Corny Tools of the Trade

A potpourri of tools, machines, and gadgets used with corn

Info About Corn as a Home Heating Fuel

Burning Shelled Corn as Fuel

Pennsylvania State University.

Probably the most comprehensive source of information about this alternative heating fuel.

Burning Shelled Corn as a Heating Fuel

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Corn as a Non-Ethanol Fuel

Univ. of Illinois

Burning Shelled Corn to Produce Heat Energy

Univ. of Minnesota

Corn-Based Home Heating Systems

Alternative Heating Systems

Gas, wood, corn, and pellet stoves and fireplaces.

Amaizablaze Corn Stoves

Cookeville, Tennessee

A-Maize-ing Heat

Corn burning stoves.

Amaize-ing Energy Corn Stoves

Corn stoves, furnaces, and boilers from Maine.

Countryside Corn / Wood Pellet Stove

American Energy Systems, Inc.

Dansons Glowboy Corn Pellet Stoves

Alberta, CANADA

Dell-Point Stoves

Canada

Earth Sense Energy Systems

Claims to be the Midwest's largest dealer of pellet and corn stoves and furnaces.

Envirotec Corn Stoves

London, Ontario, Canada

Golden Grain Corn Stove

Sterling, Colorado

Grain Stoves Inc.

Burn wheat, rye and corn grain.

Harman Stove Company

Halifax, Pennsylvania

Maryland Corn Stoves

Corn stoves from companies like Amaizablaze, Harman and Bixby.

Rural Energy Products

Located in Van Wert, OH, Rural Energy Products sells corn/biomass heating stoves, corn/biomass heating furnaces, and corn/biomass heating boilers.

Snow Flame Corn Energy Systems

Maker of corn-fired stoves and grills.

Corn Roasters

Belson Corn and Potato Roaster

"Designed to roast corn, potatoes, chicken, roasts, fish and vegetables."

Lone Star Roasters

Mobile Grills, Inc.

"...mobile catering grills built in the USA."

Texas Corn Roasters

Claim to be able to "...cook up to 600 ears of corn per hour."

The Original Corn Roast Machine

Claims to be "the 'cadillac' of corn roasters."

Popcorn Machines

About popcorn machines...

From the "Popcorn Machines" Web site, this site has a lot of other useful links and information about popcorn machines.

Cretors Popcorn Machines

A leading manufacturer of popcorn production and concession equipment for over 100 years.

Gold Medal Products Popcorn Machines

Claims to be the world's leading source for fun food equipment and supplies.

Snappy Popcorn Popping Machines

Weiner Popcorn Machines

Manufacturers of commercial grade popcorn poppers.

Huskers & Shellers

Bourgoin Stationary Corn Sheller

Manufactured in France.

Bourgoin Stationary Corn Husker

Manufactured in France and promoted for use by seed corn producing companies.

Bourgoin Bamba Tropical Sheller

Manufactured in France and promoted for use in the tropics for shelling african millet, sorghum, maize, cow pea, bean, rice and wheat.

Ear Corn Sheller

Powered by electric motor or gas engine, distributed by Seedburo Equipment, manufactured by Almaco.

Grinders and Shellers at Stromberg's

Hand-operated or powered devices.

Hand-Held Corn Shellers

A brief essay from the American Artifacts Web site on early American corn shelling inventions, with links to photos and descriptions of the many varied versions of this venerable corn tool.

Hand-Operated Corn Sheller

From Gempler's

Rocky Top Corn Mill and Sheller

Hand-operated equipment.

Tabletop-Mounted Corn Sheller

From Routhiau Outillage, a French hardware retail store relying on 140 years expertise in manually forged tools.

Available from the Sustainable Village Web site...

Deluxe Corn and Walnut Sheller

Double Hook Husker

Economy Corn Sheller

Finger-Loop Husking Peg

Foot-Mount Corn Knife

Miscellaneous

Lee's Corn Cutter

"... cuts, shreds and scrapes grains of corn off ears..."