Sana Grain Mill Review: Makes Specialty Flours a Piece of Cake

I’ll admit that I wasn’t originally looking to grind my own flour. As a culinary school graduate and former chocolatier, I’m a big fan of homesteading and taking the middleman out of my food source, but milling my own baking flour from grain seemed too intimidating. That is, until I stumbled upon the Sana Grain Mill. The Sana mill removed the intimidation factor completely. To operate, all you have to do is find your ideal grind setting, pour the grain into the mill’s hopper, flip the “on” switch, et voilà—the Sana’s millstones grind the grain into fresh flour that pours out of a spout. This machine is easy, a great size, has a sleek design, and resulted in beautiful finely ground flour that delivered unparalleled flavor in my baked goods. It’ll be difficult to go back to the bags of bleached Gold Medal or even the slightly more elevated Bob’s Red Mill. Oh God, am I becoming a flour snob? If so, I’m not ashamed. The flavor of the snickerdoodle cookies and pumpkin bread mini-loaves I b ... Read full article.