Clearance: KoMo Medium Mill

After much research we made the decision to purchase this mill, even though the price was significantly more than other mills. I have not been disappointed. We use this mostly to mill spelt and wheat for our bread and baking needs. The finest setting is perfectly light and fluffy. Having borrowed the main big competitor mill from a friend I can say with confidence the smaller, more attractive footprint plus the much quieter motor make this well worth the price. Because it's smaller it is able to sit on the counter and is so much more frequently used. I think if you want a mill to use almost every day this is the one to purchase. One last thing. With flour finely ground you can easily replace white flour in most recipes, especially when using spelt or soft white wheat. No one knows the difference!

I can't believe we haven't already written to tell you how much we love your mill. We grind organic Kamut Berries because Kamut does not spike your sugar level like whole wheat. The KoMo does such a wonderful job and is much quieter, faster and more beautiful to look at than the Kitchen Aid we were using. It's so quick that you don't have to put ice packs on it to protect the motor. Our Kitchen AId used to smell funny because the motor was getting so hot. We even had one break and we had to buy a second one. Making bread used to be such a chore. Running around looking for ear plugs and ice packs. Now all that has changed. I am so happy we found the KoMo! Everyone who eats our bread wants the recipe! Thanks KoMo! (HUGS)

I usually mill 1.75 lbs of hard red spring wheat at a time. The KoMo Mill creates much finer flour than the Family Grain Mill that I've used for years, even after running the flour through the Family Grain Mill an additional three times. The KoMo Mill is much faster, too, so my milling time is reduced from 30 minutes with the Family Grain Mill (driven by a Bosch mixer), including all the passes, to 6 minutes for the one pass through the KoMo. The fineness of the flour has greatly improved the oven spring of my 100% whole wheat sourdough boules. Before you use the KoMo, you're supposed to mill some grain and discard the flour to clean it out. I only ran a couple of cups of grain through it, and my first couple of loaves contained a lot of grit from the stones. I suggest flushing it with at least 4 lbs of grain when you first get it, especially if you intend to grind your flour finely. I've been using it for about 3 months now. At the end of grinding refrigerated grain, the temperature of the flour exiting the mill is 110 F (43 C). Because the spout is low and close to he machine, I need to continually rotate the bowl the flour is going into to keep it from backing up. With the lid on and standing near enough to rotate the bowl, the noise level is 87 dbA, which is quite loud. With the lid off, it goes over 90 dbA. I use safety ear muffs while I'm milling.

I use the KoMo as a spice grinder (Sri Lankan Curry powder). It handles the various spices without clogging the system. What a joy. I grind about 20 lbs at a time and I am done in 20 minutes. I also use it to grind rice. It's a dual purpose machine.

This mill does it all, and runs quieter than the coffee burr mill it replace. I primarily use it to grind coffee for espresso. It grinds beans from french press all the the way down to far to to powdery for espresso. I grind my beans a week at a time, if you only want a tablespoon or two at a shot this won't be the right solutions for you. I also use this mill to grind grains for home brewing beer and converting wheat berries to into fine flour. If you know the difference between a blade grinder and a burr mill, and you will process more than two tablespoons at a time this mill will meet all your non-commercial needs.

We mill wheat at the finest setting and crack corn for our chickens on the coarsest setting. It works like a champ. It's not silent but not too noisy. Extended use hasn't overheated our flour and while fine milling produces a bit of dust it's not as bad as a coffee mill.

The KoMo Medium does exactly what it was made to do and does it very well! We use it as our only flour and make our own bread every week. We have also made corn bread, waffles and blueberry muffins, along with making cracked wheat cereal. The taste difference between fresh flour and store bought is unparalleled and this machine gets the job done in a flash! I continue to recommend the KoMo mill to everyone who asks about it.

Totally worth it for me - it's quieter, more beautiful, easier to clean and maintain, more versatile, and easier to use than any other grain mill I can imagine. I just weigh the grams needed for a particular recipe, put that amount of grain in the hopper, put a bowl under it, turn it on and there you go! No measuring or sifting. No mess or fuss. Can't imagine owning anything else.

I have a old friend that for years and years was seeking breads like she had in St Petersburg, USSR as a girl. Over the years, I tried everything - the key turned out to be freshly milled grains. Freshly milled grain produces a class of better breads. I bought my KoMo mill about a year ago, and have put a couple of hundred pounds of grain through it. We have decided that we like FRESH Scotch oat meal better than commercial steel cut oats or rolled oats, and that we do not need a flaker to have excellent oat porridge for breakfast. The KoMo was selected because it is durable, attractive, grinds a variety of grains and beans, and can refine various grain meals. Thus, I can grind a coarse meal for the morning porridge, and then grind some of that oat meal into a fine flour, an hour or a day later, when Emma calls to invite herself over for late afternoon tea (and scones). Many home mills work best on whole grain, and do not want grain meal as a feed stock. In general, for a grain mill it makes a minimum of mess, but if I am going to be milling 5 pounds of flour, I move the operation onto the back porch. It does not work with oily seed, such as flax seed and nuts. All in all, it is the right mill for me, and I do not regret the investment.