Morning all, just wondered if anyone knew of somewhere to get cheaper milled flax seed. I've been buying the packs from Holland and Barret but at £4.99 per pack it gets a bit pricey after a while!! I don't think I have the time or inclination to actually mill my own, and have heard that it can get a bit oily if it overheats anyway so would prefer to buy it ready milled!

Any ideas??
Thanks!!
x

Have you tried Tesco's ? You could also try the following link. However I would strongly suggest that you don't buy it milled but whole. It is far better just to grind the amount that you need before eating it. Don't forget to store it in the fridge.

http://www.holosfoods.com/p/Linseed...Brown--UK-25kg/

It takes less than a minute for me to grind enough linseeds to make some bread or a muffin, so I always buy the seeds.

I buy mine from an independant health food shop which sells it cheaper than H&B's prices.

How do you grind them ? I havent got a food processor just a pestle & mortar !!

In a coffee grinder.

You could use the latter but it would take you much longer to do.

I use a coffee grinder too.

The pestle and mortar should work though and you will get some arm exercises in too!!

looking on Lakeland site as we speak... for a coffee grinder !

I have one the same as this model
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/wet-'n-dry-grinder!TRADE/F/keyword/grinder/product/10143
but am sure I paid much less for it than their price.

Try ebay or amazon to see if you can get it cheaper there.

I got mine from a charity shop.

This is the one I got and very pleased with it too!

De'Longhi KG40 Coffee Bean Grinder

Also, just found this fantastic recipe video using the flax to make a quick sandwich! Going to use this forum now to find out about "Carbquik" which is one of the ingredients:

Quick Bread!

Anybody tried this?

It only takes a few seconds to whizz your flax in the grinder to break the skins so the electric mill doesn't get a huge amount of use so if money is an issue you may find this cheaper one as good. Mains Coffee Bean Spice Pulse Nut Herb Seed Multi Use Grinder £9.99 +£1.20 delivery.
I've been doing this for years now and my cheapo grinder from Aldi or Lidl's (can't remember which) has been fine.

If you can find somewhere that is totally absolutely and completely mouse proof flax seed keeps very well and providing its kept cool and dry should be fine for a couple of years. Mice will chew through that plastic bag and being slippery stuff that gets everywhere it will be all over the floor. Put it in a solid plastic bin with a close fitting lid. Share it with friends and you will all save money.

You may also find your pet food shop is much cheaper than the health food shop. Providing it's clean it should be fine.
Once your ground it then it does degrade quickly so I just grind enough for a week and pop that in the fridge.

Health food stores are a rip off 25 kg brown linseed £54 delivered roughly £1 a 500g compare that with H&B Now: £3.09 Buy 2 for: £4.64 There is absolutely no difference in nutritional content between brown/golden flaxseed so only pay extra if you prefer the colour.

I've just found a local mill who will supply, if I collect, 12.5kg brown whole linseed for £11.10p so that's roughly 50p per 500g.
Doesn't it just make you spit how much these healthfood shops charge for decanting it into a smaller bag.

OK, I'm a convert. On everyones advice on here I tried milling my own and it was really easy, so will be doing that from now on! Will look into cheaper sources though as H&B linseed is still not that cheap. Will try Tesco next time!
Thanks!!

My local independant health food shop orders me 5 kg bags of the golden at a pretty good price.

Yes look for healthfood stores that stock the SUMA range as they can order a 5kg bag of brown linseed at a much better price than the smaller bags.

Our branch of Tesco doesn't stock milled flaxseed any more. I've been buying it from H&B but will look into getting a grinder after reading this!