handmill
Crank-operated grain crusher
A handmill is a small grinding device operated manually, used to crush grain, spices, coffee, or other materials into powder or meal.
Before electric grinders, handmills were common household tools: She ground the wheat in a handmill.
The term may also refer to any hand-cranked milling device.
Manual grain grinder
- metateStone grinding platform
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- artifactHuman-made historical object
archaeology · relic · antiquity · roman · medieval · primitive · ancestral · museum
Rotary operating handle
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- millstoneGrain-crushing circular stone
- burrClinging seed case
- rotationTurning on an axis
turning · torque · axis · adjustment · funnel · chute · wooden · cast-iron
Food preparation room
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
homemade · traditional · artisanal · colonial · pioneer · peasant · farmhouse · subsistence
quern
Manual grain grinder
- metateStone grinding platform
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
artifact · archaeology · relic · antiquity · roman · medieval · primitive · ancestral · museum · excavation
flour
Milled grain powder
rye · oats · millet · sorghum · buckwheat · spelt · teff · meal · grist · bran
crank
Rotary operating handle
rotation · turning · torque · axis · adjustment · funnel · chute · wooden · cast-iron · portable
pulverize
Crush to powder
coarse · fine · texture · abrasion · friction · consistency · sift · process · output · yield
kitchen
Food preparation room
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
self-sufficiency · homemade · traditional · artisanal · colonial · pioneer · peasant · farmhouse · subsistence · daily
pepper
Pungent dried berry spice
cumin · coriander · cardamom · cloves · peppercorn · allspice · fennel · aromatic · fragrant