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SeaStar
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Posted: July 25 2013 at 11:23am \| IP Logged

I normally use King Arthur flour and love it. However, recently I bought a few bags of Whole Foods 360 flour... and it is terrible

, like sawdust.

I can really tell a difference in my baked goods. That got me wondering if and where I could buy King Arthur flour in bulk. Not much luck on line, so I thought I'd ask here if anyone has ever done this.

Also- have you used other flours that are as good/better than KA?

At my grocery store, KA is up to $6 a bag, which I feel is ridiculous.
I can still get it for around $4 a bag at Walmart, but only when they have it in stock, and it seems to come and go. I do a ton of baking, so I'm trying to investigate options.

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Posted: July 25 2013 at 11:27am \| IP Logged

What type of flour? All purpose? bleached/unbleached? whole wheat? stone ground whole wheat? Whole white?

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Posted: July 25 2013 at 11:51am \| IP Logged

I use KA whole wheat and all purpose, both unbleached

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Posted: July 25 2013 at 12:07pm \| IP Logged

I know if you buy stuff at Whole Foods you can get a 10% case discount if you buy a whole case of it. The tag on the shelf with the price will tell you how many items are in a case.

I do that with the Pomi chopped tomatoes since they're the only ones I know to be BPA free.

If the item is on sale you can still get the additional 10% discount. I don't know what WF sells KA flour for (if they even sell it.)

I think you could also ask Walmart to order a case for you too.

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Posted: July 25 2013 at 12:18pm \| IP Logged

You might see about Bob's Red Mill. I've used their flour before and it's nice and you can order it online in bulk, of course getting smaller amounts to try it.

I just get store brand, if I want good flour I have the wheat grinder (nutrimill) and grind it myself.

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