WONDERMILL Manual Hand Grain Mill Red Wonder Junior Deluxe for Dry and Oily Grains - Kitchen Flour Mill, Grain Mill Hand Crank and Spice, Corn, Wheat Stone Mill Grinder

My search for a great manual grinder came to a close when I unboxed the Wondermill Jr. In my opinion, this is definitely one of the best grinders on the market. Something like the Country Living mill would no doubt be of higher quality and perform a bit better, but it also runs at over double the price. There are a number of cheaper alternatives on the market, but nearly all of them use plastic parts or don't seem very well made.The Wondermill Jr. is built extremely well, and I was highly impressed with the overall quality of the unit. The entire thing is metal, and is solid in construction with a durable finish. The dual clamp securely fastened the grinder to one of my kitchen countertops and the unit remained rock solid while I worked. The different burrs attach easily and can be interchanged within seconds. The unit includes a set of stone burrs intended for grinding grains, and a set of steel burrs that will grind everything the stone burrs do as well as nuts, sprouts, beans, ect, though at a 10-20% coarser grind. Adjusting the stones is easy, and allows you to grind at a variety of consistencies. The stone burrs look to last quite a long time, though I do plan on buying a spare set.One of the reviews and a couple of comments talked of some excessively long mill times for something like a single cup of flour. After using the mill myself last night, I have to assume that the reviewer was either exaggerating, or using the product incorrectly. Grinding a cup of hard red wheat into fine flour took me under 5 minutes on my first attempt, and that included time spent learning how to adjust the tension for a coarser or finer grind. I got some flecks of stone in the first cup or so through (which the manual clearly warns you of in advance), and nothing after that.All in all, this mill is very well made by a respectable company, performs quite well, and is a great deal for the price. I'm very pleased with the purchase, and will be using it for a long time to come.

The grinder is great but it does not stay attached to our counter. The only way I can use it right now is to open the dishwasher and clamp it there (because the overhanging counter edge is deeper) and turn the handle with the open dishwasher door in the way. I'm also concerned about the clamp cracking the stone so I always mount it with a 1/4" piece of wood under the counter. This protects the counter but makes the grinder even more cumbersome to move. I've tried clamping it onto the narrow overhang and then hanging onto it with both hands while my son turns the handle but the force of the turning handle still pulls it loose. I'm looking for a better solution so I can use the grinder more conveniently. I'll still mark it as five stars because it seems like a quality piece of equipment and when I can get the grinder properly situated I think it will work well.

After a few months use of the hand crank, your upper body will resemble that of a bodybuilder. All yolks aside, I love this machine. Despite the fact I paid $50usd above cost available from other suppliers, I have no intention of parting with my new grainy friend.My Wondermill Junior Deluxe Herr Engineer Doctor von Superduper arrived from India, well, it arrived nearly a week late despite USPS falsely indicating it was received on-time, and after unboxing I realized there was not a single arguable blemish on any aspect of the machine. It’s gorgeous and bright red. I scrubbed every component of the thing with weak Palmolive/H2O solution, lots of water, citric acid solution, and lots more running water. It literally sparkled and shone.Assembly was easy, despite I am a patient liar, er patent lawyer and engineer, and there is practically a separate instruction manual for each major component. I broke in my Wondermill by grinding three cups of rye berries on the stainless steel burrs. This was somewhat excruciating given the friction but it further cleaned and polished the burr faces fine.I brushed the machine flourless enough and ground another three cups rye using the stone burrs at the tightest setting I could manage (I’m a large former rugby player with giant hands). They call hard red wheat “hard” for a reason but the sub-00 granularity "vapor" result is worth the effort in service to my scratch ravioli. I guesstimate on the tightest setting you may spend up to 1.5 hours to mill 6 cups, which is ridiculous. However, the fine grind is easier to turn as compared with the bumpy cracking of einkorn berries on a coarse setting.I have no intention to motorize my Wondermill. It operates flawlessly now and looks to grind gourmet grains and nuts by my heirs if they’re up to it. Power will only screw up the system just as with politics.I would buy this agrain. Fire your tennis coach because you are going to be so pumped up the serves will break Mach. My Wondermill is a keeper and does not look to fail me. Sweat equity, babies, plan ahead and divide your milling sessions into manageable intervals, and you will be very very pleased at the capabilities this machine delivers. My 120lb trim wife is still getting the hang of milling, I note. But the results exceed our expectations.