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How do I adjust the milling degree?

Mockmill stone milling attachment: Turn the adjustment knob

Mockmill 100 / Mockmill 200: Move the adjusting lever (for more detailed information please click here)

Mockmill LINO 100 / Mockmill LINO 200 / Mockmill Professional 100 / Mockmill Professional 200: Turning the hopper

The milling degree of the Mockmill can also be adjusted during the milling process.

ATTENTION: However, it should be noted here that the adjustment during milling (especially in the fine direction) is very difficult, as the stones have to be moved towards each other while the milled material is in between. Tip: move the lever slowly.

We therefore recommend using a small amount of grain to test whether the milling degree is set correctly.

BASICALLY:

Switch on the Mockmill FIRST, then fill in the milling material (except for the Mockmill milling attachment).

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My Mockmill has very sticky millstones

If the millstones "stick" together, you will notice this as the mill starts to mill much more slowly. The flour comes out of the outlet more and more slowly while the motor is still on and the hopper is still filled with grist. The reason for this can be:

1. The grist is too moist

2. The grist has too high an oil or fat content

3. The Mockmill is set too "fine", i.e. the stones would touch each other strongly when idling (very loud milling noise)

If you keep the Mockmill running now, it will come to a standstill, i.e. the engine will stall. In this case, proceed as follows:

1. Switch off the Mockmill immediately if the Mockmill is very slow or if the flour no longer emerges at the usual speed or no longer emerges at all. The milling noise is also quieter and quieter and you can only hear the motor "hum".

2. Empty the hopper

3. Set the milling to coarse

4.Turn on your Mockmill and put half a cup of dry long grain rice in the funnel (with the Mockmill running)

6. Let the rice run through.

7. While the mill is still running, set your Mockmill to the finest setting (stones touch each other with a slight milling noise).

8. Add another half cup of rice and let your Mockmill mill until the hopper is empty.

Your stones should now be in their original condition (glue removed). If not, mill a little more rice on coarse 

9. If your Mockmill still does not mill correctly, please open the Mockmill (see under Technology, Opening and Closing the Mockmill). In most cases you will now see a circular, brownish film on the stones. Now scratch with a sharp object, e.g. with the tip of a paring knife, make a few slits in the surface of this "film". Close the Mockmill again and now mill 1-2 cups of rice or grain on a coarse setting. The coarse grist can now better "attack" these scratched openings and thereby remove the film from the milling stones.

 

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How hot does the flour get when you mill it?

The flour temperature depends on the amount and fineness of the grist: the finer, the warmer!

We work with a scientist who stores almost all known mills from around the world in his university laboratory and whose milling results he regularly tests. He bakes with the flours heated differently by the milling. His result: Up to a temperature of 60 ° C he could not find any disadvantages for the baking process in any of the tests. The bread volume and taste also remained the same up to a temperature of 60 ° C during milling.

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What are the Mockmill milling stones made of?

Our stones are composite materials made of ceramic and corundum and offer a very long service life without noticeable wear. The hardness of our stones is 9.0 MOH compared to 6.0 MOH for granite or a diamond with 10.0 MOH. An important result of the dissertation (doctoral thesis) published in 1995 on "stone disk mills" is: the harder the stone, the gentler the milling process of the grains. Because for gentle milling, the difference between the hardness of the milling stones and the hardness of the grist is crucial. The greater this difference, the gentler and better the milling process.

Corundum is used in many medical implants, dental and surgical tools, and other common applications (including dietary supplements). There is no risk of toxicity.

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"Can the millstones of the Mockmill touch?"

The millstones can touch if the mill is adjusted too fine. In our mills, the milling stones shouldn't touch each other while milling. In fact, the presence of the grist prevents such contact during milling because it acts as a buffer between the stones.

If you look at the milling chamber, you will see that the top stone that you removed is "sitting" on two small springs. So there is always an active "pressure relief" that protects the stones from damage by the other stone.

So you can set the mill in idle to the point at which the stones touch each other very easily. Then you should hear a slight "ticking". That's the sound of that "depressurization". The stones actually touch, then they "jump" away from each other. Again and again at tiny contact points. This is the best setting on your mill to mill the flour very finely. Don't let the ticking bother you! Do not let the Mockmill run idle longer than necessary. And never let the stones sharpen on each other in such a way that a loud "milling noise" can be heard.

Attention: The springs are loosely inserted. They can fall out if you turn the Mockmill “open” to remove the flour residue from the milling chamber.

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