Refining The Bazzell

That’s right…I am refining the Bazzell.

After days of researching, planning, and talking…we finally took the plunge and bought a new wheat grinder and a new dehydrator.  After asking just about everyone I know what kind of wheat grinder they have and what they like about it-we decided to buy this one:

   

The Wondermill

Isn’t it lovely?

Oh the gentle lullaby of grinding wheat.

Is there anything sweeter?

A few years back a relative of ours gave us several buckets of wheat. I noticed that the date on the buckets indicated that maybe we needed to start workin our way through it. Hence the wheat grinder…(Besides...should Zombie's come...what would I do with a bunch of wheat and NO grinder..!)

 Our first experiment with it involved making cream of wheat. Now my kids LOVE Cream of Wheat…but have you noticed how pricey it is? Crazy right? At least when you are trying to feed 5-6 people each morning who are –ok let’s just say it- hearty eaters.

I am proud to say that the first batch (after the grind and throw away batch) came out perfect. I made some and my kiddo’s gobbled it. I welcome anyone over who wants to come over and grind away…

Our next purchase was a new food dehydrator. As with the grinder-I asked around. This is the final decision…The Excalibur!

I LOVE IT!!!!

Really. I love it.

It has 9 trays…yes 9 trays!

For my first job, I decided to use up a bunch of old applesauce that was in my basement gathering dust. It was sauce made from some seriously tart apples and no one liked it. So….I added a couple boxes of Strawberry Jell-O to improve the taste and TA-DA…Strawberry Fruit Leather for the kiddos. Not bad for my first try, I think!

My next job I will attempt to tackle granola…which is pretty easy for a dehydrator I am told…so that should work out! When our fruit trees start to vomit there offerings…we will be ready!

I couldn’t be happier with my purchases! Next purchase will be the manual wheat grinder…it can do homemade Peanut Butter as well…very cool!

So there it is! Should the Zombie Apocalypse happen…come on over…I will have bread and probably beans as well…..at least I will as soon as I buy a generator.