Full Guide to Milling your Own Flour at Home

After spending some time honing in on my sourdough bread baking skills, I felt ready to take it to The Lazy Chef the next level. I decided to start milling my own flour! But of course, as with anything in bread baking, this brought about a whole new set of skills, knowledge and experience to grasp. Here are some things I learned…

First things first, CAN you mill your own flour at home, and why would you want to? You can mill your own flour at home using whole wheat grain kernels (known as wheat berries), either using a home grain milling machine, or other home kitchen methods to grind the wheat berries into flour. The benefit of using freshly milled flour is the higher nutritional content and better flavor.

Using freshly milled flour, regardless of if you’ve bought it, or milled it yourself at home takes a bit of getting used to. It doesn’t behave in exactly the same way as store bought flour, so it’s important to know the ins and outs of using freshly milled flour before embarking on the adventure.

Why Mill your Own Flour? The Pros and Cons
Milling your own flour is definitely not for everyone. As with anything, there are pros and cons to milling your own flour (or using freshly milled flour if you have access to a local mill). And it’s important to know beforehand if it’s for you or not.

Let’s get into some of the reasons why you may want to mill your own flour, or get a hold of some from a local mill.