Nixtamal 2026

April 10th

Boiling some 320g of maize from 2024 with approx 450ml of lye from 2025

Dry maize, boiled in lime (right) and untreated (left). In this case, typical of El Salvador, a pound of maize (454 g) is boiled with a tablespoon of lime (15 mL) for 15 minutes, left to stand for a few hours, and washed with fresh water. The hulls are removed, and the kernels ground into masa. Exact methods vary by use and region.Nixtamalization

How ToNixtamalize With Wood Ash
"Boil for two hours let sit overnight"
By The Sioux Chef AKA Sean Sherman of Owamni Restaurant ✅

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• 10th April 09:45Boiling approx 350g maize, with 0.45lye from Maple Syrup bottle.
• 10:55 Skins are already largely dissolved
• 11:45 Remove from heat and leave until tomorrow morning
• After each of the above logs I added maybe 2 to 3 hundred ml water, maybe more.