hawos Molere Hand Grain Mill

1. What touches the flour 40% of the rating 4 of 5

   Beech, a corundum/ceramic stone and a glass catch bowl, with no plastic named anywhere. The funnel, flour-guide plate, clamps and bearing grease are not described, and the stone binder is not named.

2. Grinding 15% of the rating 3 of 5

   Stepless fine to coarse, but only about 25 g of fine flour a minute from a 200 g hopper, and the one buyer review we found reports 500 g in 45 minutes.

3. Durability 20% of the rating 3 of 5

   A 10-year maker warranty and spare parts, but the text covers German deliveries and the US seller gives 2 years. There are few moving parts to fail.

4. Trust 10% of the rating 3 of 5

   No recalls or Prop 65 notices found. Points off for a US-seller warranty claim its own policy contradicts, a stone described two ways and an affiliate program that pays reviewers.

5. Value 15% of the rating 5 of 5

   $299.50 at Loewen META (Happy Mills lists $190 plus shipping), the lowest price of the mills here.

The rating, 3.7 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank grain mills and our standard.

• Loewen META (US seller, ships from Germany) (opens in a new tab) approx. $299.50 (beech plywood) or $349.50 (solid beech). In stock on 2026-10-23. hawos.de lists the mill at €210. Free US shipping over $249, with no import fees. The store’s own policy page gives a 2-year guarantee.
• Happy Mills (US dealer, California) (opens in a new tab) approx. $190 plus shipping. Beech wood with the glass bowl; the page does not say plywood or solid beech. Listed in stock on 2026-10-23, delivery 7 to 21 business days. Its policy leaves import duties to the buyer and passes warranty claims to the maker.

Prices as we saw them on October 23, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

1. Housing: beech wood (solid beech or beech plywood) with a linseed-oil varnish. The manual says the wood can be maintained with a commercial vegetable oil.
2. Crank: ergonomically shaped, material not stated.
3. Stone: corundum/ceramic, 70 mm across, per hawos. The US seller describes a Naxos basalt cone with a corundum-ceramic disc. The binder is not named.
4. Funnel: removable, sits on a wooden block that holds the stone. Material not stated; the manual’s cover photo shows wood.
5. Flour-guide plate under the stone: bendable, material not stated.
6. Collecting vessel: high-quality glass, in the box.
7. Shaft bearings: two, permanently lubricated. The lubricant is not named.
8. Table clamps: two, material not stated.

Is it really plastic-free?

hawos names beech, the stone and a glass catch bowl and no plastic, and the manual’s cover photo shows a wooden funnel. But hawos does not name the funnel’s material, the bendable plate under the stone that guides the flour, the clamps or the bearing lubricant. hawos’s Why hawos (opens in a new tab) page says its mills use food-grade plastic around the grinding mechanism. The Molere page describes a wooden block around the stone, and the manual (opens in a new tab) cover shows a wooden funnel, but hawos does not say outright that the Molere has no plastic.

How slow is it?

hawos says about 25 g of fine flour a minute at about 100 turns a minute, so 500 g takes about 20 minutes. The only buyer review on hawos’s German page (opens in a new tab) says 500 g of fine spelt flour took 45 minutes. The US seller lists 20 g a minute. The hopper holds only about 200 g of wheat.

What are the stones made of?

hawos’s page and manual say corundum/ceramic. The US seller (opens in a new tab) says a Naxos basalt cone with a corundum-ceramic disc. Neither names the bond, and we found no wear or grit test. The manual says to grind about 30 g first and throw that flour away.

Does the 10-year warranty cover US buyers?

Unclear. The manual and hawos’s warranty page (opens in a new tab) say the 10 years apply in Germany to units meant for German delivery. The US seller, Loewen META, gives a 2-year dealer guarantee on everything it sells, per its warranty page (opens in a new tab). Another US dealer, Happy Mills, says in its returns policy (opens in a new tab) that warranty claims after 30 days go to the maker under the maker’s own terms. Get the terms in writing before you buy.

Can I mill gluten-free grain in it?

Be careful. hawos notes that its hand mills, unlike its electric ones, are not delivered run in with gluten-free grain. The manual says to brush the stones clean, dry, and to throw away the first 30 g of flour. Do both before milling gluten-free grain.

Who is paid to promote hawos?

hawos runs an open affiliate program (opens in a new tab): anyone with a website or blog can sign up free and earn 7 percent of the net price on orders from their links. We could not tell which reviewers use it.

• hawos’s manual says the mill is solid beech wood with “grinding stones made of corundum/ceramic”, and its page says a glass collecting vessel comes in the box. No plastic part is named anywhere.
• It states its output: about 25 g a minute fine and 50 g coarse at about 100 turns a minute, from a hopper of about 200 g (hawos spec table).
• The finish is linseed-oil varnish, and the manual says the shaft runs on two permanently lubricated bearings, so there is no routine oiling.
• hawos states a 10-year warranty for private use. At €210 in Germany and $299.50 in the US it is the lowest-priced mill we list.

• It is slow and small. At 25 g a minute, 500 g of fine flour takes about 20 minutes of cranking, and the 200 g hopper needs refilling. The only buyer review on hawos’s German page reports 500 g of fine spelt flour in 45 minutes.
• hawos does not name the material of the funnel, the plate under the stone that guides the flour, the clamps or the bearing lubricant. The photo on the manual’s cover shows a wooden funnel.
• The stones are described two ways. hawos says a corundum/ceramic stone; the US seller says a Naxos basalt cone with a corundum-ceramic disc. Neither names the bond.
• The 10-year warranty is written for units meant for German delivery, and the US seller’s own policy page gives 2 years.

1. hawos: Molere product page (spec table, glass bowl, price). Maker’s page. In German. Read on 2026-10-23. Includes a buyer review. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
2. hawos: Molere operating instructions (PDF). Maker’s page. Says solid beech wood, corundum/ceramic stones, a bendable flour-guide plate, lubricated shaft bearings and a 10-year warranty for units intended for German delivery. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
3. hawos: Why hawos (milling chamber material). Maker’s page. In German. Says hawos chose food-grade plastic for the milling chamber of its mills rather than wood. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
4. hawos: warranty page. Maker’s page. In German. 10 years for private use; applies in Germany to units meant for German delivery. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
5. hawos: spare parts. Maker’s page. In German. Says hawos keeps nearly all spare parts in stock, however old the mill, and repairs mills. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
6. hawos: affiliate program. Maker’s page. In German. 7 percent commission on the net price; free sign-up. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
7. Loewen META: hawos Molere hand grain mill. Independent source. The US seller. Gives $299.50 and $349.50, the Naxos basalt cone and corundum-ceramic disc description, and 20 g a minute fine. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
8. Loewen META: international warranty page. Independent source. The store’s own guarantee is 2 years on everything it sells. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
9. Happy Mills: Grain Mill hawos Molere. Independent source. A California dealer (Happy Mills LLC). Read 23 Oct 2026: $190 excluding VAT plus shipping, glass bowl included, delivery 7 to 21 business days. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
10. Happy Mills: shipping and returns. Independent source. Buyers pay any import duties; 30-day return request with a restocking fee; warranty claims after 30 days go to the maker under the maker’s terms. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
11. Luba: Tanya hand mill with stone grinder. Independent source. Price and the “100% plastic-free” description for the alternative named above. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
12. California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search, defendant “hawos”. Certifier or regulator listing. No results on 23 Oct 2026. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
13. CPSC recall database, title search for hawos. Certifier or regulator listing. An empty list. Description and product-name searches for hawos were also empty. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

• Kornkraft Mia Mola Faster, about 50 g of fine flour a minute, with natural stones whose binder the maker names (magnesite and salt). $329.50 with a glass bowl.
• Luba Tanya hand mill (opens in a new tab) Beech and ceramic-bonded corundum stones, listed as “100% plastic-free”, about 1.5 to 2 kg an hour. €286 in Germany, with a 2-year warranty. We did not review it further.

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