Cast Iron Manual Crank Corn Grain Grinder by Estrella - 14" Tall & 5" Hopper

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United States on Jul 28, 2023

Nanolight: I need instructions in how to get it working. I try to turn the handle and will not budge. I guess youtube videos may help me. bought for emergency use but obviously city folk can be stupid on the old hand crank stuff. Maybe all it needs is Vegetable oil and a few cranks to work it in? I don't know yet...

United States on Feb 27, 2023

AngelofmusicAngelofmusic: I bought this a while ago and just now opened it up to prime it and use it. I knew from previous reviews that I needed to run a whole bag of grain a couple times to get the tiny metal shavings to a minimum for future millings.
All the box says is to follow the instructions on how to set up and use. And to clean immediately after and completely dry before storing again. I opened the box to find that there are no instructions on how to put it together and set it up. I went off a picture on the box to figure it out.
The box also says that it can clamp onto any surface. What it doesn’t say is that it will damage said surface. I first clamped it to my table (which was hand made and irreplaceable) and the only place that had enough room to use the handle on the mill, not knowing that the mill would damage my table. I then moved it to a different surface that had a sturdy cutting board on top and while I was able to get through a 2lb bag of rice twice the mill would not stop moving side to side while cranking and in the end damaged my cutting board as well. There is a metal seam on the clamp part that is doing to damaging. So the clamp does not sit flesh with the surface.
The...

United States on Dec 17, 2022

K. Southall: This reminded me of the old grain grinder from the Whole Earth Catalog my mom used when I was a kid, in the 70's. It's solid cast iron, and well made, and is one of those real maize grinders found in stores below the border. My only complaint is it comes out the box with the grinding faces painted. Who wants paint in their corn meal?
I think preppers or homesteader types would find this to be a good mill for rough grinding grain. Just don't be silly about it, know what you are getting. You will not get ultra fine farina flour that's soft and fluffy like TV commercials. You will get serviceable ground meal. Would I order a second backup one ? Probably yes.

United States on Oct 10, 2022

C. Jackson: For the price, it is pretty good. If you expect it to be completely finished, broken in, and ready to do everything for you, you're going to be disappointed. This is a farm tool, and as such you and the mill have to work together in order to build a strong and healthy relationship.

It does seem to actually be iron, not aluminum like a lot of similar mills at this price point. The casting seams are a bit rough, and it's going to damage whatever you clamp it to unless you really file the clamping area down flat. I think I may actually glue down some shoe tread or similar textured rubber so it doesn't see to wiggling around as much when I crank it. There are wings on either side of the clamp so if you have a surface you want to permanently bolt it down to, all the better. The "gap" on the clamp area is not super deep--on mine, it measured about 1 5/8", and didn't accommodate my kitchen table or my kitchen counter. It was a bit of a challenge finding a surface it would a) clamp to and b) not destroy.

The edges on the burrs in particular are pretty rough, so you will definitely want to wear them down for a good long time before eating any of the output. I think I fed...

United States on Oct 16, 2020