Dried Corn

[California_Dreaming]

I'm trying to figure what the best corn would be for long term storage to use grinding corn to make corn bread, tortillas and such.

I have heard of both popcorn and dent corn being used for storage.

I know the dry pack caning has popcorn, but I have heard that what makes it "pop" is moisture inside.

Anyone with experience storing, grinding and using corn.

[BenRaines]

I have popcorn. Can be used for popping and cornmeal. Stores forever almost

Ben Raines

[Generally_Me]

An excellent question and one I had wondered myself.

Ben, how hard is the popcorn? I am concerned about grinding it and destroying my grinder.

[rameumptom]

We use popcorn. It stores excellently, and is one of the few types of corn that you can grind in your wheat grinder (most others have too much moisture). So, we have a few hundred pounds in 5 gallon buckets, and they store for decades. Makes very good cornbread. And they're great for popping, too.

[antsyl]

I'm trying to figure what the best corn would be for long term storage to use grinding corn to make corn bread, tortillas and such.

I have heard of both popcorn and dent corn being used for storage.

I know the dry pack caning has popcorn, but I have heard that what makes it "pop" is moisture inside.

Anyone with experience storing, grinding and using corn.

Hi again California Dreamin.

Heres what I have done to store corn. Yes I used pop corn also. Bought a 50 pound bag for 30 dollars. Then what I did was put as much as I could in a big bowl... then I added about a table spoon full of DE diatomaceous earth. Make sure you get FOOD GRADE. Dont breath it but it is very good for you to mix in juice with one teaspoon and drink every day. But back to the corn. With a big spoon I mixed the corn and the DE until it looked like all the corn had a bit on it. Then I put a portion into a food saver bag and vacuum sealed it.

Heres the reason as I see it. Sometimes there are bug eggs in the food. Sorry its gross I know but its true. So the DE will kill any bugs that might hatch. But, when you go to use it just grind the corn as you usually do. The DE will be good for you. So its the best of both worlds. Kills bugs and is good for your body. Look it up and you will see. I have a 50 pound bag of that also. Great for tons of things.

Hope this helps.

God Bless,

a

[rameumptom]

We use 5 gallon buckets to store our popcorn. Put a little dry ice in the bottom of the bucket, and it kills any little critters that might be in it. I've opened up 15 year old popcorn, and it still pops and makes good cornbread.

We buy ours here in the midwest at a place called Rural King. We pay $20 for 50 lb bag.

[antsyl]

Does anyone have a good source for 5 gal food grade buckets?

[California_Dreaming]

I have used the Food Saver vacuum sealer for years for saving left overs and have recently used the jar vacuum feature for vacuum sealing (along with O2 absorbers) those foods that can not be purchased from the cannery.

I live near earth quake country and have only felt one quake that I needed to grab hold of something. This has me thinking that glass jars maybe aren't the best storage vessel, if there is another option. I do alot of canning and have secured those jars with bars across the front of the shelves.

When possible I use the #10 cans with products from the cannery.

My question is this. Certain products, like Rigatoni have sharps edges or points, and the food saver bags are easily punctured eliminating the vacuum. I have just purchased a vacuum sealer from Sorbet Systems and bags with an 8 mil thickness.

The 8x8 size is perfect for my empty nest household and to share with my children. The 8mil bags that I purchased have about a 50/50 chance of sealing.

The clear bags allow light in so I would like to stick with Mylar bags and something in the smaller size. I realize that I am paying a premium for small bag storage, but feel that this is probably the most econimical size so as not to have much wastage.

Any suggestions on thickness or anything else? Maybe I'm using the sealer wrong, at the incorrect length of sealing, etc.

Thanks for your help.

[California_Dreaming]

Here's another question about the dried popcorn.

Has anyone tried to reconstitute it and use it like canned or frozen corn?

[rameumptom]

Never have. Since popcorn tends to be drier than other corn types, I'm guessing it would not reconstitute very well.

[CoffinJones]

Hello, where can I obtain Popcorn by the bag and Diatomacious earth Please.

Sacramento California

Old Survivalist

[rameumptom]

I don't know what you have in your area, but in the Midwest, I buy 50 lb bags of popcorn at Rural King (nearest one is about 40 miles from me). I recommend searching online.

I use popcorn for several reasons:

1. It grinds in my wheat grinder better (not as much moisture)

2. It makes great corn bread

3. I can also pop it for snacks

4. It is readily available everywhere

[LocalFarms]

Here's another question about the dried popcorn.

Has anyone tried to reconstitute it and use it like canned or frozen corn?

"canned" corn is sweet corn and is the only kind of corn that is for fresh eating. Even if you grew the popcorn and ate it fresh from the stalk it would taste starchy not sweet. Same with dent corn. Also if you grow dent corn you can't grow sweet or popcorn within a mile of it for the pollen can spread that far. Same would go for each respective type of corn. They are all different breeds with unique qualities.

[peanuts]

We use 5 gallon buckets to store our popcorn. Put a little dry ice in the bottom of the bucket, and it kills any little critters that might be in it. I've opened up 15 year old popcorn, and it still pops and makes good cornbread.

We buy ours here in the midwest at a place called Rural King. We pay $20 for 50 lb bag.

:confused:I had read on web somewhere that popcorn should be dried. Does anyone know about this for sure. Also who has the best pried for 50# non GMO popcorn?

[rameumptom]

When you purchase popcorn from a store, it is always dried and ready to use. The dry ice keeps it from getting moisture in the container and kills any weevils/etc. Not sure what the best price for popcorn is. You may want to search it on the Internet and locally.

[peanuts]

When you purchase popcorn from a store, it is always dried and ready to use. The dry ice keeps it from getting moisture in the container and kills any weevils/etc. Not sure what the best price for popcorn is. You may want to search it on the Internet and locally.

I use food saver/jars to store food in also have some popcorn. But I'm pretty sure since its store bought it's not non-gmo.If food is stored in vacuum sealed jars doesn't this prevent weevils etc from hatching hence not oxygen?

[sugarcrane]

Do you seal the buckets? Or can you open them and grab what you need and it still last the 15 years?  Can you do dry ice with beans?

[melissa]

I use food saver/jars to store food in also have some popcorn. But I'm pretty sure since its store bought it's not non-gmo.

 

Unless something has changed in the last few months, you don't need to worry. So far, no popcorn is genetically engineered. That's one of the reasons I'm looking at using it in storage.