Stefan Steinmetz
Stefan Steinmetz (born November 2, 1858 in Marktbreit , Lower Franconia, † January 1, 1930 in Berlin ) was a German mill engineer. Stefan Steinmetz is the inventor of the so-called Steinmetz process , a patented washing and husking process for grain in which the grain is gently cleaned of harmful substances and microorganisms by washing and removing the outer wooden shells.
Steinmetz completed a Müller apprenticeship and then attended the State Engineering School in Munich . In 1878 he graduated as a qualified mill engineer. On February 9, 1892, he was granted the first patent for a washing and dehulling process for grain. More patents followed. Thanks to the gentle Steinmetz process, both the germ and the protein-rich outer layers of the grain remain undamaged. The procedure is still used today.
In 1902, Stefan Steinmetz opened his first own bakery for flour and bread production in Bad Kreuznach . At the food exhibition in Leipzig in 1905, Steinmetz received a gold medal for his Steinmetz bread. Together with August Wittler, he founded the Steinmetz mill and bread factory in Berlin in 1919 . He was granted a patent in 1919 for his invention of insulated baking molds for baking soft dough.
In the course of his life he published a total of twelve of his own nutritional writings. Even today, Stefan Steinmetz flour is sold by the 4th generation, great-grandson Tobias Steinmetz, to bakeries in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan and other countries.
literature
- Ehrtfried Böhm : Our daily bread. A documentation . Steinbock-Verlag, Hannover 1966, p. 11ff.
- Claus Schünemann, Günter Treu: Technology of baked goods production . Gildebuchverlag, Alfeld an der Leine 1989, ISBN 3-7734-0113-2 , p. 202.
- Marlis Bach, Kurt Bach: Building blocks for health and vitality. The slightly different way to conscious health . Self-published, Fernitz 2001, ISBN 3-9501421-0-X , pp. 167-170.
Web links
- Literature by and about Stefan Steinmetz in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinmetz, Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German mill engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marktbreit , Lower Franconia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1930 |
| Place of death | Berlin |