Agrisan MT 12 Guide

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SALZBURGER GRAIN MILL
MT 12
Owner’s Manual and
User’s Guide
Before operating the appliance for the first time, please study these instructions
and important safe-guards carefully.

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Inhalt
DEAR CUSTOMER, ...................................................................................... 4
CONTROL ELEMENTS OF THE ELECTRIC GRAIN MILL MT12 .................... 5
SHORT GUIDE:............................................................................................ 8
SUITABLE SITE ............................................................................................ 9
GRAIN TYPE/CORN TYPE ....................................................................... 10
SUITABLE GRAIN TYPES ............................................................................ 11
CORRECT STORAGE OF GRAIN.................................................................. 12
DRYING GRAIN: ........................................................................................ 12
MILLING ................................................................................................... 13
CORRECT MILLING:................................................................................... 14
Adjusting the degree of fineness............................................................................... 15
Operation of the locking screw: ................................................................................ 15
ADJUSTMENT OF THE DEGREE OF FINENESS:........................................... 16
Interrupting the milling process:............................................................................... 17
Opening the milling chamber:.................................................................................. 17

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Closing the milling chamber:..................................................................................... 18
CARE AND CLEANING ............................................................................... 18
Cleaning of the millstones: ....................................................................................... 18
Smeared mill stones ................................................................................................. 19
Cleaning the milling Chamber: .................................................................................. 19
Against moths and insects: ....................................................................................... 20
Cleaning the thread: ................................................................................................. 20
Care and cleaning of the housing: ............................................................................. 20
PROBLEM SOLUTIONS .............................................................................. 21
IF NOTHING HELPS ................................................................................... 22
WARRANTY............................................................................................... 22
Terms of Warranty: ................................................................................................... 23
Warranty claims:..................................................................................................... 23
BEFORE YOU RETURN THE APPLIANCE: ............................................. 23
SHIPPING -PACKING:............................................................................ 24
TECHNICAL DATA: MT 12 ......................................................................... 25
RECEIPE.................................................................................................... 26

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Treat natural things naturally......
Dear customer,
We are very pleased that you have bought our grain mill MT12 and trust that
you will thoroughly enjoy making a wide variety of healthy wholemeal foods.
Your grain mill is a top-quality household appliance that has been
manufactured according to our year long experience.
Please read these operating instructions carefully before operating your mill
for the first time. Give particular consideration to our recommendations on
safety, quality of grains and the care of your mill and you will enjoy many years
of milling without the slightest problem.
Agrisan Naturprodukte GmbH
Christine Thurner
This mill is designed for the exclusive production of flour and
bran in the household.

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Control elements of the electric grain mill MT12
Please read the operating and safety instruction carefully before using the
appliance for the first time
Lid
Hopper
Locking screw
Marking for fine
adjustment
Mains connection
cable
Flour spout
On/off switch

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Before using your mill for the first time…
There has never been a „naturally-talented “milling expert and so before you
begin the milling process, we wish to give you some information on the
natural stone –granite –which has been used in your mill.
Compared with mill stones manufactured from artificial corundum
ceramic material, our natural stone is relatively smooth and reacts
sensitively to damp grain.
Damp grain could be become or already contain mildew. Therefore, it is
essential to pay special attention to good and healthy storage of your grain.
Even long-time users of grain mills can sometimes find it difficult to decide
whether the grain is dry or damp!
Grain containing a high percentage of moisture has the tendency to smear
the mill stones, which will cause the mill to stop. Please see the chapter on
operating instructions for further information.
In order to really get used to using your mill properly, we recommend you to
heat your grain in the oven at 50 degrees for about 30 minutes. Afterwards
allow to cool before use!
Following this advice before using your mill for the first time will show you
just how fine your mill can work under the best conditions.
It is, however, not necessary to heat your grain in the oven prior to each
milling process!!!
It is only an initial aid, at the same time giving an indication of the
best possible degree of flour fineness achievable.
You will get to know your mill best by adjusting the different fineness settings.
Start by using a coarse setting and then try out finer adjustment settings.

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Basic rules for more safety –
important safety instructions
Please read these operating and safety instructions carefully before
using your grain mill.
This will avoid errors and accidents and can secure the functional and
safe use of the appliance.
Please keep this user manual and should you hand the mill to any third party
ensure the next user has the manual.
When operating this grain mill the following precautionary and
safety measures must be applied:
1. Read all Instruktion carefully.
2. The appliance must only be used for its intended purpose
(household production of flour and bran)
3. The mill must only be operated indoors and never outside.
4. Before operating the appliance, it is essential to check its flawless condition.
Special attention must be paid to damaged cables, brittle or cracked
insulations or damaged housings. Should the mains cable or other parts of the
mill be damaged, repair work must be carried out by the manufacturer,
respectively authorized, qualified persons. Reparaturen dürfen nur durch von
Agrisan GmbH autorisierte Personen durchgeführt werden.
5. Repairs may only be carried out by persons authorized by Agrisan GmbH.
6. Defective or deficient electrical appliances must not be operated.
7. The seller must immediately be informed of any defects.
8. Only connect the mill to a correctly installed protective mains socket. Before
doing so, please check that the voltage specified on the nameplate on the
grain mill matches the voltage of the energy supply.
9. Multiple plugs and extension cables must not be overloaded.
10. The cable of the mill must not be allowed to hang over the edge of the table
or work surface. Any contact with hot plates or any other sources of heat
must be strictly avoided at all times.
11. Leads to electrical appliances must not be laid or squashed over sharp edges
or moveable parts.
12. Appliances must only be operated with the intended switches.
13. Safety devices must not be modified or turned off.
14. Should any disturbances occur immediately turn the appliance and disconnect

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the plug.
15. Do not disconnect the plug from the mains socket by pulling on the cable.
16. Only ever operate the mill on a flat, stable surface. The mill must be
positioned so that slipping of the mill itself or the flour container during the
milling process cannot occur. It is best to place the mill on a firm surface,
(such as a kitchen worktop). This will ensure that the ventilation slots on the
underside of the mill, which serve to ventilate the motor, remain free.
17. Strict monitoring of the appliance is essential when being used by children.
18. Strict monitoring of the appliance is essential when being used in the vicinity
of children.
19. Never operate the mill unless under supervision.
20. Always keep the mill out of the reach of children.
21. The appliance must not be operated by persons with either physical or mental
handicaps or those who do not have sufficient knowledge of the safe
operation of the appliance. The exception to such operation of the appliance
is when used under supervision of persons responsible for the safety of any
handicapped persons
22. Never immerse the mill or parts of the same into water or other liquids.
Never connect a wet plug to the mains socket or touch it if your hands are
wet.
23. Any screw fittings which require a screw driver to open must not be opened.
24. Industrial motors can be damaged by longer periods of idle running. After
Use, please always turn the motor off immediately.
Intended use:
Our mill MT 12 is designed and constructed for domestic use. The appliance is
intended for the milling of such grain types as listed in the owner's manual.
Short Guide:
1. Connect the plug to the mains socket
2. Place a suitable container under the flour spout
3. Switch the motor on
4. Roughly adjust the degree of fineness setting
5. Add the grain
6. Re-adjust the desired degree of fineness setting.
7. At the end of the flour production turn the motor off

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Suitable Site
The Salzburger grain mill is made of high quality solid beech wood.
Wood is a natural product, which during its whole lifetime, is continually
subjected to influences of the environment. Change of climate and
temperature can cause small cracks in the housing of the mill. However, such
cracks will have no effect whatsoever on the mill’s
functioning. Place your mill in a dry place and protect it from any direct
source of heat. Avoid the vicinity of radiators and direct sunlight. At the same
time steam and dampness should be avoided (too high humidity) should be
avoided.

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GRAIN TYPE/CORN TYPE
Please make sure to use only dry and cleaned grain!
Moist grain will smear
the millstones! (Please see the chapter on smeared millstones).
Poorly cleaned grain can include dirt or foreign particles (e.g. small
stones etc.), which can damage the millstones.
Mill to the desired degree of fineness in one process (except when
processing large, hard kernels such as corn).
A second re-milling can result in the grain input funnel becoming
blocked and will not give satisfactory milling results. The Salzburger Grain Mill
will give you powder fine and flaky flour in one milling process
Storage of the grain indoors with up to 60% humidity, allows a
problem-free processing. Storage at humidity levels over 60 % can
result in smearing of the millstones during fine processing.
The following test will show you yourself just how dry your
grain is:
Dry grain "cracks", if you crush it on a hard surface with a spoon.
Damp grain can be flattened like an oatmeal flake. If you cut dry
grain kernels with a sharp knife the pieces will “fly”
apart. Cutting damp grain kernels is like cutting bread. Rye should be stored
for at least 6 months after the harvest.

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Suitable Grain Types
Grain type
Adjustment
Remarks
Wheat, spelt,
buckwheat, rye,
rice, barley,
millet, green
spelt
Any degree of
fineness.
Rye has higher oil content and
can therefore not be processed
so finely as e.g. spelt or wheat.
Corn and soy
beans
Adjust the mill to a
somewhat coarser
setting
Use sweet corn kernels and not
popcorn. As there are many
different types of corn please try
the different sorts until you have
the result you want. You can
either process corn and soy beans
to the fineness you want or you
can grind them first and then
process the grits to a finer degree
Oats
(Coarser Setting)
Only grind
Linseed, all
spices such as
cumin,
coriander,
cloves, anise,
fennel and
cinnamon
Mix small amounts to
other grain
kernels.Eventually
process a little coarser
After milling eventually clean the
milling chamber and the flour
spout
General Rule:
Flour has double the volume of corn. Using the on/off switch you can
stop the milling process at any time and then re-start the process.

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Correct storage of grain
Since biblical times it has been a known fact, that grain can be stored. This
is best done under the following conditions: Humidity under 14 %,
temperature under 20 % (the most favourable temperatures are between
5-8 °).
Once you have bought your grain it does not necessarily keep the same
degree of dryness (as it had at the time of purchase).
Grain can absorb moisture after a short time, does however, also emit the
same. Grain breathes –that means there is a re-distribution of moisture in
the grain kernels which leads to loss of moisture –the grain can, therefore
also begin to “sweat”.
A continual check on the humidity and the temperature is, therefore,
necessary.
When purchasing grain, it should be dry, cleaned and well packed. Provided
the grain has been stored in rooms with a humidity of up to 60 %, processing
will not be a problem.
A humidity level of over 60 % can cause the mill stones to become
smeared, when using a fine adjustment setting.
Careful storage is especially necessary during the damp seasons.
We therefore recommend purchasing only small quantities at a time and to
store them near a source of warmth.
Drying Grain:
Place damp grain into the oven for about 30 minutes at 50° - leave it to cool
afterwards.

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Milling
Your mill does not have a scale with information on finer and coarser
adjustment settings.
It is impossible to issue a valid scale which would cover all types of grain
and at taking the different degrees of dampness into consideration.
Wheat and spelt can be processed to the finest degree. Rye has higher oil
content and has to be processed more coarsely. Oats which are extremely oily
can only be ground. At the same time the degree of dampness or dryness of
the grain is of the utmost importance for the processing results achieved.
The drier the grain and the lower its oil content, the finer you can produce
your flour.
The higher the oil content and the degree of dampness of the grain, the
coarser you will have to mill.
For these reasons it is impossible to supply the mill with a scale suitable and
valid for all types of grain and all the different degrees of dampness, allowing
repeatable results.
Only watching the flour spout and touching the flour will give you reliable
information as to whether you are using the correct adjustment setting, or
whether it has to be altered.
Mill to the desired degree of fineness in one process (except when
processing large, hard kernels such as corn).
A second re-milling can result in the grain input funnel becoming
blocked and will not give satisfactory milling results.
The Salzburger Grain Mill will give you powder fine and flaky flour in one millin
g process.

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Correct Milling:
1. Place a suitably large container under the flour spout.
2. Turn the mill on –you will hear the noise of the motor.
3. Turn the thread until you hear the slight sound of the stones grinding
against each other.
4. Loosen the thread a little coarser –so that the stones no longer grind
against
5. each other.
6. Lock the thread with the locking screw.
7. Fill the desired amount of grain into the hopper.
8. Now correct the degree of fineness of the grain - either coarser in the
anti-clockwise direction - or finer in the clockwise direction.
Should you be processing flour for baking bread –an old baker’s rule can be
recommended:
“Mill as coarse as possible and only so fine as necessary “

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Operating time up to 35 minutes
Your mill has been designed for processing household quantities. Should you
occasionally require an unusual amount of flour that is no problem!
However, the mill may turn itself off during the milling process. There is no
need to worry, the mill has not been damaged! Leave it to cool off for about
1 hour.
Adjusting the degree of fineness
The Salzburger grain mill can be steplessly adjusted by turning the hopper and
can be re-set during the milling process without any problems. For fixing the
milling setting there is a locking screw on the right hand side of the mill.
Operation of the locking screw:
Turn the locking screw gently and with feeling into the thread. Use of
force must be avoided! After a few turns you will notice that the
thread blocks and that the hopper can no longer be moved.
Firm tightening of the locking screw is NOT required.
The thread must not be allowed to move independently during
the milling process. Should the thread move (correct the position
of the thread) and slightly tighten the locking screw.
CAUTION!! If you turn the locking screw too tightly into the thread, the
locking screw, the milling chamber and the seal can be damaged. At the
same time pressure on the thread and the altered position of the mill
stones makes it impossible for the mill to process finely and the flour
becomes too hot.
Any damage to the thread due to incorrect use of the locking screw
could lead to extensive and costly repair work, which is not covered
by the terms of warranty.

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Adjustment of the degree of fineness:
At a standstill:
Provided there are no grain kernels between the mill stones, any adjustment
can be carried out –even when the mill is at a standstill. With the mill turned
on fill the grain into the hopper.
When the mill is switched off and with a full hopper no finer re-adjustment
should be carried out. The grain, which has not yet been processed and is still
between the mill stones will become wedged. This can cause problems when
re-starting the mill.
During the milling process:
During the milling process re-adjustment from fine to coarse and vice versa is
possible. Re-set from coarse to fine “slowly” in order to give the mill time to
process the grain which is between the stones. If you do the re-adjustment
too quickly the stones could become blocked.
Coarse Setting
The coarsest setting for producing grits is set by turning the hopper by about 1
turn in the anti-clockwise direction. (During milling do not open further than by
1 turn as this could cause the seal to not work properly).
Watching the flour output will tell you if the flour is coarse enough.
Normal setting
With this setting the red points on the thread part and on the hopper match.
The degree of flour fineness resulting when using this setting is sufficient for all
types of baking and also takes the degree of dampness of the grain into
account.
Finest setting
In order to produce the finest possible flour, provided you are using the best
(extremely dry) grain the setting “red point over red point” may be lowered.

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During the milling process turn the hopper in the clockwise direction. Watch
the flour spout! Should no flour come out of the spout immediately adjust to a
coarser setting.
IMPORTANT: If even only a slight grinding noise from the mill stones is heard,
you have to turn the hopper immediately back to coarser –anti-clockwise
direction. Lock the locking screw again.
The drier the grain, the finer it can be processed, the lower the temperature
of the flour and the better the milling performance of the mill.
During the milling process the flexibly mounted mill stones are slightly
pressed away from each other and silently run without contact.
Therefore, do not let the mill run in idle mode!
Please note that the adjustment points „red point over red point „will
in time - due to wear of the mill stones - be moved to the direction of
“fine”.
A change in the degree of fineness of the flour during the milling process can
occur when milling for longer periods of time. When requiring larger amounts,
it is advisable to supervise the mill and if necessary to correct the fine setting.
Interrupting the milling process:
When the hopper is full of very hard kernels like corn, rice or winter wheat, it
can prevent the motor from starting in the finest setting. Should the motor be
blocked turn the hopper to a coarser setting until the motor starts to turn and
re-adjust in the clockwise direction to the desired finer setting.
When milling very hard grain or corn do not interrupt the milling process!
Opening the milling chamber:
Caution: Always disconnect the mill ‘s power cord from the electrical
outlet before opening the milling chamber! Danger of injury!
Loosen the locking screw and turn the hopper in the anti-clockwise direction

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until it can be lifted off the lower part of the mill. Please clean the thread
before re-assembling the hopper.
The thread is adjusted smoothly and must not be oiled. Oil and flour together
leads to bonding of the thread.
Closing the milling chamber:
Re-assembly of the hopper can only be carried out in one position.
Place the hopper in a straight position onto the bottom part of the mill and
turn it until the thread begins to engage. After having replaced the hopper you
will find the normal setting by turning the same (clockwise direction) in the
“fine” direction until it stops. Then open the hopper (anti-clockwise direction)
until both red points match.
Care and Cleaning
In order to maintain the functioning of your mill no special care or
maintenance is needed for operation of the mill. Only keeping the thread clean
is important.
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Cleaning of the millstones:
Coarse milling of rice kernels will clean the stones. No not apply
water or other fluids to clean the mill stones.
If you operate your mill regularly cleaning the mill stones is not necessary.
Milling of rice will clean the mill stones even removing residue from oily grain
types or spices, etc.

Smeared mill stones
If the grain is not dry enough for the fineness chosen, the millstones may
become smeared. A hard smooth layer will form on the outside edge of the
stones. To clean the stones, milling 1 or 2 handfuls of rice at a coarse setting
will suffice. Any bonding will be removed. If necessary, scrape this layer off
the two stones and clean the grooves on the stones. Eventually clean the
flour spout using a bristle brush or a vacuum cleaner.
Cleaning the milling Chamber:
Due to functional reasons, when producing fine products, a small residue of
flour will remain in the milling chamber. This small residue will be removed if
after your milling process you let the mill run at the coarsest setting.
If you have ground moist grains, moisture condensation may have
accumulated in the grinding chamber. Leave the mill open for approx. 1 hour
after the grinding (upper and lower parts separated). This allows moisture to
escape from the grinding chamber.
Important: Then close the mill again (assemble the upper part and the lower
part) in order to avoid wood warping
Should you be intending not to use your mill over a period of several weeks,
thorough cleaning of the milling chamber is recommended –this especially
for hygienic reasons. First mill a handful of either rice or grain using a coarse
setting. Open the mill and with a vacuum cleaner remove all residue wheat
from the milling chamber.
Important! Never leave the mill open in parts (hopper and motor part
separate), but leave the whole mill ready for service. You will thus
avoid any possible deformation of the wooden parts due to
humidity.

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Against moths and insects:
Place a tea bag (herbal) in the flour spout. Put bay leaves in the upper and
lower parts of the mill.
Moths love dark conditions, where they can survive in peace and quiet!
They eat only flour and no wood. Provided your mill is frequently used, you
will not be offering moths a comfortable place to stay.
Cleaning the thread:
Remove any residue flour from the thread using a small brush and/or a
vacuum cleaner as this can affect the functioning of the thread. Regular
cleaning is therefore recommended.
The thread is adjusted smoothly and must not be oiled. Oil and flour together
leads to bonding of the thread.
Care and cleaning of the housing:
The housings of our Salzburger grain mills are made from beech wood, which
has been treated with special organic oil-beeswax varnish. No special
maintenance is required. Please use a damp cloth to remove dust from
exterior surfaces. Do not use water or other detergents for “cleaning”. Stains
or small scratches can be removed with fine-grained sand paper. Finally treat
the wood with a natural protective.