Grind Test Chart
From top to bottom: The Country Living, The Nugget, The Little Ark, The Back to Basics, The Family Grain Mill, The Corona and the Diamant.
[1] With power bar extension handle
[2] Minutes and seconds required to grind one cup of flour at 60 RPM with stones or burrs set at .005 inch. The Family Grain Mill and Back to Basics Grinder burrs were set tight.
[3] Minutes required to grind 10 cups of flour. This time included putting wheat through twice with the Family Grain Mill and Back to Basics Grinders because of their coarse grind on the first pass.
[4] The Country Living Mill will produce a talcum-powder fineness of pastry flour on one pass, but the speed of production is greatly reduced.
[5]The Diamant will make a fine grind with only one pass, but the Diamant test administrator chose to grind the wheat in two passes as he feels it easier to grind this way.
[6] There will be some variation in cost from vendor to vendor
This is a newer chart that I have found comparing another mill, The GrainMaker Grain Mills to the other USA mill the CLM, The GrainMaker is another American made mill and the company pays close attention to keep the whole machine using 100% USA made parts.
Brand Name | GrainMaker® #99 | GrainMaker® #116 | Country Living |
Warranty | Lifetime (Including Burrs) | Lifetime (Including Burrs) | Lifetime (Only 1 year on Burrs) |
Burr material | Machined alloy steel | Machined alloy steel | Cast carbon |
Burr size | 5″ | 6″ | 4.75″ |
Pulley Size | Custom 12″ | Custom 14″ | Industrial 12″ |
V pulley | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Hopper Size | 6 cup | 10 cup | 4 cup |
Bearing type | USA Sealed & Shielded Ball bearings | USA Sealed & Shielded Ball bearings | Shielded ball bearing |
Weight | 20 Lbs | 55 Lbs | 15 Lbs |
Extension bar/handle | Standard | Standard | Optional(24.95) |
Auger for large grains | Standard | Standard | Optional(39.95) |
GrainBreaker Auger(for large or hard grains) | Standard | Standard | NO |
Handle type | Rotating wood | Rotating wood | Rotating wood (Recently Up-dated) |
Clamp | Optional | Standard | No |
Cup per minute | 1 cup | 1.5 Cups | 3/4 cup |
Consistency of flour | Fine/crack | Fine/crack | Fine/crack |
Finish | Red powder coat | Red powder coat | White powder coat |
Made in | USA | USA | USA |
Disassembly of burrs: Front | No tools needed | No tools needed | No tools needed |
Rear stationary Burr | No tools needed | No tools needed | Tools needed |
Loose pieces when burrs comes off(washers, shaft keys) | No | No | Yes |
Total cost | $675.00 + shipping | $1200.00 + shipping | $491.90 w/ auger& ext. handle + SH |
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