With a shiny black bowl incorporating an S-shaped hand crank sitting atop a casing made of natural beech with curved moldings, the German-made Zassenhaus Cereal and Grain Mill looks good enough to be used as decorative piece rather than as a mill. The crank culminates in a knob carved from natural beech, while a drawer is installed at the bottom section. A small rounded button acts as the drawer opener.
Inside this fine piece of kitchen tool are a conical burr and cone that are made of precision-machined high carbon steel, an alloy known for its strength and hardness. This guarantees a long service life even when frequently used.
A thumb nut fitted at the shaft of the crank allows the adjustment of the burr grinder, thus giving you the option to choose the consistency of your grounds. You can have any texture ranging from super fine for flour to coarse grits. The mill can grind most dry grains such as wheat, oats, rice, barley, sorghum, and rye. It can also process shelled nuts, soybeans, and coffee. Thus, when grinding coffee, you can have ground beans either for your French press or for a Turkish coffee.
As the Zassenhaus Cereal and Grain Mill is hand-cranked, you need not miss your freshly ground grain for your breakfast or your coffee for your morning jolt while you are out camping, or during times of power interruption.
The mill is manufactured in the city of Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is thus a product backed up by Germany’s scientific and technological expertise. Its city of origin is called the “City of Blades” because of its production of scissors, knives, razors, and swords that are made of steel of the highest quality. The same kind of steel is used for the mill’s grinders.