FAMILY PANTRY Ltd

New Zealand family owned Te Puke based online supplier, offering an extensive range of organically certified dry foods (such as nuts, seeds, wheat, grains, dried flours, rice, pasta …etc) and a selection of high quality retail products (such as oils, honey, coffee and tea) with a focus and passion for NZ grown & made. Contact … Read more

did you know ?

The average person has been eating between 2 to 6 slices of bread per day, for over a hundred years

KAREN’S wholegrain rye starter success

I am very pleased with my rye grain sourdough starter. Flour ground with my Schnitzer Grain Mill. A great wholegrain sourdough starter every time. 100% Rye wholegrain Karen – Gold Coast QLD

Tony’s BILLY 1 and his new OAT FLAKER

We used to make our flour with a rather cumbersome, less-than-satisfactory old stand mixer. 12 months ago, I replaced it with the Hawos BILLY 1 grain flour mill; my wife and I are both delighted with it. Its always ready to go, the grinding speed is good and the flour is just WONDERFUL: SILKY FINE … Read more

Is the flour output very fine from a stone mill?

Fine flour output produced from the Hawos & Schnitzer 90-100mm mill-work is particularly good at > than 90% under 300 micron. This translates into genuinely fine flours from the finest setting. The output makes fantastic breads without sieving, and where sour dough benefits greatly from the complete balance. Sieving is an option too if you … Read more

MAY’S Schnitzer VARIO Wedding GIFT

I got my Schnitzer VARIO grain mill 22 years ago in Switzerland. It was a wedding present. When I moved to Australia I took it with me and I am still using it. I had to change the small capacitor once, otherwise she has never missed a beat. I use it to grind flour and … Read more

Whole-Grain Nutrition

Whole-grains are nearly the perfect food source. They are a primary dietary source of many vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids and a multitude of phytochemical. They provide carbohydrates and resistant starch, as adding whole grains to your diet can significantly benefit your health and wellbeing.

Stuart’s Healthy Whole Grain Brown Bread

Ingredients     g Cost /kg Batch Cost 7 Cups Whole Grain wheat flour Flour 1,000  $3.95  $3.95 1 Tablespoon Himalayan Salt Salt x 75% 17.25  $3.00  $0.05 4 Tablespoons ground Linseed Linseed 95  $6.60  $0.63 4 Tablespoons ground Sunflower / Pepitas CASP 44  $11.50  $0.51 1 pkt Instant Yeast Yeast 10  $7.98  $0.08 1 … Read more