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Here is why we mill our own flour!

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dabrownman

Here is why we mill our own flour!

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Our Crumb

A lot like the story in Bread1965's (enigmatically titled) "The starbucks of bread" post below.  In-bakery milling is definitely catching on.  Wonderful.

And there was a video link in Jaarko's weekly Bread Magazine email last week about a baker in France who not only mills her own but actually grows the wheat she mills.  Now that's (as someone here once said) baking from scratch.

Tom

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clazar123

HERE is a listing of Heyn mills by state in the US and even worldwide. Lovely!

Belleguard's site lists classes for this month (Mar24-25) but it looks like they are sold out. I will keep an eye on this! Sounds like a great vacation-New Orleans & breadmaking.

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chockswahay

So is the majority of flour in USA milled by mass millers and 'old' before you get it?

We have some fantastic millers here in the UK, Shipton Mill being one of my favourites :)

Stoneground fresh flour .............. mmmmm :)

 

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mikedilger

I love milling flour with a hand crank.  Good exercise.  Great aroma.  I've been using a Country Living Mill for more than 20 years now.  I want to upgrade to this: https://grainmaker.com/ (off-grid, bicycle powered) but I hesitate having one shipped to New Zealand.