Grinding Popcorn?

[Deputy Dawg]

What can I use to grind popcorn into cornmeal, without spending $400 on a big grinder, that will get used very seldom? Looking for something for $100 or less. Is this possible??

 

[Icu4dzs]

What can I use to grind popcorn into cornmeal, without spending $400 on a big grinder, that will get used very seldom? Looking for something for $100 or less. Is this possible??

I tried a blender once but it had to be put on the highest setting and still left a little to be desired. A coffee grinder works REALLY good, but has a very small volume capability.
Other than that, you can get a fairly decent grinder for about $70.
Hope this helps.
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[sufficientforme]

Would something like this work from Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/HAND-CRANK-TABL...all_Kitchen_Appliances_US&hash=item43a42c6336

40.00 sounds reasonable but I would think being that cheap it would not stand up to a ton of use. There were plenty to choose from when I did a search for them on there.

 

[Icu4dzs]

That is the same kind as the one I had first. It really did do pretty good and it was about $39, so that e-bay price is pretty fair. They can be found in most large sporting goods stores if you are in a hurry. Lehmans will probably have one as well. Certainly there are good ones available in your price range and may tolerate more use than you currently plan.
We used ours to grind malt to make BEER.
(this was back in 1990)

 

[Deputy Dawg]

Many many thanks for the quick replies. This is about what we are looking for. If you "Google" grain mills, they automatically send you the the higher priced ones, and since we are new to prepping, felt their prices were too steep for the amount of work we'd be using them for.

 

[freemotion]

I got an amazing grinder on craigslist for $60! It is an older version of the All-Grain mill that sells for over ten times that! So look on cl or ebay or other such sites, or advertise on cl, etc. Check with your local LDS (Mormon) community too (they prep), or older hippies or people who Y2K prepped.

You might also find an older VitaMix. Mine will grind grain. Might lose your hearing, but the cornbread will be amazing.

 

[Our7Wonders]

I make my corn meal from popcorn. It's the only kind of corn I can use in my electric grinder because the others aren't dry enough. I have a Nutrimill and LOVE it. I've been using it for about 6 years. It's not $400.00 but still spendy at about $250.00. I mention though, because it may be possible to find a used one for your price range.

I make 6 loaves of bread at a time and can put all the wheat in the grinder at once. I walk away and come back about 5 minutes later to a full bin of flour ready to be made into bread.

 

[Wannabefree]

I use a cheap hand grinder. It's not the best, but it was what I could afford.