy to assemble. Adjusting the grind setting is simple, allowing me to get exactly the texture I want—fine enough to be easy for the finches to eat, but not so fine that it turns into flour.The hopper holds a generous amount of seeds, and the clamp mounts securely to my workbench. It grinds smoothly and efficiently without any wobble or slippage. Overall, this is a high-quality, well-designed tool that feels like it will last a lifetime.I’ve included a photo showing the texture of the ground sunflower seeds—it’s just right for finch feeders. Highly recommended!

Als erstes vorweg, die Mühle tut, verrichtet ihre Arbeit super!Was ich nicht so gut fand:Der Karton ist etwas zu instabiel scheinbar für den Inhalt. Da dieser aber nochmal verpackt ist, ist das kein Problem. Es war nichts kaputt!Was ich gut finde:Die Mühle lässt sich schnell und einfach zusammen bauen.Ebenso lässt sich diese schön einstellen auf das geschrotete Gut.Reinigen klappt auch super.Sonstige Punkte:Ja die auch meine Mühle war mit Öl benetzt, dafür gibt es aber Sphlmittel, dadurch war es überhaupt kein Problem.Von Chrom abklappern oder der gleichen kann ich noch nichts berichten.Wir haben in kurzer Zeit 5,5kg Malz damit geschrotet.Ich würde diese Mühle sofort nochmal kaufen und genau so weiter empfehlen.

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El molinillo ha funcionado bastante bien por casi un año, usándolo unos 3 o 4 veces por mes. Pero hace un par de días traté de moler café y no funcionó - salieron los granos sin molerse. Desarmando la maquina para investigar, se me vinieron estas piezas (arandela y bolita) en la foto, las cuales asumo que se encajan dentro del huequito. La arandela se ve rota pero la verdad, no sé cómo debe de verse porque es la primera vez que la veo. Además, no sé cómo la piezas deben entrar en el huequito porque de una manera u otra, no funciona el molinillo. Alguien ha tenido este mismo problema? Tengo una garantía extendida pero quisiera saber primero de Victoria cómo van las piezas y si puedo arreglarlo yo antes de entrar en todo eso. Gracias!

I’m convinced most bad reviews are just people who didn’t follow directions. You can’t expect a 50$ mill to give the same as store bought flour. If you want that, I suggest the 700$ wondermill. But for 50$, it’s perfect!Did it came oily, yes. Did I have metal shavings in my 1st grind, yes. But… after it’s been cleaned and prepped (grinding a few cups of rice to get rid of metal shavings), it’s great! Like I said, it didn’t give me fine store bought flour texture, but definitely good enough to make bread.The flour in the picture is soft wheat berries that I passed in the machine 4 times, gradually going smaller. I then shifted some of it and you can see in the second flour picture that it’s absolutely usable flour.My only complaint is the once you get to the second/third pass, the flour is fine enough that it passes through where the shaft and handle attach together and some flour gets out, like you can see on the chair. Not much, but enough that I’ll have to use something to catch what comes out

Needed a grinder for hard dry corn and this did it effortlessly in 2 minutes, on my picture this is as coarse as it goes. Could be too small if youre going for 10+kgs but it will do it.Sturdy, heavy, all cast iron, SS hopper with roughly 1.5kg capacity. The only plastic part is the cover.Shipped oiled as it should, easy to assemble, disassemble, clean. No metal fragments in finish product.This is the quality tool your great grand parents used that you can still find in working condition in antique shops.

I wasn't too particular about the finess of milled products, as long as it continues to function. It came very oiled up and smelled like a factory, but I do suppose that was to prevent some sort of corrosion/rust during long term storage.The initial grinding did produce some metal flakes, but personally knowing the original mills left actual dust and sand in the final product, the flakes were nothing.My only real downside is that not all of the grains get milled, you will have a few kernels or grains loitering around.

I just received this today. The hopper was dented. Hopefully it won't affect the performance of the unit.

Ok, ez to put together - got my red wheat berries so I got to break it in as stated before use. I had to take it outside so I could attach it to my picnic table - it is quite heavy, and needs something sturdy to attach to. Started on a looser setting and then with every return to the hopper I tightened the set screw and got down to a finely ground flour. The only thing was it was a windy day - and the wind was taking the grain away as I used the grinder. I did take it apart, wash and oil it for storage. I have to be away from home for a bit, but when I return I'll definitely grind some wheat down to make some bread! Will update later!So it is 2023, I have the time to grind wheat berries for some great home made wheat bread. Figured how to attach it inside the house. Ground 6 cups of berries - put through twice - got about 9 1/2cups of a semi fine flour. Did a recipe using the flour, water, honey, salt, oil and yeast. OMG- my dough was different of course and I had to proof in the beginning using active dry yeast, but followed the recipe. My house smelled delicious - my bread was awesome- it was a hard crust, but every bit of soft inside - morning toast and coffee? Oh yeah! Got 2 loaves- froze one and enjoying the other. Yes, it is a bit of work but I'm game and glad for it!

Cons: Packaging. As you can see it came with my parts out of the box. The box was pretty torn up. I first assumed I received a returned product. Decided to open and try anyway. Pros: Once out of the packaging I found it quite easy to assemble, and as you can see in the pics, I have one with a partial amount of whole grain corn for deer in the hopper to test it. The next pic is the grain size perfect for my bird feeder, the third pic is the adjustment made to turn it practically into a fine grain. The last picture is of the unassembled parts in my utility sink for cleaning. I followed the directions from their video and once washed and dried I applied an ample amount of vegetable oil on the chrome-colored parts to prevent rust if in long term storage. Actually, quite happy with this product overall. The cost was a plus as well considering the electric ones that pretty much do the same thing are in the hundreds. Not a loss at all. Only difference to me is that if you do a large amount for storage in jars is the cranking. I'm up for that challenge if it saves me an arm and a leg. Plus, without power, you're just looking at your grain and not able to grind it. Ahahaha..........

This mill is awesome. I can't believe it for the price. If this thing were made in the USA, it would be 3X the price at least. I've ground black beans and wheat berries through it so far. The picture is wheat berries (left) and the flour made from it using this grain mill (right). Will it make super fine flour like you buy at the store? No...But I think it can make it fine enough to make a coarser bread with, which is my goal here. The trick is to run whatever you're grinding through it successively to get it finer and finer each time. Time consuming? Yeah, a little. But it's fun work, and the kids love it. Also, super easy to assemble/disassemble to clean. After several time of use, no wear and tear is visible anywhere on the mill. I think this thing will last a long time as it's built very solidly (all the tough parts are cast iron, the handle is real wood, the hopper seems like it's aluminum, the bottom guard on the vice is rubber to keep from scratching any surfaces, and the only plastic piece is the little red cover). Very impressed and will probably buy another as back-up, for non-kitchen uses (like crushing up feed for young chickens).

I have a grain mill. I am not trying to mill wheat or nuts using this machine. I only purchased this to mill corn and make fresh masa. This mill seems to work perfectly for making masa. When I received it, I washed it in the sink, and then stuck it in the oven (200 F) to dry for 15 minutes. I didn't have any issues with rust. I did mill about a cup of rice just to make sure the mill was clean and ready to go. My only complaint is that the mill's locking system would not fit any of my cutting boards, wood prep tables, or granite countertops. I had to use a thin plastic cutting board to help me get it attached. I think it is a good product and I am glad I bought it. In the future, I will look into making a table (to be used in the garage) for better attachment. The thickness of the counter the mill will fit on is Approx 1 11/16 in.

I purchased this because some reviewers said it would crack corn on the coarsest setting. Well, it ground the corn too fine to be used as cracked corn. I was able to get it to work well by adding 2 washers on each side between the grinding plates. I also replaced the wing nuts with lock nuts and washers.

I live in Hawaii and my shipment came very fast. I can't begin to tell you how just getting my shipment that fast pleased me. Usually shipments take FOREVER to come like it was going scenic route around the world on a boat before getting here. Shipping things here is usually something that I not only dread but I hate with a passion. So just on fast shipping alone I will definitely be a returning customer! This mill is very sturdy well built. It was over all easy to assemble. I just wish there was a information pamphlet or paper on how to take care of it properly (me thinking about other who may not already know how). My shipment was well wrapped. Nothing was damaged. I am extremely satisfied!

I started to grind grain for bird feed, corn specifically, it would not grind it to the fineness I wanted. After examining the set up of the grinding wheels, I discovered the cotter pin holding the grinding wheel on to the crank shaft was installed sideways and wouldn't allow the wheels to close properly. I gave the cotter pin a 1/4 turn to adjust its position and it worked fine.

It may turnout to be OK. The castings are really rough! The chrome looks pretty cheese ball. Not quite the spiffy unit in the pictures. The packaging is nothing to write home about either. The sheet metal hopper required a little hand fitting to work, that may have been due to shipping, the locking mechanism for the hopper is a joke. The sheet metal is too thin so there is not effective lock point, the only thing holding it on is the friction fit. Worst part, the thing smells like cheap machine tools. Probably a lubricant used in the manufacture of the sheet metal hopper. When I was done putting it together my hands smelled like it. Granted I would wash anything I was going to use for food but this I'm going to leave out on my work bench until I'm ready to wash it. It smells like a metal stamping plant, an old one.All that said I will wash it up and see if I can grind up some coffee. I'll update this when I use it.