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Also secure COD online ordering for the easy purchase of Retsel ProductsExpanded warranty. Site Contents  Retsel Office Meet Retsel Corporation. Find out what makes our Mills worth every penny.  Retsel Sales Enter the Sales section's Showroom to check out the Mills now available. New Bookstore. Order Here Now!! Secure COD online order purchasing. GrainMaster Whisper Mill  >>> GrainMaster Whisper Mills <<< >>Update Update<<  The Wheat Mill Team from RetselRetsel Corporation brings Quality crafted grain mills to the 21st Century family. Now you can be among the thousands of people enjoying better food, and health. You will also save on your family food budget. You can find the best methods of processing flour in your home, from RETSEL. The Heart of Self Reliance and Health  Four Retsel models are currently available, our economy model the Little Ark , the all new Uni-Ark, the Grister Convertible and the family size Mill-Rite. The Parts list should help those of you who are looking to upgrade, or repair older models. E-mail Retsel with questions.To purchase any product from Retsel use our secure COD online order form or: Call us on 03-9795-2725 10.30am to 2.30pm from Monday to Friday or call us on mobile telephone 0414-95-2725 9 am to 9 pm from Monday to Saturday Or you can Fax your Order anytime to 03-9713-2622. Our Mailing Address is: Australian Retsel Distributors P.O. Box 712 Dandenong, Victoria, 3175 Australia. You can E-mail your order to retsel at retsales@retsel.com.au Proven Best in the Long Run GrainMaster Whisper Mills click here [Retsel Home] [Retsel Office] [Products] [Service] © Copyright 1999 Retsel, Inc. All rights reserved. Design By Retsels="na";c="na";j="na";f=""+escape(document.referrer)s=screen.width;v=navigator.appNameif (v != "Netscape") {c=screen.colorDepth}else {c=screen.pixelDepth}j=navigator.javaEnabled()function pr(n) {document.write(n,"\n");}NS2Ch=0if (navigator.appName == "Netscape" &&navigator.appVersion.charAt(0) == "2") {NS2Ch=1}if (NS2Ch == 0) {r="&size="+s+"&colors="+c+"&referer="+f+"&java="+j+""pr("")} What Grains Can I Mill? - Top You can mill any of these with a Retsel Little Ark, Uni Ark or GrainMaster Whisper Mill for a healthier, tastier way of eating...  BARLEY Barley flour deliciously thickens your soups and sauces.  BEANS No cholesterol! Bean flours make excellent dips and topping.  BRAN Bran is used to make breakfast cereals, cakes and good for meatloaf mixtures.  CORN Make fast and delicious corn meal for breads and muffins.  MILLET Millet is a good substitute for rice. It is good in casseroles or as a cereal.  OATS Oats are great for making biscuits, muesli, bread and porridge.  RICE Rice flour is perfect for people with gluten intolerances.  RYE The Whole Grain Flour Mill helps you make your own rye bread.  SOYBEANS Soy milk is a great alternative for those who are allergic to dairy products.  SPLIT PEAS Legume and vegetable flours enhance all of your foods and homemade soups.  WHEAT Use freshly milled flour in all of your baking. Wheat is the staff of life. Grain crops like Wheat, Corn, Rice, Barley, Oats, Rye and Millet are an important energy source. They're low in fat and high in carbohydrates and the proteins (essential for body building, healthy muscles, bones and teeth,) lipids, vitamins and minerals needed for good nutrition. Flour From Grains - Top >>>clickto order your GrainMaster Whisper Mills<<<OrderHereNow!!Secure COD online order purchasing. Itis prepared by grinding and sieving grains, primarily wheat. Wheat flour issuitable for use as an ingredient in the preparation of baked products.Othergrains such as barley, buckwheat, corn, rice and rye can be ground into flourand are often mixed with wheat flour in making certain types of bread. Themilling process by which flour is made separates the wheat endosperms from thebran layers and the wheat germ and then reduces the endosperms chunks to finepowder. Commercial mills must remove the wheat germ from their flour because thehighly nutritious oil (like any fresh food) has a limited shelf life andis therefore not compatible with modern supermarket and warehousing needs. 28 ofthe 30 known minerals, vitamins, and trace elements found in a single grain ofwheat are typically lost in the commercial milling process to produce whiteflour with an unlimited shelf life. In the USA, commercial millers are forced toartificially add 4 minerals or vitamins back in what they call an "enrichment"process. Australian flour millers are not under any such obligation.Acommercial miller can make flours of widely varying quality from the same wheat.Most commercial whole wheat breads contain substantial amounts of white flour.True whole wheat grain flour is darker, coarser and stronger in flavour thanwhite flour. Because the bran and germ are present, whole grain flour has alimited shelf life and goes off if stored at room temperature for longer than 72hours. Freshly milled however, whole grain wheat flour is rich in protein,thiamine, niacin, minerals and dietary fibre.Likemost foods, flour does not provide a complete supply of all essential nutrients.Other ingredients used in making bread, especially milk and yeast, provide someadditional amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Soy flour, rich in protein andamino acids, can also used be as a bread improver when added to whole grainflour in home made bread making Why Mill Your Own Wheat? - Top Bymaking your own flour with a GrainMaster as and when you need it, your bodyabsorbs all the goodness that nature packed into her wonderful seed grains. Youget to enjoy all the delicate oils and vitamins that are so important to yourhealth, but so easily lost or damaged in the commercial milling process. Thewheat from which most bread is made has proven to be one of nature's mostperfect foods, full of vitamins, minerals, and many trace elements.Theseed of wheat is made up of many parts consisting of three basic categories:Thebran, made up of many layers of vitamins, minerals, and rich proteins, forms thetough outer covering. This part of the wheat also provides valuable roughagewhich acts like a sponge to absorb and remove unwanted poisons and toxins fromour digestive system.Thegerm is the life-giving part of the seed. It's packed with vitamins B and E, butonce milled, it can only last 72 hours at room temperature before going rancid.Theendosperm, (or the white centre) is mostly starch with very few vitamins. Thisis the part of the wheat that most of today's store bought milled flour is madefrom.Forcenturies wheat was milled into flour with large milling stones which crushedthe seed grain into whole wheat flour. There were no supermarkets for sellingflour, and so people made their flour as and when they needed it, ensuringminimal time difference between making flour and eating the results.Toensure today's milled white flour lasts long enough to sit in warehouses and onshop shelves for months on end, today's millers have had to remove all trace ofthe bran and the germ - losing at least 22 of the 26 known vitamins and mineralsin the process, and all of the valuable roughage our bodies need to absorb andremove unwanted toxins and poisons within our digestive system.Youget whiter, fluffier bread, cakes or pastries but you get them at a price.Health problems such as Obesity, Diabetes, Hypoglycaemia, Heart Disease, BowelCancer and Tooth Decay are just some of the major diseases on the upswing sincethe introduction of white flour in the 1900's. Many nutritionalists agree thatthat white flour and other refined foods are largely responsible.Millershave tried to counter the problem through "enrichment" or addingvitamins B1, B2, Niacin and Iron. But there are at least 26 known vitamins andminerals in the whole wheat kernel. How can you enrich something with 22 fewerqualities than you started with? And why strip the natural goodness from ourfood, then artificially restore a part of it back? Wouldn't it be wiser to eatthe wholesome natural food in the first place?Bymaking your own flour with a GrainMaster as and when you need it, your bodyabsorbs all the goodness that nature packed into her wonderful seed grains. Youget to enjoy all the delicate oils and vitamins that are so important to yourhealth, but so easily lost or damaged in the commercial milling process.Theflour you'll produce from a GrainMaster is very soft and smooth. You'll feel theslight oiliness of the natural life-giving wheat germ. This type of flour willtake on moisture fast, is easy for the body to digest and utilise, and (if youlike the taste of fresh quality ingredients) will enrich the taste of everythingyou make from it.Formany years the health and flavour benefits of freshly milled flour has been lostto the western world in the name of convenience. But now with the GrainMaster,you can have it all in minutes. Simply pour in whole grain wheat (or any othercereal or lentil you wish to mill) turn on the switch, and the whole grain flouris made almost instantly.Notonly will you enjoy the health benefits, but your own flour will cost you afraction of the price of bought flour.It'sso simple to mill your own flour as and when you need it, but if required, aconvenient storage container allows you to keep the fresh flour for up to 72hours at room temperature and even longer if refrigerated.Designedto look at home in todays modern kitchens, the GrainMaster is a God-send toanyone interested in giving their bodies the best nature has to offer.>>>clickto order your GrainMaster Whisper Mills<<<OrderHereNow!!Secure COD online order purchasing. Testimonials - Top "Iam living proof of the effectiveness of real whole grain fibre."- Sue Becker."Anelated friend called. She had just come from the doctor. Her cholesterol haddropped 85 points in one month! This was significant to her since her lastdoctor had given her no hope of lowering her cholesterol. She had been tryingfor years, but no avail. "It's the bread," she cried. "I knowit's the bread. I haven't changed any other part of my diet. At every meal Ialways eat some of your bread no matter what else I have to eat.""Thistestimony encouraged me to understand more. Why could this 'real bread' be soeffective? With a degree in Food Science, I have some understanding ofbiochemistry and microbiology. As I studied biochemically the nutrition value of'real bread', I was both amazed and in awe of our Almighty God. I could now seewhy the sifting of the fibre and the nutrients from the flour has directly orindirectly caused many of the common diseases that now plague our country."Highcholesterol is indeed a common problem. Lecithin is a key nutrient in themetabolism of fats and is found in any unrefined food with oil. Yet the refiningprocess of the food industry destroys lecithin. Fresh milled wheat containslecithin as well as B6, inositol, and choline; all essential nutrients forlecithin production."Grainfibre helps to remove fat from the walls of the colon. Fibre also promotes freshbile production. Bile is made by the liver out of cholesterol. The key nutrientsfor keeping cholesterol levels in check are in our freshly ground, daily bakedbread."Americaand Great Britain are the most constipated nations in the world. Constipation isbasic to a whole list of diseases which could be avoided were the fibre notstripped from our foods. Fibre increases the bulk of the stool, yet softens thestool by absorbing water much like a sponge would do. This decreasesconstipation as well as shortening the transit time of the stool in theintestinal tract. Doctors everywhere agree that constipation is due to onefactor only - lack of fibre in the diet. If fibre, especially grain fibre, wereadded back to our diets, this would end the need for laxatives."Iam living proof of the effectiveness of real whole grain fibre. Once we freshlyground the grain and made our first batch of 'real bread' my struggles withconstipation ended. I did not realise how my constipation had caused such a lackof energy, irritability, headaches and sinus congestion. Many have testified tothe effectiveness of the daily ground, freshly baked bread for relieving theirconstipation. After having tried laxatives and stool softeners, people arethrilled and amazed at the results from this bread. They definitely like thetaste of the bread better too."Thewide use of antihistamines in our country is also related to the problem ofconstipation. With constipation comes a high level of toxin builds up in ourbodies, thus causing the response of mucous formation in the sinuses. Theshortened transit time and the thorough cleansing of the colon promoted by highfibre diet reduces this toxin build up and therefore eliminates both the mucusformation and the need for antihistamines. This was a great revelation to me andI have now been antihistamine free since eating this bread."Diverticulitisis a condition that affects one out of three people and results from problemscaused by trying to eliminate hard stools. Surgery is the traditional solution,but we have a friend who was totally healed without surgery, just by addingbread made from fresh milled grains to his diet. Our first mill sale came bysharing one loaf of bread with another friend who had one third of his lowertrack removed due to diverticulitis. Noticing such significant benefits over thehigh fibre products from the health food store, he purchased a mill, sightunseen!"Thirty-fivepercent of cancer is caused by diet. Fibre keeps our colons thoroughly cleansed,thus eliminating the possibility of infection and toxin build up. Grain fibresare known to actually leach carcinogens from our systems. Wheat and most grainsmay absorb up to 20 per cent while grain sorghum has been found to absorb asmuch as 50 per cent. Thus Fresh milled grains, can help avoid cancer."Oneof the testimonies we hear over and over, once people begin to mill their grainsand make their own bread, is that of reduced cravings for sugar. The demand forenergy is now being adequately met with a diet rich in complex carbohydrates.Glutamine is the amino acid that is directly related to the metabolism of sugarand its richest source is wheat. Since sugary foods tend to weaken the immunesystem and fed causing bacteria, we have seen a tremendous improvement in healthwith the elimination of these types of foods....."SueBecker. "TheSeed That Saved My Life" - Gary Skeem."Itwas October 1964. I had just been married 4 months, when I discovered a lump inmy lower abdomen. A trip to the local doctor landed me in hospital the next day,and soon it was determined that I had cancer, of a variety that would no doubtkill me within 5 years. A number of treatments were tried on me, but none seemedto react as the doctors had hoped, so I was sent home with little hope from themedical people. Because of X-ray treatments etc., it was also determined I wouldnot be able to father children, which was a great disappointment to my wife andmyself."Sometime later I happened to read an article that had an interesting effect on mylife. Basically what was discussed was the fact that oils of Freshly Groundgrains (especially wheat) contained a good amount of a particular type of"E" vitamin that naturally strengthens the very body cells that cancerattacks. Some other by-products of this vitamin is that it also plays animportant part in rebuilding other body cells in the blood, liver, heart,reproductive and digestive systems, and more."Thislowly seed of wheat was made out to be some sort of health program all wrappedup in one tiny package. I doubted it could be all that great... But on the otherhand, what did I have to lose? Could mother nature be so kind to provide a foodso complete in its make-up that all the trace elements, minerals and chemicalsfound in the human body are also found in approximately the same proportions inthe wheat seed??? Is this "wheat seed" able to actually restore myhealth and well being??? Is it really worth my time to grind wheat fresh, andprepare food from scratch?Nearly20 years have passed and I've outlived the doctor who sent me home to die, I amthe father of 11 children, and I have enjoyed the best of health in mind andbody. I truly love the seed of wheat that gave me life. To me and my family, theeffort it takes us to use grain in our daily eating habits has been more thanworth the time it has taken, not only in health but also in economics. I enjoymaking my living helping people see the need, and providing the equipment to usethe wonderful seed of wheat. The seed that saved my life....to this I testify.GarySkeem."WhenI began to grind my own wheat into flour...my health began to be restored."- Edna King."Thequestion has often been asked - 'How did you come to be grinding wheat flour andmaking bread?' Had I not gone through a year of ill health. I would not havebegun doing this!"Iwent to a doctor only to find out what a small lump was on the side of my knee;to learn later it was ganglion. On my first visit I was found to have very highblood pressure. Through medication I became very weak, till I ended up in bedfor five months. My husband stayed home six weeks from his place of employmentto care for me. Christopher stayed home some days from school to do what hecould for me. It seemed God began to speak to me about grain. In the book ofIsaiah I was drawn to that which spoke about bread, corn, wheat and rye. God iswonderful in counsel and excellent in working: I read."Afterbeing in hospital the second time, I managed to go as far as Warrnambool for ashort holiday. While resting at the flat where we stayed. I picked up a book andit was about wheat and other grains including making bread."Ifelt that I must get some wheat. I asked a relative for some wheat to trycooking something with it. When I received it, I endeavoured to grind it throughan old-time meat mincer without success. I put some grain in a vitamiser- thatwasn't good enough, in disgust I gave the wheat to the fowls."Mysister had been in a car accident: she also was found to have high bloodpressure. She sent me a Health news pamphlet to read about vitamins, but insteadI saw a tiny advertisement for a mill. I asked my husband to take me to purchaseone. I had made up my mind to put aside the tablets- I'd been weak long enough."WhenI began to grind my own wheat into flour, Making my own cakes, bread andbiscuits, my health began to be restored. I have continued using only wholewheat flour and other grains. I have had my mill almost three years now. To feelso well, strong and able to cook, sew, give bread making demonstrations and beinvolved in other church activities and to do just what I want to; I thank Godfor his leading. I learnt later, out of a German health book, that wheat, barleyand oats are for strength. That was just what I needed as I have never felt sowell. My sister's experience is the same.EdnaKing."Ifind I don't have to shop every day and I know the family is getting goodfood." - Mrs Edna Kellet.Usingwhole grain flours and cereals and unrefined foods is just a part of living forMrs Kellet."Ifind I don't have to shop every day and I know the family is getting goodfood," she says."And,what's more, I'm saving money by buying food in bulk."Sinceearly last year Mrs Kellet, from North Balwyn, has been using a mill in her ownkitchen. And she's full of enthusiasm for the foods she is producing."Toget all the goodness from the whole grain it should be used within 72 hours ofbeing milled," says Mrs Kellet. "This is why it is important to millyour own"MrsKellet uses her mill for grinding most grains- rice, barley, rye, millet. Andwith a simple adjustment it can grind fine, medium or coarse."I'mnot a health food crank," she says, "but I feel so much more healthysince I've been eating these natural foods."Rawsugar, honey, nuts, dried fruits, powdered skim milk are all stored in herpantry."Forlong storage, the wheat must be a hard grain that is high in protein and with a10 per cent moisture content," Mrs Kellet said...For the past 12 months MrsKellet has been giving cooking demonstrations for people in her church group."Notonly are these foods good for you but they taste good" she says. And sheenjoys sharing her recipes and ideas with other people.MrsEdna Kellet.>>>clickto order your GrainMaster Whisper Mills<<<OrderHereNow!!Secure COD online order purchasing.Astory about a family who grind their own flourYesterdayI watched my 15-year-old daughter cut herself a thick slice of freshly bakedbread, peel off the crusty edge and eat it. Then she tore off bite sized pieces of the soft middle and popped theminto her mouth. She ate the breadplain, not needing any spread on it. I marvelled at how healthy she lookeddespite her erratic eating habits. Being a teenager Thea often chooses to eatfood I consider to be ‘dead’ food - food far removed from nature and oftencontaining man made substances to make it look nice and last longer. I am verygrateful when I see her eating something as nutritious as the bread I make. Imake bread from freshly ground, chemical free wheat and other grains. Before ourdaughter was born my husband and I responded to an opportunity to buy a smallflour mill. As we were a single income family with two young children the outlayseemed expensive at the time. Looking back now we see it was an excellentinvestment in the health of our family. This is the story of how this chancepurchase went on to play a big roll in our developing a healthy life style. Nutritionalvalue of grains, seeds and nuts. Agrain of wheat is alive. If you plant it under the right conditions, it willgrow and provide you with many more grains of wheat. All whole grains, seeds and nuts are cleverly designed by God to besuitable for storing for a long time without deteriorating. Life energy liesdormant in each, waiting to sprout forth or be used as life preserving food. Once you grind them however, the life giving energy begins to fade. Oneof the ways to transfer the vital energy from these natural foods to our bodies,is to eat them within a short time of them being ground. Havingour own mill made this possible. The first mill we bought was a Retsel LittleArk. It was a hand mill, which was great - we could use it even in a black out.However, to grind fine flour the stones have to be close together and that makesgrinding, using a handle, quite hard work. By loosening the tension on thestones the resulting coarse ground grain is wonderful for porridge. That is how we mainly used out mill in the beginning. It was funexperimenting with different grains to create new and different recipes forbreakfast. Instead of offering the children rolled oat porridge or packagedcereal, the choice that our children were presented with each morning nowincluded - cracked wheat porridge with golden syrup and cream, barley porridgewith sultanas, rye porridge with raisins and rice porridge made with milk, honeyand cinnamon. I would grind the grain of choice freshly each morning. Atone time I was supplying a mother of triplets with freshly ground rice porridge.She believes that rice is the easiest cereal for babies to digest. She was keento start her babies on the best solid foods she could procure. Primitiveman lived on seeds and nuts, raw and not tampered with. When the art ofcultivation was acquired, grains became the staple food all over the world. InAsia it was rice; oats in Scotland; rye and buckwheat in Russia and East Europe;millet and sesame seeds in the Middle East; corn in Mexico and Central America;and wheat in Europe and North America. The nutritional value of grains and seedsis impressive. They are a gold mine of minerals. They contain most of thevitamins, particularly A, B and E. They are nature’s best source ofunsaturated fatty acids and lecithin. And they are an excellent source ofprotein. Recognisingthat the increasing poor health has a lot to do with what people eat,world-famous nutritionist Paavo Airola in his book “Are you confused?” wroteabout the health building, health-restoring power of seeds, grains and nuts. He claims they are the most important and potent foods of all. He alsoquotes scientific research that claims that there are valuable substances inthese foods, which are unavailable in other foods. These substances are highlyeffective in preventing disease and maintaining optimum health. He remindsreaders that only whole fresh unrefined grains and seeds contain all thesesubstances. They are largely destroyed in processing and refining. As Airola says, you can’t benefit from them by eating packagedbreakfast cereal or white bread. Fortunatelyour Little Ark flour mill was equipped with bearings, which made it suitable formotorisation. We bought a couple of pulleys and a fan belt and my husband Davidconnected the mill to an old washing machine motor. We considered connecting the mill to an exercise bike as legs arestronger than arms, and we could get fit at the same time! However, as we came by the washing machine motor first (and we didn’tever find a second hand exercise bike) circumstance decided the matter for us.As it was now easier and less time consuming to make flour, my cooking receiveda new burst of creativity. The smell of fresh baked bread wafting through thehouse became a challenge for Thea and her two older brothers to guess whatgrains were in the fresh loaf . I also made our own fresh pasta, cakes,biscuits, pastry and pizzas. Freshflour as a thickening agent for stews and gravies is another way I use one ofthe best natural ingredients. Nutritionalvalue of wheat Akernel of wheat consists of three parts - the bran, germ and endosperm. 1.The bran which is made up of layers rich in many minerals and vitamins as wellas high quality protein. 2.The germ or embryo from which springs new life. The wheat germ is one of therichest known sources of B and E vitamins and contains protein, fat andminerals. 3.The endosperm where cellulose, starch and gluten are abundant, but very littlein the way of vitamins or minerals. White flour is made principally fromendosperm. Thegerm and bran contain organic phosphates, which provide brain and nerve food andcalcium for bone and teeth. Consumption of the complete kernel is necessary inorder to receive the full value from wheat, especially the trace elements soessential to human nutrition. Knownvitamins and minerals in a wheat kernel. MINERALS: VITAMINS: Calcium Iodine Vitamin A Niacin Iron Fluorine Vitamin C Pantothenic Phosphorous Chlorine Thiamine B-1 acid Magnesium Sodium Riboflavin B-2 or G Inositol Potassium Silicon Pyridoxine B-6 Folic Acid Manganese Boron Biotin or H Choline Copper Barium Vitamin E Sulphur Silver plus others generally found in bran and Wheat germ andother trace elements. Wewere hooked on this easy means of ensuring that an important part of the food weate was the best we could provide our family. Thanks to our little mill, thegrains we ate were natural, healthy and alive with nutrients - just as Naturehad produced them. Nothingis lost from the grain when ground slowly between stones. The metal rollers usedby most commercial mills today get hot and unfortunately the heat destroys someof the vitamins found in wheat grains. With stone grinding the entire kernel isground spreading the germ evenly throughout the flour. The roller milling methodremoves the germ and the bran from the endosperm. Wholemeal flour produced by roller mill, is the endosperm with some ofthe extracted ingredients added back. Thewheat germ for example, is generally not included. Enriched white flour is theendosperm with a few synthetic vitamins and minerals added. Bleach and preservatives may also be added. Thestones however, are only suitable for grinding dry grains such as wheat, rye,barley, rice and buckwheat. If we wanted to grind anything containing oil, suchas nuts, corn, sesame seeds or sunflower seeds we needed to obtain a mill, whichhad metal burrs. And this we did. (Today the Retsel Little Ark Convertible hasstones and burrs so only one mill is required.) We were now able to stock ourpantry with more whole foods, chemical free and with their full quota ofnutrients. Soybeans became an important part of our store of provisions in caseof an emergency. By grindingsoybeans we could make soymilk and butter. Treats made from freshly ground wholenuts became a favourite delicacy for all five of us. Theconcept of being able to grind grains, seeds and nuts freshly, at home, was sucha good one we decided to promote the idea in our local farming community. Wefelt that many more people would be interested in doing the same if only theyknew that the mills were available. We wanted to demonstrate how easy it is togrind the grain just before it is needed for cooking. We could also show peoplehow we successfully stored our bulk grain with minimum effort. We decided toinvest in the larger Retsel Mil-rite so that we had three mills to demonstrate.We then booked a space at the local agricultural show. At the show wedemonstrated the mills and handed out samples of freshly ground grains withrecipes to go with them. Much to our delight, mill sales resulted from ourinitiative. We did this for several years until we felt that we had satisfiedthe local market. People still remember our stall. Only last week I had a callfrom a local shop keeper who said he had a customer with him who was askingabout domestic flour mills. It was the homeopathic doctor from a neighbouringtown. As well as being keen on avoiding chemicals in food he also grows unusualgrains, which he wanted to grind at home. Hementioned that there would be an increase in people interested in obtainingfresh grains following the visit to our town of Dr. Sandra Cabot, author of‘The Liver Cleansing Diet’. Unlikethe Little Ark which requires bolting to a steady surface, the Mil-rite has amotor is built into it, making it easily portable. This opened up newopportunities to introduce people to the possibilities of grinding grainsfreshly. I used to take the mill tothe Pre-school kindergarten my children attended. It was delightful watching thechildren’s interest in seeing the grains being ground into flour. They tastedthe flour and many would return again and again for another taste as if therewas something in the flour, which their bodies were craving. I had white shopbought flour for them to sample as well so that they could taste the difference. Freshly ground flour made from the whole grain tastes nutty andflavoursome, whereas white flour tastes more like talcum powder than food. Itook the fresh flour and made it into dough for pasta. With the help of the children, we rolled it into flat sheets and then cutthem into strips, which were cooked by the staff. You can imagine the excitement when it came to eating what we had made. Asour three children grew so did the opportunities to use our mills. At the primary school fete we had a pancake stall where we ground theflour freshly for the most delicious pancakes. The portable mill also enabled usto lend our mill to friends so that they could have the experience grindinggrains. Chemicalfree Chemicalsare sprayed on the ground to prevent weeds from growing; sprayed on the crops toprevent fungus and insect attacks; sprayed into the storage systems to preventfurther insect attacks. Preservatives are added to extend shelf life. Bleachesare added to make white food whiter. The list goes on. People generally areeating an increasing amount of chemicals in their daily food. “Amongthe essential nutrients likely to be deficient or out of balance in thesupermarket produce commonly consumed are Vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamins E andC, folic acid and trace minerals. This is not a complete list, but …all theseare needed to keep the cells andtissues of the heart and blood vessels healthy. “ “Mentalretardation, dental disease, arthritis, alcoholism and possibly even cancer, canbe blamed on the poor internal environment which the cells and tissues of ourbodies have to live with.” wrote Vikki Peterson in The Natural Food Catalogue. All those nutrients essential for a healthy robust, disease free,internal environment can be found in freshly ground wheat!!!!! Thisyear we couldn’t resist adding a revolutionary new home flour mill to ourcollection. It is an exciting example of what can be developed with newtechnology. This latest addition is called the GrainMaster Whisper Mill ®. It uses a new revolutionary means of milling the grain into flour calledAdvanced Microburst® Technology. Theheart of this new mill is a patented stainless steel milling chamber withconcentric rows of stainless steel teeth. All the stainless steel is surgicalquality. Grains fall by gravity into the centre of the milling chamber. Then, asthe grains are propelled by centrifugal force to the outside of the millingchamber they collide with the surgical quality stainless steel teeth. Duringthis process, as the term ‘microburst’ implies, the grain bursts intosmaller and smaller particles. The result is fine fresh living flour. Thestainless steel teeth do no touch each other so this method of milling has allthe advantages of the older stone grinding mills, in that there is no heating ofthe grains and there is nothing lost from the whole grain in the process. However, the GrainMaster Whisper Mill ® is a more modern looking kitchenappliance and is much faster. Whereas the Milrite takes 5 minutes to grind threecups of flour, the new machine does it in 40 seconds! This new mill is also excellent for grinding soybeans. Overthe past 16 years our family has been regarded as ‘alternative’,‘unusual’, ‘going against the normal trend’ because we grind our ownflour. And yet, in this complexage, it has been our way of keeping connected to an aspect of life that issimple and natural. It has enabled us to ensure that at least part of our dietis as ‘pure’ as we can get it. Soit is with great interest that we watch what may be a revolution in the flourindustry. With the advent of this new machine it is now quick and easy to grindyour own flour. ‘Quick and easy’ those words, which have so much, appealthese days. Itmay well be that the Microburst technology has bought the grinding of grainaround to a full circle. Sincetime immemorial, humankind has made flour by grinding grains between two stones.Originally the grains were collected and ground by hand. When man learned how to cultivate grains, something bigger was requiredto grind them. Until about 100 years ago the farmer was still taking his wheatto the local mill where it was ground between two large stone wheels. Water,wind or large animals were often used to turn the heavy millstones. These millswere slow and had limited output. Theflour was fairly coarse but it was fresh and nutritious. Ascultivation techniques lead to larger quantities of grain being produced, againanother development in milling was needed. Steel roller mills took over the roll of milling nearly all-commercialflour. This large complex machinery can separate the wheat into its componentsof bran, wheat germ and endosperm. The positive outcome was that there was agreater variety of uses for wheat products. The negative aspect was two fold.Firstly, the heat generated by the metal rollers destroyed the more sensitivenutritional elements of the grain. Secondly, bread generally no longer containedthe whole grain in its perfectly balanced proportions. Whiteflour is made from endosperm, which is the bulky carbohydrate portion of thegrain. It contains little in theway of the minerals, proteins and vitamins. And yet white bread became a statussymbol. This is an example of thetrend, which developed and became so detrimental to the health of our societies. The increased sophistication of technology facilitated people being ableto choose what they ate, with their minds. Developing our mind is part of ourevolution. In doing so, we have, to a large extend, become out of touch with ourbodies. We no longer ‘hear’ what our bodies are telling us. Our minds know best - or do they? Perhapsthe increasing popularity of bread machines will pave the way for the idea thatit is beneficial to grind your own flour. Breadmachines are quick and easy. Thefamily can control what goes into the bread. And now, as a companion to the bread machine, Microburst Technologyenables the home bread maker to use the very best quality flour. They can enjoythe consequent health benefits that people enjoyed before the advent of rollermill technology. Whenour family installed a simple little four mill in our laundry 16 years ago wehad no idea of where that first step would lead us. It became a catalyst for focusing our attention on healthy eating in aneasy, unfussy way. It gave us ameans of introducing our friends and community to these ideas. It lead to useating a greater variety of food, which was alive with vital energy and valuablenutrients. We were able to ensure that a major portion of our daily food waschemical free. As a result, much of the food we bought was unprocessed and oftenbought in bulk. Thus our mill enabled us to buy our food more cheaply. Havinga milking cow can improve the quality of the food you provide your family inmuch the same way. However, a milldoes not need to be milked and fed each day. The calf does not have to beseparated from its mother. There are no veterinary fees and we don’t need toask the neighbours to look after it when you go away!PennyGibson“Willawa”Rules Road, YOUNG New South Wales 2594 Australia Ifanyone is interested in finding out more about domestic mills for grindinggrains, nuts and seeds, please contact Penny Gibson, PO Box 561, Young, NewSouth Wales, Australia. Ortelephone Australia (02) 6382 2896. >>>clickto order your GrainMaster Whisper Mills<<<OrderHereNow!!Secure COD online order purchasGrainMaster WhisperMill – Helpful HintsIn addition to yourGrainMaster Whisper Mill User Guide, we are providing these “helpful hints”to ensure that you have a wonderful experience with your new Whisper Mill thefirst time and every time thereafter. Firstof all, we will refer you to your User Guide – please be sure to read it fromfront to back. This may saveyou time and trouble by simply taking the few minutes you will need to reviewthe important information for use of your mill. The Grain Master WhisperMill is a domestic kitchen appliance. Althoughit has an enormous capacity, it is a wonderful domestic applianceand is not intended for commercial use.ADVANCEDMICROBURST TECHNOLOGY – Turn it on !Your Whisper Mill isequipped with advanced microburst technology. To allow proper functioning, you need to first turn your Grain MasterWhisper Mill to the “ON” position (you will hear it running) beforeloading any grain into the hopper. Thoseof us who have used a hand grinding mill or stone mill may be accustomed tofirst pouring in the grain before turning the handle. This is not the case with the Whisper Mill. Turn it on first and then addthe grain. (If you’ve ever drivena truck or car up a steep incline or hill, you know you won’t make it unlessyou shift gears. By turning themill on first, you allow it to be operating in high gear to allow it to functionas it should.) When you are finishedgrinding your grain, do not turn your mill off until you have used all ofthe grain in the hopper and given it time to be ground and passed on to theflour canister. If you fail tofollow this simple procedure, you may get what we call a “hiccup” or“plugging”. Plugging may keepyour machine from starting properly for the next use. Never turn your machine off before you are finished milling all of thegrain in the hopper. If you areunsure whether the grain is finished, turn the dial next to the “ON/OFF”switch from normal (12 O’clock) position to the right (3 O’clock) position. Allow the mill to run a few more seconds to assure grain has completelycleared the milling chamber and emptied into the flour canister.If you are millingsomething larger than wheat-sized grains (for instance beans, popcorn or splitpeas, it does not hurt to take hold of the mill (while it is “on”) and oncein a while move it in a circularmotion or give a little shake,a jiggle,a wobbleor a tapto assist in removing any residue and assure nothing is left in the millingchamber. This is a precautionarymeasure if you are not sure everything has gone through. When you know it’s through (normally a few seconds) turn it off andthen turn the dial to the “parked” (9 O’clock) position.Whatdoes the dial do? The dial, or the control knob, does not change the position of themilling mechanism. The dial adjuststhe size of the hole where the grains fall through. If dial is set for the 9 O’clock position, the hole hidden at thebottom of the hopper is at its smallest size. This allows smaller grain to fall through and keeps it from popping backup. At the 3 O’clock position,the hole is at its largest size. Ifmilling something larger than your normal wheat, rye or similar sized grains,use the 3 O’clock setting. Thereis a slight difference between the 9 O’clock, 12 O’clock and 3 O’clockpositions; however the difference is in the fineness ~ from finestgrind tonot quite asfine grind. TheGrainMaster Whisper Mill uses a special technology which is the specificmicroburst technology - specifically designed to make fine flour. What about the Beans? When in doubt about what you should and should not putthrough your Whisper Mill, refer to your manual or call the company. Don’t take chances. Youmay remember, if you ever owned a manual (non-electric) grinder, being able togrind nuts, sunflower seeds, dried fruits and more without worrying about themoisture content. The Whisper Milldoes a wonderful job milling grain to flour, but you never want to millnuts, fruits, and other high-oil content itemswhich will gum up the machine. Idealmoisture content is 10 percent. If you plan to grindchickpeas, use the smaller variety, not the large size. The larger size may cause problems. When using larger variety grains and legumes, feed them in slowly in acircular motion and you will hear them plunk, plunk, plunk in. It does a good job, but we don’t want a hiccup because of overloadingthe hopper and too much going through at one time.AVOIDINGDAMAGE TO YOUR MACHINEDAMAGE TO YOUR MACHINEbecause of improper usage is not covered by the company under the warranty. Beloware listed some precautions to avoid uncovered damage to your machine. Freshfrom the Field In many areas of the world,grain and legumes come straight from the fields to the home. In the US, great precautions are used to provide a clean product – freefrom debris or foreign articles. Still,there remains a variation of what is considered “clean,” depending on yoursource of purchase. When fields areharvested, there are always possibilities of other minute or small items findingtheir way into the harvested materials and even into your kitchen. Perhaps you’ve been using wheat for many years and have never had aproblem with tiny pebbles or any other little items that sometimes find theirway into your buckets and bags, but the possibility is always there. For this reason, it is always important that you scan your ready-to-grainproduct before loading it into the hopper. One way to do this is to use a cookie sheet or flat-bottom bowl. Pouran amount of product out on the flat surface and “eyeball” it for a bit tomake sure there are no tiny pebbles, nuts, bolts, bee bees, pellets, wood chips– no foreign material. Alwaystake the extra time to check. MoistureContentThe characteristics thatmake grain satisfactory in the GrainMaster Whisper Mill are crystal clear –CLEAN HARD DRY GRAIN with good protein content. Moisture content is critical. Tenpercent moisture is perfect. Withthe Whisper Mill, a bit higher content is acceptable but 10 percent is perfect. This is something to consider when purchasing grains or legumes. Rice often has a slightly higher moister content but grinds great. Be sensitive to moisture content. Thisis an important issue.What I say to anyone who isunsure – Don’t make an assumption. Justbecause it’s in a bag doesn’t mean it is all the same and it doesn’tguarantee that it’s clean and dry. When in doubt, a good rule of thumb is to check for condensation in thecanister. Also, if you arenot sure, start out with a very small amount of grain– a teaspoon full. Ifthat goes through without problem, add a tablespoon full. Then move on to just a bit larger amount, each time assuring that theproduct moves through to the holding canister without problem. Gradually work your way up to 1-cup size. Put it through and check it. OH!I HAVE A PROBLEM! Never leave your millunattended while it is in the “on” position. The GrainMaster Whisper Mill is extremely quick. In an emergency situation or if something major goes wrong, turnthe switch, pull the plug, don’t try to fix it yourself. Call the number in your manual.If the problem is simple– you forgot to put the lid on or connect the canister, don’t panic. Simply turn the dial (next to the On/Off switch) to the leftquickly. Wait for a fewseconds. Anything in the chambershould continue to move through the machine and should be gone. After waiting for a few seconds, turn the mill to “off” position anddisconnect the canister while you attend to the problem. After the problem is fixed, turn mill to “on” position once again,wait a few seconds, and then return the dial back to its original millingposition.Keepit clean You can dust the outside ofyour machine. It is okay to wipedown the outside with a wet cloth but you really need only to dust it off andblow out the connection tube. Makesure the green connection hose is completely dry. One drop of water will causeflour to collect. It’s better tojust brush it off instead of using water.Additionalhelpful hints When milling, do not millwith lid on the hopper of the mill. Leavethe lid off. You need aconstant air flow. Because of the microbursttechnology and the speed of the mechanisms inside of the mill, sometimes if yourmill is sitting on a slick surface you may be surprised if your mill movesa bit. You can avoid this simply byholding it in place during start up. Youcan use the green lid (normally used for when your machine is being stored andnot in use), turn the green lid upside down, place it on top of the hopper, puta bit of pressure on the lid and then turn the machine to the “on” position. As soon as the machine is running, remove the green lid and continue withyour milling procedure.Important: the capacity ofthe flour canister is 8 cups of wheat (or 12 cups of flour). Make sure the separator cup is in the right position or thecanister will not hold all12 cups of flour. The tab next to the cup position isonly for alignment. The flatsection of the tab should be adjacent and parallel to the thin side of the cup. Tab is only foralignment. Kevin’s suggestion Since the mill has an 8-cup capacity and you do not want to overload theflour canister, it is a wise to practice to mill half of the capacity (4 cups ofgrain which mills 6 cups of flour). Thatway, if you forget how much you have milled, you can still add 4 more cups andyou will have no more than the maximum. The flour canister is finefor keeping flour but it is better to empty it each time before reusing. Never put canister in freezer. Brittleness may break it if dropped while frozen. You should transfer flour into another container like a plastic bag orsomething air tight. Oxygen speedsup the aging process. Be sure to give yourmill a rest if you are doing large quantities to assure it does notoverheat. Use four cups of grainand then empty. . . . then another4 cups and empty, etc. Be sure to refer to yourmanual for what you CAN and CANNOT mill – NO Sesame seeds,Poppy seeds, flax seeds, coffee, sugar or anything like that with high oil orresins which can turn sticky or glue like. DO NOT USE any of those items in yourmill. When in doubt, ALWAYS ASKTHE QUESTION. 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