About Us

Welcome – great to see that you are interested in hawos grain mills and natural foods, now available in New Zealand and the South Pacific through Flour / Power / Mills. We would be glad to show you our mills and other products having everything to do with natural foods, since, when nutrition-conscious people switch over to whole foods, the decision for self-milled grain is among the first steps.

“Castrated” was the word my father used for shop-bought flour. And like him, I have always preferred to eat bread, cake and muesli made at home from freshly ground cereals. To us castrated flour was something tasteless, white which lasted forever and was not even suitable for mice.

In our family, having freshly ground flour every day was a matter of fact. After all, my great-grandfather Garbe came from Hameln in Germany which was not only famous for the Pied Piper, but also for its mills where he worked as a grain and feed merchant.
Some of my early holidays were spent near a windmill. I would sit and watch the miller for hours; listening to him talking about how mills are built and how they work.

Since 1977 I have been producing grain mills for household use. I am particularly fond of our hawos grain mills, each of which is of outstanding quality and has its own individually characteristic beauty.

Yours with the traditional miller’s good luck greeting
Ralf Pigge

Dispensing with the superfluous and concentrating on what is really important.

This basic principle has guided the development of KoMo grain milling technology from the beginning, and continues to drive the ongoing refinement of KoMo mill models. We are always seeking ways to improve our products.

The heart of every mill is the milling chamber, where the millstones spin at high speed, grinding the grain quickly in an efficient and carefully controlled manner. We painstakingly design every individual component, using extremely durable materials, carefully harmonizing each to the whole. This design approach produces a smooth interplay of all the mill‘s functions. The patented KoMo suspension system stabilizing every mill‘s electric motor produces a surprisingly quiet operation. The powerful motors are specially manufactured for us, and satisfy the demands of even large households.

All KoMo grain mills contain millstones made of corundum/ceramic. Wolfgang Mock suggested this extremely hard, composite material for a millstone application in 1985, and the stone manufacturer responded almost immediately with the first version of the new millstone. It met with a very favorable response. Users found that it ground very finely and very quickly, without heating the milled grains excessively. The corundum/ceramic stones require less power, retain their extremely rough surface, and do not require subsequent sharpening, or “redressing.”

The ability to adjust the fineness of the flour grind in a continually variable manner, without stopping the milling process, is another innovation that every KoMo mills possesses. To change the fineness setting, the user simply turns the grain hopper either clockwise or counterclockwise. It doesn‘t get much easier than that. The wooden housings, constructed with solid craftsmanship of premium materials, have oiled surfaces, which can be cleaned easily with very fine sandpaper and then re-oiled. We use only native, sustainably-harvested forestry products.

KoMo mills can finely grind all cereal grains, large and small, and even seeds and legumes, providing they contain very little oil and have been dried completely. Oats, oil seeds, and spices, on the other hand can be crushed or flaked very effectively in our flakers.

To ensure meeting our high quality standards, we manufacture our products only in Germany and Austria. We assemble them there by hand, and test each unit before shipment.

Maintaining these high quality standards forms the basis of our daily work and has served as a cornerstone of our corporate philosophy for many years. We are certain that this quality and our passion for good food can be detected right through to your kitchen. Enjoy your meal, or as one says in Germany and Austria: »Guten Appetit!«

Marcel and Peter Koidl

Grain Mills made by Kornkraft

All Kornkraft mills are lovingly built with great craftsmanship and skill in our German manufactory. This is the reason why they are solid and durable – built to withstand the rough conditions in which they may be used – so that you will enjoy your mill for many years to come.

The elaborate and sophisticated construction details of our mills guarantee you quiet and comfortable milling. The efficient stone grinding gear provides fluffy, fine flour and is steplessly variable up to coarse groats for your muesli. Thereby you can – independent of any power point – prepare yourself a fresh meal; anywhere and any time.

But there is more: By purchasing Kornkraft products you also contribute to the preservation of our living environment. We place great emphasis on using only ecologically sound materials. Our Kornkraft grain mills are treated with organic beeswax only and the wood used in the manufacture of our mills is sourced in Germany.

We stand up for everything that leaves our manufacture – without ifs and buts!

For Love of Nature

SALZBURGER MILLS

Grüß Gott und herzliche Grüße aus Österreich. We are pleased that Salzburger grain mills are finally also available in New Zealand. We were amongst the pioneers in Europe who began to build grain mills for household use. For more than 35 years we have been building grain mills for a wholesome and healthy cuisine; conjoined to the traditions of yesterday and the technology of today.

Particularly in times such as ours in which everything has to be fast, modern, and cheap, we stick to “old” values.

Our production facilities are located in the Salzburger County, only a few kilometres distance from Salzburg. Austria is known throughout Europe for its closeness to nature, sustainable and organic agriculture, and love for tradition. Particularly with reference to wholefood nutrition, Austria has been an important vanguard. We are still led by the ideals of back then and more than ever prefer natural building materials over synthetic plastics.

We are still building mills as Mother Nature would prefer them – entirely out of solid timber and also offer, amongst corundum/ceramic milling stones, stones out of naturally grown granite.

We are happy if you decide for one of our quality mills and provide yourself, your family and friends with delicious pastries, and by using freshly ground, wholesome flour, are providing a healthy foundation to your cuisine.

Milling with WIDU mills – Grain for Grain – Child’s Play!

For more than 40 years we have been manufacturing our mills for customers all over the world, and we are happy to now also be able to offer them through Flour / Power / Mills in New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.

Our father, Hand Wiederhold, first produced our WIDU mills and over the years has continuously improved them through new ideas and inventions. One of his prime motivations was to show people how important a wholesome nutrition is for the maintenance of health.

In our in-house workshop we build our range of mills in loving and careful handicraft and offer a suitable mill for any purpose, whether for private household or commercial use! Our wood is mostly grown locally and we make sure that the materials we use are sustainable, reliable and high-quality.

We are proud to offer the only stone-mills that can not only grind all sort of grain into fine flour, but also oilseeds, sprouted grain as well as ground nuts and almonds, spices and More!

All mills feature a drawer, a solid timber body, industrial grade motors, can be powered manually and are easy to clean.

A manufacturer warranty of 8 years on most mills speaks for quality and longevity!

Here is a list of selected produce that can be easily ground:

Wheat, spelt, oats, barley, rye, kamut, einkorn, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, amaranth, rice, poppy seeds, sesame, sunflower seeds, linseeds, coconut rasps, maize, peas, lentils, chickpeas, soybeans, cocoa beans, cashews, sprouted grain, almonds, hemp, chilly, pepper, star anise, clove…

Thank you for your interest in our mills.

Udal Wiederhold

Here you find videos and pdf brochures detailing the manufacturing processes and the materials used by the manufacturers, providing an overview over their range of mills and flakers, as well as outlining their philosophies and commitments.

Find the English manual for KoMo mills and flakers here.