Just how DO they get whole kernel corn off of the cob for canning & freezing?

HopeHoops

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Sun Jul-12-09 10:16 AM
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Just how DO they get whole kernel corn off of the cob for canning & freezing?

I tried looking it up on the net and I'm coming up empty. For as much as they process, it has to be a rather forgiving high-volume machine. Anyone know?

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Ptah

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Sun Jul-12-09 10:21 AM
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1. Chopsticks

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Deja Q

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Sun Jul-12-09 10:35 AM
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2. They tell a corny joke

:yoiks:

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Ptah

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Sun Jul-12-09 10:40 AM
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3. I found a video. You aroused my curiosity.

Edited on Sun Jul-12-09 10:43 AM by Ptah

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc0mi_canned-corn-how-its-made

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HopeHoops

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Sun Jul-12-09 10:49 AM
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4. Super cool!

It is that spinning thing that strips the kernels off that I want to figure out. It was hard to tell from the video, but that was a neat thing! Thanks!

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Ptah

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Sun Jul-12-09 11:17 AM
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5. But wait - there's more --->Pedal-Powered Corn Degrainer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohANFo2nE3Q

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Deja Q

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Sun Jul-12-09 11:33 AM
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7. nice video... though "the product" sounds generic. Why can't they call it "corn"?

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Ptah

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Sun Jul-12-09 12:48 PM
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8. I'm guessing it is either engineer jargon or accountant speak.

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Deja Q

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Sun Jul-12-09 05:18 PM
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17. Ah, accountant speak... aka 'newspeak'.

Edited on Sun Jul-12-09 05:18 PM by Deja Q

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cwydro

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Sun Jul-12-09 11:22 AM
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6. I saw a gadget in a Williams-Sonoma catalog the other day

for just that thing. Not for high volume of course.

I'm at work and can't access shopping sites, but you could find it in the latest catalog.

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Kali

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Sun Jul-12-09 01:46 PM
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9. I have one of these

but it doesn't work as good as a sharp knife.

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TheManInTheMac

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Sun Jul-12-09 01:58 PM
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10. That's what Alton Brown calls a "uni-tasker."

For shame. :-p

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Kali

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Sun Jul-12-09 03:31 PM
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14. it's what I call a POS

:rofl:

bought a few summers ago when I got a wild hair and decided to buy local corn and freeze a bunch. Uh, no. Too much work/mess for the results.

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TheManInTheMac

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Sun Jul-12-09 05:17 PM
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16. Yes, well, I didn't want to be too insulting :-)

But a good sharp Henckels beats that any day.

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HopeHoops

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Sun Jul-12-09 02:45 PM
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12. I just bought one exactly like it - broke on the first ear.

Made in China, of course.

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Deja Q

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Sun Jul-12-09 05:19 PM
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19. "As seen on TV" too, but if they are poorly made, they won't last, prompting a repurchase

Easy $$$$$$$$.

And grossly unsustainable.

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Deja Q

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Sun Jul-12-09 05:19 PM
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18. So does Lorena Bobbitt...

:hurts:

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MrsMatt

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Sun Jul-12-09 02:05 PM
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11. I worked three years for Green Giant

during the "corn pack" (20+ years ago)

They had a special machine, called a cutter. I worked it a couple of times - it was a very messy and rather dangerous machine. It had a series of blades that would rotate, while the cob went through on a roller.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3592249.html

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Gormy Cuss

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Sun Jul-12-09 02:50 PM
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13. Holy Cow! This is what I love about DU. There's almost always someone here with the life experience

needed to answer offbeat questions.
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Ptah

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Sun Jul-12-09 03:33 PM
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15. +1

:toast: :bounce:

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deucemagnet

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Sun Jul-12-09 05:34 PM
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20. The "OXO Corn Stripper" looks pretty cool.

http://www.oxo.com/xxoxo_ibeCCtpOXOPrdDtl.jsp?item=61975
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTTp4-Zo_s

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Strong Atheist

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Sun Jul-12-09 11:15 PM
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21. Recommended,

dammit! x(

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