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Corn Husker - Sheller and Painted Mountain corn

I'm looking at a corn sheller on Ebay. Anyone have one or recommend a particular model.

Also, Any thoughts on a grinder.

Lehman's sheller $269.00

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I know nothing about corn shellers. My son used a piece of pvc pipe with some notches cut in the face. Just kinds screw it on the cob to knock out the kernels. I just use hands, twist one this way the other the opposite. I guess there is probably a threshing machine available?

I suppose you want to grind dry corn into meal or flour? We have a [url=https://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=nutrimill+wheat+grinder&oq=nutrimill+&gs_l=hp.1.0.0l4.3980.6654.0.10878.10.8.0.2.2.0.259.920.2j4j1.7.0.les;..0.0...1c.1.Jj7c58hVi8w&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=190c3c85d32a41e8&biw=1280&bih=904&tch=1&ech=1&psi=vj5qUIyHC-7ligLS2IDIBA.1349140220411.3&cid=12428240436902981583&sa=X&ei=yT5qUKyrJaqmiQLrk4HYBA&ved=0CI4BEK0E]Nutrimill[/url] grinder that we use for making wheat flour for bread. It will grind corn just fine too.

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Looks like a nice mill, but $250.00 :shock:

I'm more of a clunky cast iron hand crank kind of dude. :lol:

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I've been looking at one, but mostly for shelling walnuts, which most corn shellers do. Check this one out:

https://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/corn_sheller_hand_operated_crank_manual_antique_walnut_stationary.aspx

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Oh wow... I would have never thought I would have a use for a corn sheller, since I have no room to grow corn. But my big old black walnut tree drops a 1000 walnuts every year. I've never done anything with them, but leave them for the squirrels, because they are such a pain to get out of the shell. But I've always thought that it is part of the bounty of my land and I should be using some of them.

This is really tempting... :)

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Heh. I love this kind of non-electeic gadgets. I have no use for corn husker or walnut sheller at the moment, but I've put it on my Amazon wishlist so I can findnit again if I ever want one. 8)

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Decisions decisions.

So I can get an antique off Ebay, late 1880's to earl 1900's between $50.00 to $100.00. My other choice is a new. Looks to be from original dies but painted. $80.00.

I'm thinking old and cool. :)

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[url=https://beprepared.com/product.asp?pn=FP%20M150&sid=GOOGLELA&EID=GLAFP%20M150&gclid=CLqmncjT4rICFWWCQgodtHEASg]OK, try this one![/url]

We grind wheat for cereal with this one. We have tried others, but this one is the easiest to crank and does a fine job.

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We call our Shellers slaves.. Um I mean children.... Um happy workers I mean. :lol:

I have 100 lbs of painted mountain to process I'm going to build my own rig.

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soil wrote:We call our Shellers slaves.. Um I mean children.... Um happy workers I mean. :lol:

I have 100 lbs of painted mountain to process I'm going to build my own rig.
My four legged hairy children are more of a PITA when it comes to shelling corn. They consider their stomach the storage bucket. :x

I'll have maybe 20 lbs. when all is said and done. Next year 200 lbs. :wink: :) This was the first year with Painted Mountain. Easy to grow, less water and taste good too.

Soil, To bad you don't post more pictures. I'd like to see your beyond organic life style.

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Way back when I lived out in the country we had several walnut trees and I would just rake them up in the gravel driveway and let the car take the husks off.

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Yeah, but once the husks are off, they still have shells and they aren't real easy to shell either.

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All you have to do is get Charlie to lie down. Then put the walnut in his ear and whack it with a hammer. Splits wide open. :P :lol:


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LMFAO Gotta love Charlie. :lol:

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I just purchased a Corn sheller off of Ebay $56.00 plus $16.00 shipping. Not as nice as some of them, but will do the job. Should arrive by next Thursday.

[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Equipment/CornHuskerandSheller001_zps133816ba.jpg[/img]

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My four legged hairy children are more of a PITA when it comes to shelling corn. They consider their stomach the storage bucket. :x

I'll have maybe 20 lbs. when all is said and done. Next year 200 lbs. :wink: :) This was the first year with Painted Mountain. Easy to grow, less water and taste good too.

Soil, To bad you don't post more pictures. I'd like to see your beyond organic life style. ---
The two legged kids know how good the corn tastes when it's turned into masa and then tortillas or tamales. It's the wheat berries they just eat down.

I found the painted mountain to be real drought tolerant. Next year I'm going try dry cropping the first batch next year. And since it's 60 days I'm going to squeeze in another too.

Did you get massive diversity in the cobs? I got every color imaginable, and on top of that excellent traits I didn't know corn could have. Like five cobs per ear. Or kernels on the tassels.

It would be a lot easier to post pics if we could just upload them to each post. I barely have time to sit here and chat let alone make photo Iliad sites and tinker with all that. Because I'd like to show the world.

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soil wrote:
The two legged kids know how good the corn tastes when it's turned into masa and then tortillas or tamales. It's the wheat berries they just eat down.

I found the painted mountain to be real drought tolerant. Next year I'm going try dry cropping the first batch next year. And since it's 60 days I'm going to squeeze in another too.

Did you get massive diversity in the cobs? I got every color imaginable, and on top of that excellent traits I didn't know corn could have. Like five cobs per ear. Or kernels on the tassels.

It would be a lot easier to post pics if we could just upload them to each post. I barely have time to sit here and chat let alone make photo Iliad sites and tinker with all that. Because I'd like to show the world.
Yes, We were told that the new upgraded server would have spell check and direct photo upload. Oh well. The time is way off too.

I had a few double and just one triple ear. The colors are fantastic. I especially like the ones with multi colored kernels.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Vegetables%20and%20%20Fruits/PaintedMountaincorn009_zps8bb471dc.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Vegetables%20and%20%20Fruits/PaintedMountaincorn_zps0de8de27.jpg[/img]
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You'll have to post in use pictures. :D

Looks really interesting. Good Luck. :wink:

DDF.....Can you eat that kind of corn? I always understood it was display

type only??? :oops:

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Painted Mountain is a flour corn. I do a coarse grind. Meal.

[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Vegetables%20and%20%20Fruits/PaintedMountaincorn010_zpsa22cc853.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Vegetables%20and%20%20Fruits/PaintedMountaincorn012_zps4cfa0d93.jpg[/img]

Bob's Red MIll corn meal is pretty good, but there is nothing like home gown. :wink:

I don't grind the kernels until I'm ready to use them. Don't want them to oxidize.

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Wow, Thank you DDF. I'm going to try growing some next year.

Have fun with your grain grinder. :D

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You know that the corn is Gets more flavorful and nutritious when nixtamalize it ( cook it in a lime solution). Search online for " mesoamerican miracle post" for the best info on the web to make it. Plus the tortillas it makes are above and beyond.

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Sounds good soil. I'll have to keep this in mind.
I think I want to try growing those painted mountains next year.... 8)

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The sheller arrived. :clap:

It's a real thing of beauty, not the plastic junk of today.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Equipment/CornHuskerandSheller001_zps133816ba.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Equipment/CornHuskerandSheller002_zps83dee8df.jpg[/img]

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Wow that thing sure is abstract.

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soil wrote:Wow that thing sure is abstract.
It is what it is and nothing more. It doesn't try to be anything else. :wink:

I don't have it mounted to a box, so I can't demonstrate. Take a look at this Youtube video. This guy really gets into his work. :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18FxbdLhweA&feature=related

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That is so cool the way it hands the empty cob back to the operator.
I'm always amazed by the ingenuity and and appreciative of this kind of really FUNCTIONAL designs.

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That thing is awesome. I am tempted to buy one even though I have no use for one.......... I could get one to go as a decoration where I store wine....

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Green Mantis wrote:You'll have to post in use pictures. :D

Looks really interesting. Good Luck. :wink:

DDF.....Can you eat that kind of corn? I always understood it was display

type only??? :oops:
And here is the final product. :wink:
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Cornbreadpie003_zps22ef1031.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Cornbreadpie004_zpsbe027f97.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Cornbreadpie008_zpsdbd25c34.jpg[/img]

Sorry, I shouldn't be typing with my mouth full. :lol:

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DDF.....OH Yummy :D Does that ever look good....What is it?

Recipe????

I bet you have your mouth full. Soooo yummy looking. Enjoy. :wink:

Thanks for the picture. :D

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Take a basic southern cornbread recipe and doctor up.

I browned up some hamburger with a whole small head of garlic. Then I moved this to a bowl and added shredded pepperjack cheese and red enchilada sauce.

Heat up your cast iron skillet in the oven with butter. Pour the southern recipe batter into the hot skillet and then sprinkle the meat mixer over the top. The meat mixer will sink in as the cornbread raises.

The recipe I use, calls for pouring a cup of whole milk in on top of the batter. I eliminated this step do to the cheese and enchilada sauce.

Just playing around with flavors. It can be tweaked.

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