{"id":1768,"date":"2024-08-29T17:25:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T15:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moulin-astreia.com\/tout-savoir-sur-les-meules-du-moulin-astrie\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T10:25:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T08:25:28","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-the-millstones-at-the-astrie-mill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moulin-astreia.com\/en\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-millstones-at-the-astrie-mill\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about the millstones at the Astri\u00e9 mill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The importance of raw materials<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When choosing your Astri\u00e9 stone mill, it’s important to know where the raw materials for your mill come from<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Astr\u00e9\u00efa, we’re keen to preserve the Astri\u00e9 brothers’ invention and the quality of their product for high quality flour, so we use the same granite millstones as the inventors. We source our granite from Sidobre (in the Tarn region of France)<\/strong>, where Pierre and Andr\u00e9 Astri\u00e9 chose their material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This granite gives a finish that is out of all proportion to the tests we’ve carried out with other granites and other materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The importance of grinding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When I met the Astri\u00e9 brothers when I bought their latest mill, which is now in my bakery in Roujan (Boulangerie Chuuuut\u2026 in Roujan, H\u00e9rault), I asked them for permission to produce their invention myself. Among the many pieces of advice they were able to give me, working with the grinding wheel was one of the most valuable. In fact, experience in grinding wheels is gained through time, hard work and precision.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the extraction rate to be 80%, the grooving of the grinding wheels must be done with great precision and with a precise shape. We have seen mills with poorly grooved wheels: the extraction rate was of course never achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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