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Comment on Difference Between Black Berkey and White Ceramic Filter by Chris

Chris — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:55:07 +0000

You should find that the flow rate is similar for both (they both take a while). If you ever get either set of filters, and they are either too slow or too fast, there may be a problem. If the flow is too slow, sometimes the adhesive that holds the stems to the filter may be blocking part of the stem. That is fixable. Likewise, if the flow rate is too fast, there’s a chance that one of the filters is defective. Your best bet in that case is to check to make sure the filter is doing its job by putting a few drops of red dye in the top and making sure all of the red comes out when it gets to the bottom. We can talk you through any troubleshooting steps to make sure things are working properly. The joy of mass production!

Comment on Difference Between Black Berkey and White Ceramic Filter by Chris

Chris — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:51:01 +0000

You bet. In the past (around 2010 or so), the Black Berkeys were being manufactured a little bit differently. The glue (food safe, not just ordinary stuff) was coming undone, and you would find that the filters would separate from the base. The manufacturer corrected the problem, and has been very good about swapping out filters for folks who had the defective ones. If you (or anyone you know) had one of those and didn’t get the issue resolved, they are welcome to contact us and we can try to point them in the right direction. The best solution, though, is for them to 1) contact the retailer they bought it from, and/or 2) contact New Millennium Concepts (the manufacturer) and see if they can get those swapped out.

Recently, though, there have not been any problems like that. That’s one of the problems with reviews on Amazon…they may be accurate, but they can also be misleading if you don’t know the whole story. Hope that helps!

Comment on Difference Between Black Berkey and White Ceramic Filter by Dale

Dale — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:02:29 +0000

There is a lot of negative press about the black berkey element being defective (read Amazon). Can you comment?

Comment on Difference Between Black Berkey and White Ceramic Filter by Dale

Dale — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:02:30 +0000

You failed to mention that the flow difference with the Black Berkey is huge. With the Black Berkey you actually have water for your family, with the ceramic you watch hoping it would just hurry up because your family is thirsty. The flow alone sold me.

Comment on Difference Between Black Berkey and White Ceramic Filter by Laura

Laura — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:53:44 +0000

I am excited to have stumbled across your site. I am interested in your black Berkley water filter. We live in Texas, and the tap water in this region is just plain undesireable. (Way too much fluoride and tastes like *mud*). We only drink the cold, filtered water from the refrigerator. It tastes great, but I have noticed that after it gets closer to room temp, I don’t like the taste, either. I do not know what type of filter the refrigerator has, but since we mainly drink water at our home, I would like to be sure that what we’re consuming is as healthy as it can be. Does it make sense to filter *filtered* water??

I also own the Vitamix 5200 and use it daily. It’s amazing!! I just started venturing in to making my own flours. The one I’m most interested in is Almond flour. However, I have learned that the raw nuts must be soaked and dried in order to grind them to flour or meal. WHICH means I’ll be scouring garage sales and second hands for a dehydrator….. Anyway, if I really start loving making flours, then I will invest in a Wonder Junior Deluxe.
Thanks so much for your time.
Sincerely,
~ Laura ~

Comment on What Do You Grind? by Roger

Roger — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:41:11 +0000

I have had the Wonder Junior for several years now, and use it mostly for whole wheat with the stone burs, and coffee and cinnamon with the steel burs. I cut up Ceylon cinnamon sticks in a blender first, then grind them to a powder in the Wonder Junior.

I just bought the new flour guide and auger and will be trying to grind cocoa nibs shortly. Great product, now even better with the upgrades!

Comment on Real Olive Oil by Mercy

Mercy — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:40:42 +0000

Yes, the Zoe brand is what we use for our family. We included a link for it in the main portion of the post. Hope that helps!

Comment on Real Olive Oil by Linda Spencer

Linda Spencer — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:25:15 +0000

There seems to be lots of Arbequina olive oil choices. Do you like a certain brand?

Comment on Cooking Pastured Poultry and Grass Fed Beef by Carol Wiebe

Carol Wiebe — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:07:26 +0000

If you are freezing the chicken first, do you brine the chicken before or after it is put in the freezer?

Comment on Mother-Ease Cloth Diapers by steph

steph — Sat, 14 May 2011 14:14:27 +0000

Love Mother-Ease! They are by far my favorite cloth diapers so far. I have tried all the biggies… GroVia, Flip, Thirsties, Bummis… and they are super absorbant and hold in messes better than any diaper out there!