Choosing an electric mill for the house
Household mill - a frequent visitor to our kitchens. The most common options for this equipment are an electric coffee grinder and a manual grinder for spices. However, there is another, less popular technique for grinding various ingredients, for example, a grain mill. Consider in more detail all kinds of home mills.
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Varieties of household mills
The purpose of the mill is to grind solid ingredients into flour. Using such a home appliance, it is easy to grind any cereal for baby food, make powdered sugar, chop nuts. Both manual and electrical appliances for the home are on sale. Among manual equipment options, as mentioned above, the most common spice mill.You can buy it together with spices (then it will be disposable) or separately (reusable devices). The electric mill differs from manual analog in bigger productivity. Depending on the target orientation of the devices, several types of them are distinguished:
- coffee grinder;
- electric spice mill;
- flour mill.
Any of these grinding machines is easy to use and does not require special skills.
Equipment for grinding grain at home
Household electric grain mill is a small case with a reservoir for feeding the product, inside which there is a motor that drives the millstones. The body can be made of impact-resistant plastic or expensive wood. The grindstones can be metal, corundum-ceramic, basalt, corundum or from natural granite.
Separate models of flour mills can be additionally equipped with a conditioner, with the help of which, at home, cereals can be obtained from cereals for making porridges.
Some appliances may be equipped. comfortable backlight. Virtually all devices allows you to adjust the degree of grinding:
- rude,
- medium - small
- minute.
The principle of operation of the electric mill for grain is simple: rotating knives (millstones) grind the grain into flour, which is separated from the chaff through a sieve and poured out through the nozzle into a substituted container. To suppress noise and prevent slipping, manufacturers equip appliances with rubberized body parts.
Depending on the material of the knives and the design, the electric mill mill can be universalsuitable for grinding grain, cereals, legumes, nuts, oak bark, herbs and many other solid products. This appliance is also suitable for coffee. There are specialized milling machinesdesigned exclusively for the preparation of flour from non-Shrovetide grains.
How to choose a mill for grain
To buy the necessary unit, you need to focus on their needs. For grinding various solid products, a universal grinder is suitable. If the quality of the flour is important, it is better to choose a flour mill model. Also when choosing should pay attention to motor power, because the performance of the device depends on it.The possibility of grinding the hardest grains, such as corn, peas and other legumes, is feasible for mills with a capacity of 360 watts. An important aspect of choice can be called and materialfrom which the mill body is made.
For example, a body made of natural wood is considered environmentally safe, and wood also conveys a pleasant aroma to flour.
In the Russian market more versatile options are presented. electric mills budget segment. Prices range from 1,500 to 8,000 rubles. It is more difficult to find a high-quality and inexpensive flour mill, and the price of such models is significantly higher (5-6 times). Even if you order such a device on the online trading site aliexpress, the purchase will cost no less than 15-20 thousand rubles. But such a device with a case of high-quality wood of beech, linden, pine or other species with millstones of natural stone is almost eternal. This is a good investment in the healthy nutrition of households and their descendants.
Choosing an electric mill for spices
Since ancient times, it is known that freshly ground spices give the dish an incredible aroma and taste. Pepper, coriander, cloves and other spices can be ground at home with the help of modern devices: the industry produces special household hand-held and electric grinders. Electric models can operate on mains, battery or conventional replaceable batteries. Mills for spices on batteries or accumulators are appropriate not only in the home kitchen: they can be used in country and field conditions.
For the manufacture of spicy seasoning electrical device does not require effort, in contrast to the use of manual counterpart.
Electric grinders for salt and pepper are usually small. The device is a body, usually in the form of a flask, inside which is placed a motor, millstones and a container for collecting crushed spicy product. Ease of operation of the appliance and quite affordable price for many housewives were decisive factors for the purchase of such an assistant, because the ground spices from the store bags in aroma and taste are significantly inferior to fresh grinding.
When choosing a device, you should pay attention to the materials of the case. According to user feedback, the best option for grinding seasonings - stainless steel mill. The material is durable, neutral to odors and gives the product a presentable look. An important element in the device are the grindstones.For grinding spices use knives of high-strength plastic, stainless steel and ceramics. Plastic knives can be found in budget models. They are short-lived - the service life of about 5 years. Therefore, it is preferable from the point of view of operation to choose the device with stainless steel or ceramic knives. But the price of such devices will be higher. Prices for spice grinders range from 700 to 6000-7000 rubles.
What electric mill to choose for the house, to decide the buyer, focusing on the functionality, performance and price tag.