Hi-I just bought an Excalibur Flour Mill second hand made...

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Question by tami
Submitted on 1/30/2004
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Hi-I just bought an Excalibur Flour Mill second hand made form a kit (wooden) in the 70's. I have called and ordered instructions, but any information you would share with me is great!! I am wondering if this can be altered in some way to 'flake', also, or can it be used for just grinding flour? Also, is there any kind of grain I should NOT grind in it> I usually grind wheat, oats, barley, rice, rye, and buckwheat....This may sound odd to you, but I am afraid to try to use this in my kitchen....can you explain how to use this correctly? I am anxious to use this, but afraid to until what I am doing!!!!! 8-)) Thanks in Advance!!

Answer by Georgia
Submitted on 2/25/2004
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Hi. I also own one these Excalibur Flour Mills. I have a fancy one now so rarely use the Excalibur. It is fine to use it in your kitchen. (Maybe a little dusty, and noisy but it shouldn't be too bad.) Make sure the metal pan is in place so you don't have your freshly ground flour on the counter. Make sure the lid over the grinding stones is firmly in place. Wheat should be in the hopper before you turn it on. This hopper has a removable piece that, when in place, allows the wheat to slide right into the hole where it will be ground. Make sure it is in place. You adjust how fine your flour will be with a metal leaver on the back of the mill. It will make cracked wheat to a fine flour, with all variations in between; depending on where you move the lever on back. You'll have to experiment to see where you like it. (Don't make it too tight, the stones need to be able to turn- actually, I'm not sure if you can make it too tight??! ) I marked mine with a permanent pen so I would remember where I used it the most. I've used mine to grind corn meal besides the hard wheat. It did an excellent job on both. I would think you could grind other hard, dry, whole grains. Be sure to clean it very thoroughly after each use. (There's a lot of little nooks and crannies, that's why I got a new one :) Good luck, mine does a great job and yours should too! Now I have a question. Mine use to have a handle that would convert it to a hand mill in an emergency, I've lost it during one of our several moves. I'd like to know if I can find a replacement.

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Answer by Troy
Submitted on 3/24/2004
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I am looking at a excalibur now. Used of course. Glad to hear that it grinds coarse enough for corn meal. My present one will not. I do not want a nightmare to clean! Do you know what those sold for new and what a good used price would be?

Answer by Sam
Submitted on 8/7/2004
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Hi: I bought a used Excalibur on e-Bay for my dad. He loves it. Grinds corn in it. Lately he has been getting a lot of grit in the flour. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement stone?

Answer by Sam
Submitted on 8/18/2004
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I too have an Excalibur Mill. It makes great cornmeal. Nice and coarse the way I like it. Recently though I am finding a fair amount of grit in my cornmeal. I would like to know if anyone knows where one can get new stones for the mill.

Answer by Joe
Submitted on 7/17/2005
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We have an Excalibur. I'll like to have a drawing of it. Tami called someone and ordered instructions. Does anyone have the phone number for the manufacturer? Alternatively, does anyone have a drawing of the Excalibur? I'll sure appreciate your help. Thanks a lot, Joe

Answer by SKSABOO
Submitted on 8/21/2005
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check out new mills at www.sabko.com

Answer by jimjohn
Submitted on 7/30/2006
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Troy; I have an Excalibur Mill for sale. Contact me at jimjohn620@yahoo.com so we can discuss. Jim J.

Answer by RK3
Submitted on 11/2/2006
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Is there a website for these grinders besides ebay?

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