Yamamoto Electric household rice milling machine MICHIBA KITCHEN PRODUCT Takumiajimai White MB-RC52W

Although I tried this on rice, and it works very well, my intended use was something it did not claim to do.I mill my own flour, and for some recipes, I do not want whole wheat (delicate pastries, pan de mie, etc.,.)I have been using a motorized sieve, and that works, but it is cumbersome, messy, and it does not get as much of the bran out as I want, at least without losing a lot of flour, no matter what mesh I use.I finally concluded that I needed a way to remove the bran BEFORE I mill the flour. After a long search I found this machine and decided to give it a try. I knew that the manual was in Japanese, but I have access to people who read and speak the language, so that did not stop me. As it turns out, Google Translate did such a good job I didn't need any help from family and friends.It took a little experimentation with the settings, but I found that two or three cycles with this machine did a much better job than using the motorized sieve when it comes to removing unwanted bran. The result is the closest I have ever come to producing a white flour (yes, I know, I'm going to h3ll for doing this) and it made a very nice pan de mie.Motorized (vibratory) sieves still have a place for sizing flour when doing cakes and pastry, but for bran removal I will never use anything but my rice cleaner. And if you are storing rice and want to freshen white rice, or want to convert brown rice to white, this works great. I haven't been able to get hold of Paddy Rice yet, so I can't say whether it works for that or not, but maybe? If I get a chance to try that I will try to remember to update this review. Anyway, for my fellow (almost) white flour at home heretics, this is the ticket, and it works well for its intended use as well. I hope you find this helpful

自宅で玄米を５部づき米にしたくて購入しました。操作がシンプルで迷わず使えました、買って良かったです。いつも3合入れますが、操作音も静かですし1-2分くらいですぐにできてしまいます。クルクル回るのをみてるのが楽しいので、あっという間です笑米が触れる部品は洗えるし、本体は拭けるので清潔を保てます。出来たぬかはぬか漬けに入れています、いいかんじです。３部づき米も試しましたが、白米に近く食べやすいのは5部づきくらいかな？と思います。炊き立てはいいのですが、一度冷凍して解凍した時に硬く感じるので‥色々試して好みを見つけるとよいと思います！

I like this product very much! However, it is meant to be used with 100volt power supply only according to its manual written in Japanese. (If my understanding is correct, American standard power supply is 110V/120V/200V.) The user must operate it with a transformer. That's why I put only 4 stars.

玄米を購入したので、こちらの精米器をお願いしました。5合まで一気に精米できるので、家族の多い方でも大丈夫かと思います。思ったよりゆっくり精米するんだなあと思いましたが、徐々にお米が白くなっていく様子は見ていて面白いです。音も小さめです。街なかの精米所で精米すると米が熱い？温かい？のですが、この機械だとさほど熱を持たないので米にも良いんじゃないかと思いました。

Bought this as a gift for my Japanese daughter-in-law. She uses it every day to process husked rice for her family’s daily diet. The polished end product is very fresh after being preserved in its husk and results in a delicious meal each time. The husks can be used to make Japanese Nuc for pickled vegetables. Nothing goes to waste.