tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654460169616432075.post2953215813469289315..comments2023-10-29T06:00:25.929-07:00Comments on Circle of the Sun: The Multi-Purpose MillDan R-Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06260576115176602519noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654460169616432075.post-68004304211101222742018-12-02T17:25:53.034-08:002018-12-02T17:25:53.034-08:00I teach an Ethnobotany class at a university where...I teach an Ethnobotany class at a university where I used a small Wondermill Junior for many years which took about 4 passes to grind the rye flour for sour dough rye bread. It's a good small grinder but small is the operative word here. I decided that a larger mill would be required and after some experience with a small mill realized a larger mill would be required. I ended up ordering a Grain Maker Mill and I am constantly amazed at the quality and function. It is mostly a machined product that is a work of art. We make our flour with one pass and still use the nice little WonderMill Jr. for cracking the coarse rye that goes into the recipe, the WonderMill Jr. is perfect for that. The Grain Maker is perfect for making one pass flour for wheat or rye. I'm looking forward to trying the Grain Maker for other uses like grinding chocolate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927267854897913015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654460169616432075.post-70932937276549450202011-12-02T19:41:04.515-08:002011-12-02T19:41:04.515-08:00We had used a CLGM for two years back in CA, but i...We had used a CLGM for two years back in CA, but it wasn't ours - we were starting from scratch. Since I hadn't tried a GM we were kind of going out on a limb, since (back then) it was a little more expensive than the CLGM. Without knowing the GM well, I probably would have not gone to the extra expense of the new model, and would have bought a CLGM. As always, it comes down to a question how much is too much. That said, I think the old price was an amazing deal, and the new price is much closer to the what the tool is worth.<br /> I had very few issues with the CLGM, so if I already owned one of them I probably wouldn't have "upgraded" to the GM. But knowing what I know now I would spring the extra for the GM, because I don't think this mill will ever disappoint me.<br />I don't know if it's practical for you, but it would be a great idea if you could try them both. I went on the advice of a friend who documented her experience (you probably read her account at Homeplace Earth), but if I'd tried it I would have been sold.Dan R-Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06260576115176602519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654460169616432075.post-63501229513246758882011-12-02T18:46:42.025-08:002011-12-02T18:46:42.025-08:00Thanks Dan. Unfortunately they've raised thei...Thanks Dan. Unfortunately they've raised their prices and removed the one you have. Now it's either a 3 cup hopper for 375, or a 6 cup hopper for 675! Shame really, if I'm going to spend the money I want to get something good, and I never like the idea of "stepping back" as it were (as the case would be with that 3 cup hopper with likely weaker components) but $675... The CLGM is about $430, some accessories and such added it'd still come in under $500. If prices had been the same when you bought, would you have bought at all or stuck with your CLGM?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654460169616432075.post-60905431452379985062011-12-02T08:51:08.908-08:002011-12-02T08:51:08.908-08:00Yeah - we bought the equivalent of No.99, but it i...Yeah - we bought the equivalent of No.99, but it is the older version, with a 4 cup hopper and a 10" pulley. It could be that there are some other modifications, too... <br />I'm happy to answer any questions you have about it.Dan R-Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06260576115176602519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654460169616432075.post-53424712428882613082011-12-01T15:09:39.154-08:002011-12-01T15:09:39.154-08:00Great article (as was the other on the GM). I'...Great article (as was the other on the GM). I'm currently fighting the CLGM vs GM debate right now and I think you're winning me over. May I ask which model you purchased?<br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com