Corn Steamer

[Hillbilly1]

Well, they use em for clams, I've heard some use one for corn, so, findin what little info there was, some figurin an a few parts, I built one.

Inside is 6 eye bolts what support two grill racks.

You can get bout 70 ears a corn in it. I add 5 gallons a water, some rock salt an cajun seasonin. Fire up the turkey burner an let'er go. After a bit, ya start ta smell that wonderfull sweet smell with a hint a cajun, then the steam starts shootin out the handle holes. Makes some fine sweet corn!

And yes it's galvanized! Like I said they been usin em for clam cooks fer years. When I get some time an a bit of extra cash I'm gonna have a water test done to see what is in it. Seeins how the unit never gets super hot, I don't think there gonna be anythin in there that didn't start there.

And yes, I will trim off the bolts, had ta use it before I had time to!
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[Captain Morgan]

Is it galvanized??????


oh never mind

 

[Bobberqer]

hmmm who is "they"....

galvenized and food just dont go together.. exspecially food contact with the galvenized

 

[Hillbilly1]

hmmm who is "they"....

galvenized and food just dont go together.. exspecially food contact with the galvenized

Several thousand people what do clam cooks on the coast ever year. I knew I was gonna take flak on the galvenized, so that's why I posted it the way I did.

I will eventually get a batch a water tested an be able to say ya er nay to this debate.

 

[bigwheel]

I have a 16 gallon SS beer keg with the top cut out that would work on that kinda deal. Not quite as big but it has built in handles etc.

bigwheel

 

[007bond-jb]

Back in the old days my papa would buy a brand new galvenized garbage can, he would use a scrub brush & comit to clean it, We boiled many pounds of FRESH caught crawfish in em over a wood fire. we used em for trash after the 1st boil session, then buy a new one for the next weekend.
We all turned out fine bOy! Long as you dont get tooo hot its OK

 

[ScottyDaQ]

We all turned out fine bOy!

The jury is still out.

 

[Nick Prochilo]

We have a corn cooker at our firemen's fair, but it's SS.

 

[Griff]

Back in the old days my papa would buy a brand new galvenized garbage can, he would use a scrub brush & comit to clean it, We boiled many pounds of FRESH caught crawfish in em over a wood fire. we used em for trash after the 1st boil session, then buy a new one for the next weekend.
We all turned out fine bOy! Long as you dont get tooo hot its OK

That explains a lot.

 

[Big Bears BBQ]

I would like to see the inside of it and would also like to know the results of the test. Looks like a great idea.

 

[Pigs On The Wing BBQ]

This is what I use. Speed Queen washer tub with another with holes inside.

I have had corn out the garbage can many times. Aint dead yet.

Pigs

 

[john a]

Back in the old days my papa would buy a brand new galvenized garbage can, he would use a scrub brush & comit to clean it, We boiled many pounds of FRESH caught crawfish in em over a wood fire. we used em for trash after the 1st boil session, then buy a new one for the next weekend.
We all turned out fine bOy! Long as you dont get tooo hot its OK
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You done it to yourself Boy!

 

[surfinsapo]

http://books.google.com/books?id=Y_...=galvanized garbage can boiling water&f=false

Read page 66

 

[Hillbilly1]

Thanks Sapo, the more I read on this the less I'm findin against usin galvanized in this build.

The temperature will not get above 212° because the water absorbs the heat an the can can't get over that temp.

Still gonna do more research but ain't findin to much against it.

 

[007bond-jb]

The only problem is a Garbage can aint gonna take too many boils before it starts leaking at the crimp joint on its bottom. We would use em for 1 weekend only, Then use it for a trash can. They were cheap, the next boil we just bought a new one.