I demonstrated how to grind wheat at Relief Society last week, and the first round went off without a hitch. This is something I've done a few times, so I was not particularly concerned about preparing an outline or anything like that. Perhaps it was the success of that initial "winging it" approach which caused me to think I could talk and grind wheat at the same time?
As I chatted about white versus red wheat and the process of making bread I poured the wheat berries into the hopper and flipped the switch on the WonderMill. The motor ramped up briefly then choked and shut down as the smell of burning plastic drifted out.
Uh oh.
I unplugged the grinder and went on with the demonstration. Later I attempted to unclog the mill and flipped it on again. Nothing. I guess I broke it. See, you must always turn the mill on BEFORE you add the berries. Something I have done at least a hundred times.
I figured I had received good use of my mill over the past few years and refused to feel bad about having to replace it. So this morning I googled WonderMill and poked around the main website to start my search for the best prices online.
What's this? A tutorial on unclogging your mill? Let's see what I should have done. Oh, I didn't know there is a reset button underneath. Maybe the motor isn't toast and reports of my mill's death have been exaggerated?
Hooray! It's alive!
"Fix it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."
I did it myself.
-- the Little Red Hen
3 comments:
I hope you were able to unclog it. That happened to me once & Jeff figured it out - I had given it up as a lost cause. Oh, the joys . . . wish I could have been there at your demonstration - to chuckle just a tiny bit.
So it's fixed?
Yeah! What a blessing that you fixed it! I have to say I am a bit jealous of all the sunshine in Texas. We are in a blizzard of great proportions here in Virginia. Virginia of all places. The kids are having a blast and we are making memories despite the cold.
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