Have you ever considered grinding your own flour? My first experience was enough to send most people running to the hills. What a mess! My kitchen, my clothing and hair, and even my little dog, Izzy, were covered in flour. It took me a solid hour to clean up afterward. At the end of this post, I’ll tell you the secret of how to prevent that mess in your own kitchen!

So you might think I’d put that skill in the “never attempt this again” file. But I didn’t. Here’s why.

Grinding your own flour sounds like one of those kitchen skills that belongs to another century