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60 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Porkert 150 mill and cheap knock-offs,
By chas (Asturias & Chicago area) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Porkert Manual Grist and Flour Mill - ME150 - Imported by Miracle Exclusives
We just got one and it is a terrific old design like Grandmother had. Great for anything from coffee and spices to making flour.
But there is some confusion over marketing names and model number. Various retailers have offered it or still do as the Porkert 150 made in Czech Republic. But there is reorganization in US distribution, and there seems to be attempts to take advantage of the confusion with price hikes. Recently it has appeared under other names and model numbers - some are shoddy copies with poor castings and worse tinning made in S. America. Others, still made by Porkert, but carrying other brand names. Shoppers should be wary about buying the genuine Czech model, but also about paying too much in the confusion over distribution. This model is available anywhere between $69 to $120 for the real thing. But only $22 - $50 for the knock-off. Another thing to check: are the included burr wheels steel, stone, or does it come with both kinds included? (You cannot grind wet chick peas with stone burrs as they gum up.) Does the seller provide the other wheels. Some don't.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Impossibly hard to turn crank on wheat,
By Nan Lee (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Porkert Manual Grist and Flour Mill - ME150 - Imported by Miracle Exclusives
Must be taken apart and cleaned after every use according to instructions. That alone makes it inconvenient.
Next to impossible to turn crank on hard winter wheat grains in order to get the flour fine enough to not crack your teeth on. Unless you plan to make large grain wheat "mush" cereal, get an electric mill. This doesnt work for milling baking flours.
3.0 out of 5 stars
It does a good job in many cases buuuuuutttt!,
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This review is from: Porkert Manual Grist and Flour Mill - ME150 - Imported by Miracle Exclusives
While it does a good job in many cases it has problems.
problems: 1 the clamp does not work on many kitchen counters. I either have to use it in the garage or use boards to allow it to clip to the counter. 2 Most if not all of this mill is cast metal. Some parts have some metal milling that is done after the plating process meaning some surfaces have no protection from rust. Also the parts have quality issues as in being uniform. It makes it clunky. 3 hard to make good adjustments. 4 last but not least in the problems. I could not get the #$%^ thing to grind almonds fine enough to use for flour. I have to us my small electric coffee/spice grinder for the final grind. I expected I'd have to make 2 or more grinds to get fine on some grains or seeds but no amount of grinding passes worked. The positives: 1 parts are readily available by mail order. 2 it has a good price not great but good.
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