KitchenAid GMA Grain Mill Attachment for Stand Mixers

by KitchenAid

• Grain mill attachment greatly expands a stand mixer's flexiblity
• Ideal for making your own flour from low-moisture, non-oily grains
• Includes brush for cleaning, tips, and recipes
• Can make up to 10 cups at a time
• Grain mill can be used with any KitchenAid stand mixer

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 6 x 8 inches ; 4.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SGFL
• Item model number: GMA
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,694 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com

Cooking from scratch is made easier with a stand mixer, and made all the more literal with this grain mill attachment. Use it to make flour out of wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, buckwheat, barley, and millet--any low-moisture, non-oily grain (peanuts and coffee are a no-no with this tool). Make up to 10 cups at a time. The mill is sturdy, heavy, and easy to assemble and attach to the mixer's hub. Adjust the knob to the desired grind, fill the unit with grains, and crank it up to 10. When you're through, brush it clean with the small brush included in the kit. If you need to, wash it by hand, but don't put it in the dishwasher. --Betsy Danheim

Product Description

Enhance your cookies, cakes, breads and more with the wonderful flavor of homemade flour. This grain mill attachment slips into your KitchenAid stand mixer, turning it into a household flour mill in seconds. It adjusts to properly grind wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, buckwheat, barely and millet to the exact texture you're after. Easy to use and easy to clean. Made in USA. 8-1/2Hx4Wx7D".

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

220 of 223 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Does GREAT if..... January 13, 2001

By A Paul

This product does a great job...what the manufacturer fails to tell you that your local distributor probably would, mine did, is that you need to first run the wheat through on a really course setting. Then run it through on a finer setting. I actually take the time to run it through 3 times. It doesn't take that much longer, and its worth the time. I have found if I do this, my machine doesn't have to work as hard.

This is a great an "cheaper" way of getting a wheat grinder. ;o )

462 of 480 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars [Updated] Don't bother with this, buy a real wheat grinder.... February 18, 2005

By Joel R. Helgeson

Amazon Verified Purchase

Update October 22, 2012
The original review was written back in 2005. Since then, KitchenAid has replaced the plastic gearbox cover with one made with metal. This review may be outdated at this point, but accurately reflects the problems we were having back under the previous design.

Original text from February 18, 2005:
This attachment reveals a design flaw in the Kitchenaid Mixer design. Inside every Kitchenaid Mixer you have a transmission/gearbox that drive both the mixer and the accessory drive shaft. This gearbox has a PLASTIC cover that holds all the gears in place.

The grain mill attachment places the *most* stress on your kitchenaid, more than any other attachment you can buy. What happens is when you're grinding wheat, it heats up that gearbox and the plastic cover starts to flex, and if you run it more than 10 minutes it'll heat up enough to break the plastic.

I bought this attachement for my wife for Christmas 2004. It broke the transmission and stripped the gears on the mixer in January. We removed the cover and saw the cracked plastic. Kitchenaid promptly sent a replacement mixer even though ours was "out of warranty". This tells me that they KNOW about their design flaw.

We got our shiny new Kitchenaid Mixer the next week. My wife took it out of the box, attached the grain mill and started it grinding flour. Within 10 minutes the plastic cover failed on the new one. Kitchenaid sent out a new one, again. We're now on our third mixer and we're looking to get a refund from Kitchenaid for the Grain Mill so we can go out and buy a real wheat grinder.

It's really sad. All Kitchenaid needs to do is put a metal gearbox cover on the transmission and you could grind wheat into flour non-stop.... I can't believe that they're willing to stake their good name on a plastic part! Read more ›

112 of 115 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the price ? November 18, 2002

By Maureen Ogorman

Generally I've been satisfied with all Kitchen Aid attachments, but this one is a little different. For the price I could buy myself a stand alone grain mill with more features and save the load on my beloved workhorse.

90 of 93 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Fine for one loaf December 24, 2001

By pat

If you want to take the time to grind twice just for one loaf that's okay,BUT, if you are interested in grinding 5 or more pounds at once this is not the mill you want. Try the Grainmaster with the lifetime warranty.

59 of 62 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mill---even better bread! January 17, 2002

By Gail Prather

I have had the pleasure of milling all the wheat we use for bread with this mill for almost 5 years. It does a terrific job. I have never double milled and do not find that step necessary. The resulting flour makes the greatest bread.

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad Choice July 8, 2010

By Lore Knows

Amazon Verified Purchase

We owned a KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer. This mixer has 325 Watts of power and falls somewhere in the middle of KitchenAid's line of stand mixers. We purchased the Grain Mill to save a little money and space instead of buying a stand alone grain mill. According to KitchenAid, the Artisan mixer can handle the Grain Mill. We used the grain mill successfully--well within the guidelines listed by KitchenAid--maybe four times, but on the fifth usage, it broke the mixer. The motor made a high-pitched whine, and then it never worked properly again.

The mixer was only about two year old and gently used, but it was out of warranty. When we contacted KitchenAid customer service, they were unwilling to help us out. They were unwilling to acknowledge that the Grain Mill may have been the cause. In fact, they claimed that since the mixer didn't break on the first usage that a subsequent usage could not be the cause for the mixer to fail. They told us we could send it to KitchenAid for repair or take it to a local KitchenAid approved repair shop; we took it to a local shop, where we were told that it could be repaired for $303--more than the retail price of a brand new mixer. The repairman could not come out and state that the Grain Mill was the cause, but he said it was "possible" in a way that made me believe that it was responsible. We chose not to have it repaired.

We returned the Grain Mill and have purchased a stand alone Grain Mill. We do not currently have a Stand Mixer, but when or if we do purchase one, it won't be from KitchenAid.

The bread that we made with fresh-ground flour before the mixer broke was fabulous. I encourage everyone reading this to buy a grain mill and taste the way that flour is supposed to taste.... And I encourage everyone reading this to purchase any stand-alone grain mill and to NOT invest in the KitchenAid Grain Mill. Read more ›

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for small batches September 5, 2008

By Chris O'Byrne

Amazon Verified Purchase

I would have given this product 5 stars, but I wanted to give an accurate assessment of the item as grain mill in general. This item is best used for small batches. After milling 2 cups of spelt berries at the finest setting, the unit became too hot to touch and I let it sit for an hour before starting up again. If you mill at a coarser setting, you can mill more and also mill faster. If you are mindful and enjoy the whole process, the extra time is not an issue. If you want mill on a medium or large scale, you do not want this unit. If you want to mill enough for a couple of loaves now and then, it is a great buy. I bought it because I already had a KitchenAid and it was much cheaper than spending $300 or more for a dedicated grain mill.