Independent testing, published free. We buy popular grain mills at retail and measure what the brochures won't tell you: real noise levels, heat, and whether a normal person can actually service one. Our loyalty is to the buyer, not the brand. No press releases — calipers and a sound meter.
Findings publish here as they're measured — including real decibel readings, not adjectives.
One of America's best-selling home grain mills, opened up. What's inside the $299 impact mill — motor, milling heads, housing — and an honest accounting of where its noise comes from.
Status: unit sourced. Disassembly and dB measurements coming.
The stone-burr sibling: bamboo housing, corundum stones, and the adjustment dial everyone argues about. How serviceable is it, really?
Status: unit sourced. Disassembly and dB measurements coming.
Every unit is bought at retail with our own money. We accept no manufacturer samples, sponsorships, or input — from anyone, including our future selves as a manufacturer.
We publish our own measurements and photographs. We never reproduce manuals, schematics, firmware, or proprietary documents. Product names are used only to identify what's on the bench.
And yes — we push machines until something gives. Knowing where a mill fails is the most useful thing a buyer can learn before spending $300.
One email per teardown. That's it.