Corn Cooker Cooks Faster And Better

2004 - Volume #28, Issue #3, Page #34

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"You can't make a bad ear taste good," says Jim Brandau, "but my corn cooker makes a good ear taste better."
His King Corn Cooker can cook 102 ears in 15 minutes or up to 1,600 ears in a 4 to 5 hour day. Speed is important when you are running a corn stand, like Brandau does. Quality is even more important if you want customers to recommend your corn to their friends.
"It tastes better because it is cooked upright so it cooks more evenly," explains Brandau. He should know. He has raised and sold sweet corn in a Chicago suburb for the past 22 years. He sells much of it fresh, but the real money is in roasted ears.
"At the farm stand, the average price is $3 per dozen," says Brandau. "But when it's roasted, I get $3 an ear. That's $36 a dozen."
Before building his cooker, Brandau used a charcoal grill he had built from a truck frame. He knew he wanted something that would do a better job and be self-contained.
The King Corn Cooker consists of a trailer with a large cooler at one end. The combination LP and charcoal heat unit is at the center. He can use one or both sources depending on whether charcoal is or isn't allowed at an event.
The cooker with turnstile is at the other end. An electric motor rotates the corn slowly inside the 300? to 450? roasting chamber.
"Figuring out what the height of the chamber should be for heat and the time it would take for the corn to cook was the toughest part of the entire project," recalls Brandau.
He has used the cooker for both sweet corn and baked potatoes, but he prefers corn, as it needs fewer condiments. "All I do is cook'em, shuck'em and dip'em in water and butter," says Brandau.
He has patented the cooker and will sell a complete unit for $25,000. He says he paid for his unit in the first couple weekends he used it but notes that your success will depend on the type of events you attend.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James T. Brandau, 16533 W. Baker Rd., Manhattan, Ill. 60442 (ph 815 478-5116).

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Corn Cooker Cooks Faster And Better FARM HOME Food 28-3-34 "You can't make a bad ear taste good," says Jim Brandau, "but my corn cooker makes a good ear taste better." His King Corn Cooker can cook 102 ears in 15 minutes or up to 1,600 ears in a 4 to 5 hour day. Speed is important when you are running a corn stand, like Brandau does. Quality is even more important if you want customers to recommend your corn to their friends. "It tastes better because it is cooked upright so it cooks more evenly," explains Brandau. He should know. He has raised and sold sweet corn in a Chicago suburb for the past 22 years. He sells much of it fresh, but the real money is in roasted ears. "At the farm stand, the average price is $3 per dozen," says Brandau. "But when it's roasted, I get $3 an ear. That's $36 a dozen." Before building his cooker, Brandau used a charcoal grill he had built from a truck frame. He knew he wanted something that would do a better job and be self-contained. The King Corn Cooker consists of a trailer with a large cooler at one end. The combination LP and charcoal heat unit is at the center. He can use one or both sources depending on whether charcoal is or isn't allowed at an event. The cooker with turnstile is at the other end. An electric motor rotates the corn slowly inside the 300? to 450? roasting chamber. "Figuring out what the height of the chamber should be for heat and the time it would take for the corn to cook was the toughest part of the entire project," recalls Brandau. He has used the cooker for both sweet corn and baked potatoes, but he prefers corn, as it needs fewer condiments. "All I do is cook'em, shuck'em and dip'em in water and butter," says Brandau. He has patented the cooker and will sell a complete unit for $25,000. He says he paid for his unit in the first couple weekends he used it but notes that your success will depend on the type of events you attend. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James T. Brandau, 16533 W. Baker Rd., Manhattan, Ill. 60442 (ph 815 478-5116).

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