Mixer "Flours" Fish, Chicken

Mixer "Flours" Fish, Chicken FARM HOME Food 27-5-30 Here's an idea developed by an Illinois machine shop operator that might come in handy for anyone who's got to cook fish or chicken for big groups at community events or church functions. Bob Lamb, of Greenfield, Ill., made an electric-operated "mini mixer" that's designed to automatically flour up to 10 lbs. of fish or chicken at a time in only a few minutes. The unit looks - and works - much like a miniature cement mixer. "People are amazed at how well it works and say that it does a better job than you can do by hand," says Lamb, who frequently loans out the mixer for use at community events in his area at which food is served. "We've used it to flour up to 100 lbs. or more of fish or chicken at a single event." The mini mixer consists of a small electric motor that shaft-drives a 20-in. dia. cone made out of sheet metal. The cone, which has metal fins inside it, rotates at about 30 rpm's. The unit mounts on top of a metal stand and can be tilted up or down by grabbing a lever. The entire unit weighs less than 50 lbs., allowing Lamb to easily haul it around in his pickup. "I paid $250 for the motor which I bought new. I already had the rest of the materials so it didn't cost much to build," says Lamb. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bob Lamb, 512 S. Main, Greenfield, Ill. 62044 (ph 217 368-2131).

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