Corn mills

[barney]

This probably explains why I don't like the blue corn grits as well..

"Research has shown that blue corn products have less starch, more protein, and a lower glycemic index than the same products made with white corn, making them a better choice for people with diabetes.Dec 17, 2021"

 

[redjackson]

The Texas Gourdseed is a must try for cornmeal if you have the time next year. Shelling it is just crazy.. don't even need a sheller, it falls off the cob! The blue corn makes great cornbread, but the grits are not as creamy as I like. The Tennessee Red Cob is an old favorite and hard to beat as well.

I seen that pic you posted. Its crazy how much it looks like a gourd seed! I have never seen that before. I will do some searching for some seed corn. Any certain site you suggest?

 

[redjackson]

This probably explains why I don't like the blue corn grits as well..

"Research has shown that blue corn products have less starch, more protein, and a lower glycemic index than the same products made with white corn, making them a better choice for people with diabetes.Dec 17, 2021"

We tried the blue corn chips a while back. It was not a favorite of our household.

 

[barney]

I seen that pic you posted. Its crazy how much it looks like a gourd seed! I have never seen that before. I will do some searching for some seed corn. Any certain site you suggest?

I got my start from southern exposure seed exchange. There's other sources out there, though.

I planted 3, 100' rows of Gourdseed corn from the above seed company last year and germination was a little low but the plot still produced probably 4 bushels of ear corn, with almost every stalk producing 2 ears. We also found a couple of those stalks that had red ears that were true to type Gourdseed ears and kernels. Probably be planting those this spring to see what it produces.

Gourdseed seed corn just gets to 8-10 feet tall and also has some of the heaviest stalks I have ever seen. Fine support for pole beans!

 

[Gforcetrivers]

I was thinking that the red one was a CS Bell grinder, but I now see that they are both Root Heath mills, and very similar to a Bell. I've never seen one of those around here only their corn shellers. The burrs in the red one look to be in really good shape, and it looks to do a fine job! The burrs in the black one can be tediously touched up with a die grinder or Dremel with a cutting wheel to work like new.

I modified my Bell mill by adding a 10" pulley and power it with a 1 hp 1750 rpm motor. I figure it's turning at around 300 rpms with the set up. That's a little fast, but I keep the front thrust bearing lubed well with crisco, and I removed the rear bearing and Jerry rigged a 1/4" Lexan plate with a 3/4" ball bearing to prevent wear on the original back bearing. I also added an extension to the hopper to hold about a gallon of grain. I would guess that my rig will grind around 50-75 lbs of cornmeal per hour.

Of course you did!

 

[koger]

Nice find and thanks for sharing the pics. You wouldnt be willing to sell one would you.