Mockmill 200 Stone Grain Mill by Wolfgang Mock

After having grown up with a vintage 1970s Magic Mill, after I got married and moved out I was on the hunt for a way to grind my own flour! I went through two other used Magic Mills - they both were impossible to clean, had worn out stones and took up a TON of space. Enter the Mockmill. I bought it RIGHT when it came out with no reviews. It's fantastic! As previous reviewers mentioned, the spout can break easily. I fixed mine quickly with some superglue and baking soda. Worked like a charm! If it breaks again I'll definitely call the company. The mill comes apart with no tools, and you can get all the way to the inside of the stones to clean it out. The grind is very fine, which I love. It's fast with wheat berries and a bit slower with corn, but it still gives a great flour. The only con I can think of is that you have to watch the bowl below the spout carefully and rotate it as needed - unlike the old Magic Mills where you could mill 20+ cups of flour at a time! The smaller footprint on the countertop is a welcome trade off, though. My two year old is totally obsessed with it and wishes we could grind wheat every day. My advice? BUY THIS MILL! You won't regret it.

I ordered this mill because we are gluten free due to allergies with celiac symptoms. I needed a less expensive option than purchasing tiny bags of rice flour at over inflated prices. At first I bought the expensive blender to grind rice because I thought it would service more than one need, which it did, but it took hours to grind and sift, and I would be covered in flour from head to toe by the time I was done making 3lbs of the stuff. Now that I have this awesome mill I just pour rice into the hopper, let it do its job and within minutes I have 3lbs of flour, no need to sift, it's already fine as store bought at a fraction of the price with way less time invested. I can put it back through again if I need pastry flour and it turns out beautifully soft and fluffy. Lastly, I ordered this mill a week before Thanksgiving not knowing it didn't have two day shipping. When I realized it may not arrive in time for all the baking I needed to do, I contacted Mock Mill with my concern. They got back with me within an hour, and little did I know, they were already on top of getting the mill to me and it arrived on the second day anyway. Thank you Mock Mill we had a great holiday full of gluten free bread and pies!

After years of delay ...mostly because I was unsure and wanted to get 'the right one' ...After much research, I finally settled on the Mockmill and purchased it five months ago. It was quite simple to assemble by myself and a cinch to operate. A few days ago the edge of the nozzle broke and although I took my chances to call Mockmill on a Sunday ...I was delighted to promptly received a call back. With a little simple explanation of the issue, I was assured this little part could and would be replaced at no cost. Four days later, I have the piece! ... and my Mockmill is humming with the new spout intact. Very impressed with their customer service! They are personable, warm and pleasant people with first rate customer service. Couldn't be happier ...and the delicious breads and waffles (and more!) that I can make with my wonderful Mockmill unit is only exceeded by the good nutrition which I know it is providing. Nothing like the sweet scent of wheat berries being ground and milling it as beautiful and fine as I like. Life is good! and I highly recommend the Mockmill 200 and their wonderful customer support! Will be enjoying this for years to come.

Bought one in November and it’s already broken. One of the hooks that holds the spout in place broke off. There is no way to repair it. Flour shoots out all over my cabinet unless I hold it in place.

Solid machine well built!!

The Mockmill 200 has been a game-changer for us. We purchased it in 2017, soon after it first became available on Amazon. It has a large funnel that holds several cups of grain as it feeds it into the grinder & clean up takes less than 10 seconds. It also does not dust the air w flour like our old Magic MIll II did. Our old machine had also been very time-consuming to clean, after milling, so we ended up not using it very much. Now w the Mockmill it takes so little time that it doesn't slow me down in my busy day. Can have 5 loaves of fresh-ground, wheat bread done from beginning to end in under 2 hrs using the Mockmill, my Bosch Mixer & instant yeast. I should mention, that I did run into 1 problem the 1st year, when I was frequently using the chute to pull the machine toward me from the back of the counter. Finally, the chute broke off, but a call to the company brought a free replacement very quickly. They mentioned that they were now building the chute attachments thicker/stronger, since a few others had had a similar issue. It’s been fine since (although I no longer pull on the chute, just in case). One other thing, that might help for some of the problems a few have mentioned, is to be sure that the machine is turned on before putting anything through it or it can jam. Also don't put anything w high oil content through it (like seeds) or it can gum it up. The instructions talk about this. I have not had any other problems except the 1 time I forgot to start the machine before adding the grain. It jammed the grinders for a moment. Fortunately, I was able to quickly stop it, dump the grains out & clear the jammed grains (unplug it 1st), then put it back together, started it, added grain & voila' perfect flour again! The machine lets you set it to a finer or coarser grind too. So if something is too course, try changing the setting the way they describe. Another thing I like to do, that is probably not needed but gives me peace of mind, is to use a piece of sponge (cut from one of those large, yellow sponges you can get from a hardware store) to block the chute from any possible roaming bugs from getting into the mill. I wait till the sides of the machine have completely cooled off, after use (so it doesn't trap moisture inside).

This mill will grind grain very well. I haven’t tried grinding anything else. I mill enough grain for 20-40 loaves a week with no problem as far as volume is concerned. However, it clogs easily as the rotating brush doesn’t come up high enough to clean the inside circumference of the mill. As grain is milled and heats up, it releases moisture and this moisture causes the milled grain to stick where the rotating brush doesn’t reach. I have to take it apart after each grinding session, especially with softer grains such as spelt or soft white wheat. I’ve found that if I put the grain in the freezer before grinding, it helps, but not entirely. I also have a KoMo mill (a Mockmill by another name), and it does not have this issue. It’s not a huge thing, but at the same time, it is a design flaw. If the brush were made to sweep higher, there would be no issue. It would be a relatively easy design change to make, and would save a lot of hassle. The KoMo has the same type of brush, but for some reason it doesn’t clog, although I do disassemble it periodically and clean things up inside. Just to be sure...it’s not the stones clogging first...it’s that the flour cannot find a way out, and then will cause the stones to clog. When it happens, grinding rice will not clean it out. It has to be disassembled to clean. So...I preemptively do the cleaning after, or before, each session so I’m not interrupted when working. Others have said it trips out after a few minutes. This will happen, depending on ambient temps. It’s not a 100% duty cycle machine. I would say 75%, again dependent on temps. Contrary to what others have said, I think it’s a sturdy, well build machine that will last many years. I’ve had mine for three years of heavy use, and it’s still going strong. Overall I’m pretty satisfied, but cannot rate higher than 3 stars based on the design flaw of the unit.

If you're grinding grains this does a super job, it is somewhat loud but it has a half horsepower motor with stones swirling about so mostly expected; wear earplugs. It's important to read the directions for set up; the stones need to be adjusted so there is a slight ticking stones as they rotate, this will insure proper adjustment. Also, the grinder must be turned on before adding the grains to the hopper, if you forget to do this you'll have to dump out the grain and remove the adjustment plate to clean it out and go through the readjustment procedures. With that in mind it does a fabulous job, I've just started using it but so far it is everything I expected it to be. If you don't live near a stream and/or don't want to construct a water powered grist mill, this will be perfect!

Very good and convenient for home use.