KitchenAid KGM All Metal Grain Mill Attachment

IMO, this is a great starter mill for someone who has never milled before and wants to try it out, who also happens to own a kitchenaide mixer. Pros: Affordable compared to stand alone mill. Small and easy to tuck away. Absolutely does the job and allows me to have fresh milled flour for all my baking needs. Cons: It is slow in comparison to a stand alone unit. It is LOUD. If you have sensory sensitive people in your home, just be aware. My kids have gotten used to it, but this guy is not discreet. Running the mill on your kitchenaide WILL heat up the gears on the mixer during the run. In a former life, I was a lab tech and keeping machines running and processes moving smoothly was my mission. So here are solutions for the cons: It’s slow = prepare for it, set aside approximately 10-30 min depending on how much you are milling. It’s loud = my kids have noise canceling headphones, I just tell them I have to mill and give them the option to wear them or not. I do not mill when they are in the middle of things they are interested in. Heating up = be aware of how long you are running it and do not walk away from the machine while it is running. I run the mill early in the day (it’s hot here in the south) and I have an ice pack I lay on the mixer to help keep it cool while it runs. While I was a tech, our labs were kept obscenely cold for the purpose of ensuring the machines didn’t over heat. And for safety reasons, we never left them unattended and running. I do nothing else while I mill. In summary, it’s a great little mill that will get you into milling on a budget. Be aware of its limitations, be aware and take proper safety cautions so it doesn’t overheat, and enjoy milling.

I would have given it a 5 star review but for a few issues with my old Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer. I worried since the mixer was so old it might not be compatable but it was! This was one of the reasons I was hesitant to order a mill for the kitchen aid but decided to give it a try. This worked well on my older model Kitchen Aid mixer. The weight of it was so heavy that it kind of sagged toward where the grinder was. I had to take off the bowl from the stand because the grain would wind up in front of it but it did not leave enough space below the older mixer design to place the bowl in front of it to catch the grain as it came through. I had to steady the mixer base while it ground the grains. I was happy that it worked and the fine grain seems good for baking. I have not had time to bake yet. I used a 24 oz bag of Kamut whole grain wheat to try it out. I fed the grinder in segments of about 2 cups at a time. It took a long time to get through the bag. It seemed a little louder than the normal mixer alone. It does not allow you to wash it in water. There was no smell to the actual grinder but the grain smelled very good that it produced. I know other people with Kitchen Aid Mixers and noticed theres had a different design than mine. I have a base that the metal bowl locks into.Thus, your experience may not be the same as mine. Again, I would give it 5 stars but for a few issues lining up an bowl to catch the grain and the weight of the grinder. I think it is a great value because of the quality of the grain it produces. I tried different levels too. I it has 12 levels of grain. Each level is different. It was very easy to set up and use.

I have used this mill now several times to mill hard white wheat and hard red wheat; it has worked flawlessly in my Artisan 5-qt Kitchen Aid mixer. The flour that I have milled seems to be just as fine as the professionally milled flour, with slightly more variation in fineness, but perfect for baking. A few notes/advice for using: - The mixer will get warm when running, and can get quite hot if grinding from whole grain to finest setting; I ran mine in batches just to be safe. My Mixer is over 11-years old with the original gearing; I did repack the grease about 4 years ago. (Kitchen Aid Mill Attachment Manual says to not run more than 10 cups without letting the mixer rest for 45 mins). - I ran my batches in 5 cup intervals because I was running the same grain through twice to get better results. I highly recommend running the grain through at a course setting, and then running it through again at the fine setting. With this method at the most fine setting I got a consistency and fineness that is almost identical to professional milled flour. This also allows the mixer to run a little cooler and not work as hard. - It mills quicker than I expected, and is also much quieter than I anticipated. Some reviews stated it was very loud, though it is noisy (grinding hard grain), you can still carry on a conversation while standing at the mixer. I have also milled flour while the kids were sleeping upstairs and they did not even notice. Another great product from Kitchen Aid, highly recommend to anyone that wants to easily mill flour at home.

This was my first mill and it did the job valiantly but, as I started doing more home milling, I decided to try a dedicated stone mill. Wow what an improvement. This KitchenAid Grain Mill is a good starter mill, it did everything I needed but, it is slow, it dose not grind extra fine, your mixer will work hard and, it is a little awkward to use. I do recommend it for someone on a budget, someone with limited space or someone who is planing on doing small, occasional batches, but if you plan to get more serious, just go for a good dedicated mill…

I recently purchased the KitchenAid All Metal Grain Grinder, and it’s been a fantastic addition to my kitchen. If you already own a KitchenAid stand mixer, this attachment is a must-have for anyone serious about making their own flour or grinding grains at home. The build quality is excellent—it’s made entirely of metal, so it feels incredibly sturdy and durable. I’ve used it to grind wheat, oats, and even corn, and it handles each task without any issues. The adjustable grind settings are a big plus, allowing you to customize the coarseness from cracked grains to ultra-fine flour, depending on your needs. I love the ability to grind fresh flour for my baking. There’s something really satisfying about knowing exactly what’s going into your bread or muffins, and the flavor is noticeably fresher compared to store-bought flour. It’s also great for experimenting with different grains and blends. Installation is easy, and cleanup is straightforward as well. For anyone who wants more control over their ingredients and enjoys baking or cooking with fresh grains, this is a great investment. Highly recommend it for home bakers and anyone looking to step up their kitchen game!

I have an 8 qt commercial mixer. This mill works really well and has a very fine grind. I would purchase again and recommend to anyone wanting to buy one. It does take a little time to grind and a little noise. I do bake just not large quantities. Perfect for what I need it for. I wanted to add that I also purchased a silver pour shoot to use with the grinder. It fits the bowl and the flour falls right in the bowl as it is being ground. Just move the mixing bowl up as it needs to be when mixing. I can walk away while waiting for berries to be ground.

Tldr: save yourself the money on your poor, expensive mixer and get a different mill. I gave it a shot despite the consistency in the negative reviews. I shouldn't have. This mill makes my mixer run very hot very quickly and the documentation says to let it cool down for 45 minutes after 5 minutes of work! Very slow work with not much floir produced, I might add. That's too long for too little for me when you bake and cook a lot. Documentation says to not grind anything oily or with moisture. What I attempted to grind had no oil or moisture. Other reviews/questions say chickpeas should be fine. They apparently are not. No, I did not use whole chickpeas. I used the tiny, dried leftovers my food processor couldn't blast to flour. I bought this mill to save my food processor. Shouldn't have bothered. Did it grind the chickpea bits into flour? Kind of. Static electricity from the grinding friction caked up in the mill and I had to take it apart to get anything out of it. That's when I discovered the burrs had apparently been grinding on themselves. See the photo. The hopper wasn't empty and I sat there babysitting it making sure the screw was constantly being fed. So the burrs shouldn't have been grinding on themselves that hard. They're steel, by the way, so that's even more disappointingly impressive. I bought the protection plan but they say to contact Amazon. Amazon says to contact KitchenAid (the number they give is disconnected). KitchenAid was no help either. So I'm just returning it.

UPDATE - I was very careful to always let my mixer cool down after about every 5-6 cups of grinding. My mixer was only 4 years old, and worked just fine. I guess the many times it slightly heated up cracked something inside and oil started leaking out. Then a knocking, slipping gear sound. Is it worth a $100 repair? Maybe next tax return. For now, my grandma gave me her Bosch from the 60's and it's working just fine. I've invested my money for now in a KTEC Kitchen Mill - Grain and Flour Mill (K-Tec) and it's AWESOME! So much faster and finer grind than the KA attachment. It's truly a fine powder whereas the KA was still kinda chunky. Good luck to the rest of you ----------- I researched grain mills and found that I didn't want a totally separate appliance for a grain mill when KitchenAid makes a perfectly good attachment for my mixer. And for a few hundred dollars less than the stand alone mill, I was sold! I have had my grain mill for a few months. I use it on a 325watt stand mixer. After about 30 minutes of grinding hard wheat on the finest setting (approx 4 cups of flour), it does heat up my motor. I shut the machine off and let it cool down. I haven't had any problems with it. I also ground up white beans (great northern beans) into fine flour to use as thickener. It did a great job. I recently tried to grind rolled regular oats into "oat flour" and it did clog up the bottom output a bit. It was easily resolved with taking the attachment off the mixer and fishing a fork up in the bottom to break up the oat flour clog. It happened continually even though the oats are very dry. It seemed to happen less on a more coarse setting. I can't wait to try to grind popcorn into cornmeal! The hopper seems to hold about 2 cups of wheat. This unit is a nice weight and seems like it is very well made. I wish I had a Pro Series mixer to handle grinding up more at a time, but it's simple enough to use a few times a week. It cleans up enough for my liking with a quick tap or two over a garbage can and blow the dust a bit. I store it in the cabinet below the mixer. This attachment is very easy to use and the adjustment works great, even with the machine turned on. Highly recommended product for those that want a good solution to too many appliances in the kitchen.