Crushing Grains With Mulcher

[pb unleaded]

Ok, this is my third attempt at crushing grains with something other than a mill.
First was a blender, then an ice shaving machine. Both worked ok, but way to slow and the ice shaver took 5-10 minutes to crush 500-600g of grains before overheating.
With the mulcher I crushed 4kg in about 20 seconds. It looks ok, maybe I should have put it trough again. Lost about 100 or so grams, it just flew everywhere.

arthur

 

[Darren]

Looks ok from here to me.

cheers
Darren

 

[JasonY]

Look to be a lot of whole grains in the photo? Perhaps a second run! Full credit for thinking outside the square :wacko: Hope you have'nt been mulching anything poisonous or nasty tasting?

GumTree Pale Ale

 

[PhilS]

I'm impressed that such a beast could actually work. :blink:

Top notch idea though

 

[Guest Lurker]

Love to see a bloke using the wrong tool for the wrong job. But I think it needs to go through again, I like my crush a lot finer than that.

 

[jimmysuperlative]

I'm thinking of borrowing the paper shredder from work .............

 

[Uncle Fester]

Given that rapidly spinning blades seems to work to some extent, would SWMBO's food processor be a valid option also? At least the grain remains enclosed in a container, and I guess a few seconds per 250g would have you there???

M

[edit: I have assimed the food processor mirrors the action of the shredder a bit more closely than a blender]

 

[devo]

hahaha that's gold. I've contemplated a garden mulcher when browsing through the numerous gardening catologues that pop into my letterbox but never thought someone out there would actually do it?

 

[Batz]

Ok, this is my third attempt at crushing grains with something other than a mill.
First was a blender, then an ice shaving machine. Both worked ok, but way to slow and the ice shaver took 5-10 minutes to crush 500-600g of grains before overheating.
With the mulcher I crushed 4kg in about 20 seconds. It looks ok, maybe I should have put it trough again. Lost about 100 or so grams, it just flew everywhere.

arthur

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Mashing in the cement mixer maybe? :blink:

Batz

 

[Ross]

Arthur,

I agree with Jason - there seem to me far too many whole grains there & I think your efficiency will suffer accordingly...
I don't think 2 runs will improve things that much - the blade spacing in a garden shredder is too wide to effectively handle grain IMO...

Top effort though :super:


cheers Ross

 

[delboy]

how about one of those electric tomato crushers from the coninental shop ?

they do a great job on tomato's

i don't know the phill mill seems to be the cheaper option though .

del :beer:

 

[Thommo]

I was thinking that the cheese grater attachment on a food processer might do the job. Now if I can just manage to try it without the misses catching me....

 

[Darren]

Food processor works quite well . Best to turn it on its side to get all the grain moving. Be warned though the grains will scratch the plastic bowl. SWMBO will notice it is ruined. Another option is to get a cheap second hand one from Vinnies or similar.

cheers
darren

 

[Uncle Fester]

Food processor works quite well . Best to turn it on its side to get all the grain moving. Be warned though the grains will scratch the plastic bowl. SWMBO will notice it is ruined. Another option is to get a cheap second hand one from Vinnies or similar.

cheers
darren

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Revolve - Here I come!

:beerbang:

 

[delboy]

i find it funny how swambo or the missus gets upset when us blokes use there kitchen items but it is usually us blokes that buy them ?

so do you lot ware the trousers ? :excl:

well sounds like you do but it is obvious your wife picks them out > LoL

ooohh wify just caught me writing this thread and hit me with a shoe i have just been told its my turn to clean the toilet now. :blink:

YES DEAR COMMING

DELBOY

 

[chillamacgilla73]

I hear ya delboy/comrade.

I have crushed grain in the electric coffee grinder with little success.....dust every where, uncracked grain, rediculously small batches etc. Ended up taking my frustrations out on the uncracked grain with a rolling pin with much better success. It all went pear shaped when SWMBO went to roll pastry only to find grain shaped dents in the timber rolling pin that gave the pastry an interesting surface finish. I said it gave the pie a rustic country feel.She asked if I wanted to found out what it feels like to be a human paddle pop...

Currently doing some front end design work on the chilla-mill-thrilla.....

 

[Mr Bond]

Is that the binford 6100,oh.oh,oh

 

[pb unleaded]

Actualy, it was my fourth attempt. I forgot about my improvised home made mill.
A wooden box and PVC pipe (filled with concrete) for rollers. Used it once.

Hard yakka.

 

[Darren]

Actualy, it was my fourth attempt. I forgot about my improvised home made mill.
A wooden box and PVC pipe (filled with concrete) for rollers. Used it once.

Hard yakka.

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Arthur,

Now that is a first for me. Great ingenuity. Did you roughen up the surface of the rollers?


cheers
Darren

 

[pb unleaded]

Yes, with rough sandpaper. The grain was crushed nicely, took me a long time and plenty of elbow grease. At the end I was very tired to do anything else.

arthur