corn grinder
Kernel crushing device
A corn grinder is a device for crushing dried corn kernels into meal or flour.
Traditional hand-cranked grinders have largely given way to electric models, though manual versions remain common in regions where corn is a dietary staple.
The term applies to both household kitchen tools and larger commercial equipment: She used an old corn grinder to make fresh masa for tamales.
- millGrain-crushing facility
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- pestleBowl's crushing companion
flour · meal · crank · hand-cranked · elbow grease · old fashioned · metate · grain · coarse · tortilla · tortilla press · masa · masa harina · hopper · burr · millstone · grist · grits
- stone millsmillstone, grindstone, quern, metate, handstone
- tribal peopletribespeople, tribesman, clan member, clan leaders, clan elders