How to Grind Dent Corn into Grits

I keep trying to make grits by grinding corn in a hand crank, separating the flour, and then cooking the more rough grit material. However, I keep getting flaky chewy parts when I cook the grits. I’m guessing these are the protective outer covering of the kernel. I was wondering if there was a way to remove the chewy outer parts or do I need to keep grinding the kernels further to break up the outer coating?

If you’re trying to make grits like the kind you can buy in the store, those are hominy grits. So the corn kernels are soaked in lye, boiled, and the skins rubbed off. That removes the chewy bits. Then the bare hominy kernels are dried and ground to grits.

Yes, MK is right.  First make hominy then grind the hominy to get grits.

Mk Neal wrote:If you’re trying to make grits like the kind you can buy in the store, those are hominy grits. So the corn kernels are soaked in lye, boiled, and the skins rubbed off. That removes the chewy bits. Then the bare hominy kernels are dried and ground to grits.

I thought about doing that, but I thought the hominy would become doughy and turn into clumps. Do you separate the grits and then cook it with lye? Or do you separate the grits after cooking?

Mk Neal wrote:If you’re trying to make grits like the kind you can buy in the store, those are hominy grits. So the corn kernels are soaked in lye, boiled, and the skins rubbed off. That removes the chewy bits. Then the bare hominy kernels are dried and ground to grits.

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I believe for making grits the hominy would be dried first before grinding.

https://permies.com/t/54159/questions-making-hominy

https://permies.com/t/284240/Instant-Nixtamalization-Cornmeal-Mush-Polenta

Anne Miller wrote:I believe for making grits the hominy would be dried first before grinding.

https://permies.com/t/54159/questions-making-hominy

https://permies.com/t/284240/Instant-Nixtamalization-Cornmeal-Mush-Polenta

Thanks