Choosing A Grain Mill

TL;DR – Why Mockmill is UK Juicers’ Top Pick

As the UK’s official Mockmill importer, we’re obsessed with these German-crafted grain mills for their unmatched quality and their use of eco-friendly Terluran® housing in their flagship models. Mockmill’s stone-grinding tech reliably delivers nutrient-packed flour for sourdough, gluten-free baking, and more, with models like the Mockmill 100 (perfect for starting out) or 200 (ideal for avid bakers and families). While our range includes other stellar options like Waldner, Sana and Komo, Mockmill’s blend of performance, sustainability, and reliability makes it our go-to choice. Explore our Mockmill Grain Mills collection and start milling fresh today!

Key Factors for Choosing Your Grain Mill

Getting a home grain mill is one of the best decisions you can make, and most people never look back after tasting the difference with freshly home milled flours and cereals. All cereals are at their absolute nutritional best when they’re milled straight from the living seed. Our TL;DR above highlights why Mockmill Grain Mills are our top choice, but this guide dives into key factors – form, function, output, and ease – to help you pick the perfect mill from our full range. Info below will guide you to the right size and style of grain mill, so you will soon be enjoying the unrivalled health benefits of the freshest flours and meals.

Form or Function?… Both

Luckily you get both with all of the great examples of home grain mills in our range.

Form

All the grain mills and grinders in our range are beautifully crafted in small scale artisanal workshops in Austria and Germany. Many of them are constructed in natural, sustainably sourced hardwoods so that they look aesthetically satisfying in any setting. Some Mockmill models are housed in renewable Terluran® bioplastic which uses recycled wood and plastic together, for even more green points. Mockmill’s innovative use of  Terluran® makes their mills a top choice for eco-conscious kitchens, somehow managing to blend up to the minute style with a curvaceous and timeless visual appeal.

Function

It’s under the cover of these elegant housings and hoppers that we find the superb standard of manufacturing that we expect from our European cousins in Germany and Austria. The drive motors in the electric grain mills are commercial grade for years of trouble free use. The millstones are made of ultra durable ceramic corundum mineral composite. Any parts that are subject to wear and tear are easily replaced at home and so far (touch sustainably sourced wood) we have never had a grain mill that suffered a serious failure.

We also have a few hand operated grain mills if you prefer a more engaged routine with your home flour milling, or for off grid use where there is no mains electricity. These manual grain mills are actually not that strenuous to use, it just takes a little bit longer to produce flours and meals. In our hand operated range we also have Cereal Flakers & Crushers for home made muesli, granola and porridge etc. Once again, the superior flavour and nutrition from freshly rolled and flaked cereals is something to experience.

Output

Mill output and capacity is sometimes a consideration when choosing. Whether your grain mill is going to be used in a small household or a small business will influence the size of mill you choose but a good way to think of this might be how long it takes to mill enough flour for a medium to large sized loaf. If the output of the mill is 100g per minute then maybe it will be around 4-6 minutes and you can work work from that for the time taken by mills of larger or smaller output.

Another thing to consider with grain mill output that makes it less of a factor is what else can you be doing while the hopper full of grain is being milled? You can get your other ingredients together, mix up some yeast with warm water in readiness, perhaps divide, feed and refresh your existing sourdough starter, maybe grease a loaf tin, etc. Time is not always the big factor that we might think, outside of commercial settings.

Ease of Use

All our home grain mills and flakers are selected for intuitive ease of use, with simple and straightforward millstone adjustment for different flour grades. They are almost maintenance free and cleanup is a doddle. The millstones are self-cleaning in regular use. Periodic cleaning after the mill has stood for a while, or for freeing the stones from any oily residues is usually done by processing a little rice or grain, which you then discard. Mockmill’s user-friendly designs shine for busy UK households, with quiet operation and quick and easy setup.

Grain Flakers & Crushers

These are not covered in much depth here as there really isn’t a lot that goes into choosing one, except perhaps whether you want yours to be electric powered or hand operated. Mockmill offer an excellent example of each. All our flakers use steel rollers to crush and flake cereals for healthier porridge and muesli etc. View them at this link.

If you want a combination electric mill with a flaker there are a few included in the comparison table below.

Grain Mill Comparison Table

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For a more focused look at our top Mockmill models, visit our Mockmill Grain Mills page.

The table below offers a comparison of all our premium home use grain mills and in our opinion, they all represent the very best examples available, so you can select any one with confidence, based on your feature preferences.

Why We Recommend Mockmill First at UK Juicers

As the UK’s official Mockmill importer, we are proud to offer these premium grain mills, backed by our price promise, free next-day delivery, and supported by our in house manufacturer approved service centre. Whether you’re baking sourdough, gluten-free, or any other grain based foods, Mockmill’s elegant, eco-friendly designs, German quality and reliability, and the delicious nutrient-rich flours and meals that they effortlessly deliver, make this our favourite grain mill brand. These premium mills also represent the best value for money in the long run. Explore our Mockmill Grain Mills collection and start your fresh flour journey today!