Food Grade Corn?

[wilded]

Is there really a difference in the corn we buy for deer and livestock and food grade corn? Is the corn we buy at the feed store safe for humans? Thought some of you guys would know. Thanks, ET

[Ætheling]

Is there really a difference in the corn we buy for deer and livestock and food grade corn? Is the corn we buy at the feed store safe for humans? Thought some of you guys would know. Thanks, ET

Cooked to 160 degrees and almost anything is fine for human consumption. I think its just a quality issue judged at harvest time.

[Pineywoods]

I survived from 1999-2004 eating my ex wife's food so I'm pretty sure my guts could handle deer corn.

[Uncle_Milty]

I survived from 1999-2004 eating my ex wife's food so I'm pretty sure my guts could handle deer corn.

I have a buddy that says the exact same thing about his ex....

[Javelin]

field corn, the corn used to feed animals, is also used to make corn syrup, cornmeal, cornstarch and other edible products. the corn we eat as kernels of corn is sweet corn.

[wilded]

I need the regular yellow corn not sweet corn but was told to get an edible grade. So just wondering?

[txtimetravler]

Aflatoxins (spelling?)

[Jason Fry]

I need the regular yellow corn not sweet corn but was told to get an edible grade. So just wondering?

Sounds like somebody's making shine lol.

[wilded]

Not currently. If I tell you what I want to make you will think I am crazy. I was at a convenience store and there was and older guy behind me in line. I paid for my stuff and went out to the truck where I was getting gas. As I was finishing pumping gas he came over and asked me if I really liked corn nuts as I had bought a bag with my drink. I said that I got hooked on them as a kid and he handed me a greasy paper bag and said try these. I took a handful and popped them in my mouth and they were the best corn product snack I had ever tasted. He told me to keep the bag as he had plenty. He said they were homemade corn nuts and told me how to make them. I want to try and make them but he told me to be sure and get food grade corn that wasn’t coated in pesticides.

[Jason Fry]

Home made corn nuts sounds really good, now that you mention it.

[Philip-TX]

OK now you have to post the recipe. (Love me some corn nuts)

[wilded]

I have not tried it yet but can pass on what he told me.

rinse the dried corn several times and then cover in water for 24 hours, it will swell up some in the process
Drain corn and let drain and dry for an hour or two
Fry to golden brown, he recommended peanut oil
Drain on rack or paper and salt with kosher salt to taste

What he gave me in that little greasy sack was the best corn nut product I had ever tasted so I want to try this soon. Just don't want to do it with bad chemicals on the corn.

[S-3 Ranch]

The bulk corn we buy is in the same silos as the HEB Hillcounrty fare corn chip and tortillas supplier, so I guess it just depends on where you buy it?

[DTala]

Bill Gates killed a bunch of folks in Africa by giving them seed corn that they ate....

[Shane]

Corn Nuts are made from hominy, I believe. I'm sure the same recipe would work. Sounds interesting.

Feed corn is tough and not as tasty as table corn that we like to eat. But you can still eat it.