Flour milling processes
£18.00
First edition.
Hard cover, 416pp., with many b/w photographs, tables and diagrams.
The book contains valuable information, both theoretical and practical. The purpose is discussion and investigation of processes.
Part I – Wheat treatment:
Wheat cleaning and preparation; Machines used in wheat cleaning; The behavior of moisture in wheat; Conditioning; The bushel weight of wheat.
Part II – Milling:
Break roll action, Distribution of break and scratch roll surface; Observation and tests on the work of the break rolls; Scalping and grading; Purification; The reduction system; Sundry experiments on reduction roll grinding; Flour dressing; Flour extraction; Characteristics of the various machine and commercial flours; Moisture in the mill stocks; Water cooling of rolls.
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