February 9, 2012 - 10:33am

Hand Crank Grain Mill Lubricants
As my mother-in-law was cleaning out my wife's grandmother's house my mother-in-law came across an old grain mill that she thought we would like. It is a nice, sturdy, cast iron thing that has clearly seen a lot of use in its day, but everything seems to work okay. :-)
So I took it apart and cleaned it thoroughly, but as I was putting it back together it occurred to me that I don't know what lubricant to use.
Any suggestions?





You can check on Amazon.com for food grade lubricant. I just use food safe mineral oil, the kind you use for oiling wooden cutting boards....