A Grain Mill Showdown: Nutrimill vs Wondermill

I’ve been getting quite a few questions about the two types of grain mills I own, so I figured it was high time for a post covering the differences!

Are you ready for a grain mill showdown??

First up, L’EQUIP Nutrimill Grain Mill…

This grain mill has been my workhorse for the last 8 years. I’m on my second one, but that has more to do with my first machine flying of my husband’s truck when he wrecked on our move to Iowa 6 years ago than shoddy workmanship. It’s been mildly broken for the last 6 years and I finally replaced it this past spring.

Features of the Nutrimill:

20 cup flour capacity
Variable texture control mill for creating fine or coarse flour
Grinds non-oily grains with precision grain feed control
Limited lifetime warranty
Purports to be the world’s quietest grain mill {but so does the Wondermill…}
Costs $249.99 on Amazon

Next up: the WonderMill Grain Mill:

I got my WonderMill this summer for participating in the Grain Mill Challenge! I was excited to get it because of course I’ve heard about it, but since I didn’t own a WonderMill, I have never been able to compare them.

Features of the WonderMill:

12 cup flour capacity
3 texture controls for creating finer or coarser flour
Also grinds only non-oily grains {that means NO flax seeds or nuts}
Also has a limited life-time warranty for original owner
Purports to be the quietest grain mill in the world {but so does the Nutrimill}
Costs $259.95 on Amazon

So how do the two stack up in a side-by-side comparison??

Here are some pictures to show the size and appearance difference.

And my honest opinion?

Both are awesome grain mills. I probably prefer my Nutrimill a tad better, though, simply because of the larger flour capacity. I need more than 12 cups of flour when I bake my bread and I’d rather get it all in one fell swoop. However, since I do use a variety of different flours on some of my bread {like my 9 grain bread} , sometimes the capacity doesn’t bother me. In all, both mills are fine. They are both easy to operate – though there is a bit of assembly required with the Wondermill {you have to stick the grey tube from the bread bowl into the grain mill} that’s not necessary with the Nutrimill. I can’t perceive much of a noise level difference, so I’m not sure which one can honestly claim to be the world’s quietest mill. I like the Wondermill because it is smaller but I do have to find a spot for two objects {mill and flour bowl} with the Wondermill and only one spot with the Nutrimill. So if space is an issue at your house, you might want to take note of the sizes and number of objects that you will have to store. The Nutrimill is quite a lot taller, but it can all be stored together. The difference is price is very small and wouldn’t be a factor for me in this decision.

And that’s it! I hope I’ve provided you with enough information to make your own informed decision. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Do you own a grain mill? Which one? If you’re in the market, which one do you think you’d prefer?