How to grind corn (nixtamal) into masa using Molinito | From Kernel to Masa (Ep. 5)

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  @chefdingo · 5 years ago

  So you're saying that I should buy a really expensive restaurant grade mill so I can make masa at home every once in a while? Based on what I saw and learned when I was in El Salvador, this series makes masa production to complicated. If a hand crank metal grinder is good enough for a little Salvadorian grandmother then it'll be good enough for me.

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  @hectorvillafuerte3774 · 6 years ago

  In my experience, grinding (wet milling) the nixtamal is the most difficult step to perform at home. I'm currently cheating a bit due to lack of proper equipment: I blend the nixtamal with the same amount of water by weight, pour this into a mixing bowl and then add enough masa harina until the masa reaches the right consistency. Thanks for these great videos and outstanding products!

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  @davidmckean955 · 3 years ago

  This thing is great but ultimately outside my reach. It would be nice if you could someday engineer a machine more in the $600ish dollar range. I only need to grind 2 lbs at a time. That makes a rather large amount of tortillas for eating at home.

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  @lightowl4345 · 3 years ago

  Very interesting series. Thank you for the clear instruction.

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  @smallsouthernlawn6909 · 6 years ago

  Can't wait to see some of the other videos for the process from beginning to end.  Thanks for putting this together.

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  @golden.333 · 6 years ago

  I need this machine in my life.

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  @Tecun-p7g · 1 month ago

  What about all the calcium that it's supposed to be the number one provider in because that's the ancient process when you over rinse the corn after the nixtamal does that remove more of the calcium than say in a traditional village setting?

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• JO

  @johnirvine8828 · 4 years ago

  Your grinding attachment on your kitchen aid - I do it twice to three times.

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  @GreginND · 5 years ago

  A Molinito would be great and is on my wish list. That being said, I would love to buy a nice big sized metate but I simply can't find one in the US. Your company could probably corner the market if you were to import and offer those.

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  @ellendeffenbaugh3389 · 3 years ago

  I learned to make great tortillas by watching your videos and using the Doña Rosa press. I'd love to get a Molinito one of these days. I've made masa before using a wet grinder that grinds grains and legumes, but it never came out exactly right. One of these days, I will take the plunge...

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  @pequodexpress · 1 year ago

  I used to finely chop the nixtamalized corn in a food processor and then run it two times through a corona grain mill. That gave way to just twice through the grain mill. Now I am thinking about twice through the grain mill and then finish off in the food processor. I'm thinking this might yield the most finely ground masa of the three methods.

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  @lynahowells · 3 years ago

  Are those cookbooks on the shelf behind you? If so which cookbooks would you recommend? I have your masa book

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