[Gristmillers] Grits Stone Dressing

[Stacey Freeman]

Ron, 
I do my grinding on a 48" R.D. Cole mill and I can get to around 10%
waste...maybe a little less, then about the same weight of grits as
meal...can vary some according to grain quality and size.  To get to 3:1 is
something impressive!  I don't think I would grind w/the other mill as the
primary mill if I had one that will grind to a ratio like you said.  For us,
grits are more valuable and in demand than corn meal, even self rising meal.

Usually the mill does not grind as fine just after it has been dressed as
after it wears in a little.  I have ground several thousand pounds since my
last sharpening.

Stacey Freeman
Freeman's Mill
www.freemansmill.com


-----Original Message-----
From: gristmillers-bounces at gristmillers.com
[mailto:gristmillers-bounces at gristmillers.com] On Behalf Of jgenola at cox.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:36 AM
To: gristmillers at gristmillers.com
Subject: Re: [Gristmillers] Grits Stone Dressing

Ron,
I would like to know what you did on the 20" to get the 3:1 grits over meal.
The best I can do on mine is to get about 30 lbs of grits from 100 lbs of
corn.  I've talked to several of the old guys around this area and they all
say the same thing, if you get 30 to 35 pounds of grits per 100 lbs of corn
you are doing good.

Who dressed your 20" stones?  Did you buy the mill as is or did you rebuild
it?

John G.


---- gritsnc at gmail.com wrote: 
> Advise please.  I run 300lbs thru my recently rebuilt 1911 16" Meadow. 
> My yield was 1:1 meal to grits.  Not so good. I am used to 3:1 grits 
> to meal in my 20".  I thought the stones looked good.  Furrows are clean
and crisp.
> Some glazing on the outer 3" , not much. If I back off the chafe/waste 
> goes way up.
> Is there such a thing as a 'grits' dressing?  I'll take them somewhere 
> to have this done if I knew where. As it is, it's not worth much.
> Appreciate any advise,
> Ron
> 
> --
> Carolina Grits & Co.
> Visit us at Carolinagrits.com

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