I like to try the LSU. Im over in central Tangipahoa Parish north of Lake Pontchartrain. Zone 8b too- Never been much of a fig person, but I am getting good at a garden thanks to you!!! Maybe I should just plant a fig tree :)
I have had this one for 3 years and it has probably shelled 25 five-gallon buckets of peas. It still works like it did when I bought it. It looks cheap but it works.
They are hard to find. I bought mine over 10 years ago at a local hardware store (that has since gone out of business). Here is a link to one I found online. www.leemfgco.com/products/pea-sheller-jr?variant=32688270049417¤cy=USD&gclid=CjwKCAjwjLD4BRAiEiwAg5NBFt2Z20oqzGKaqJGv_PfMcHpYmCvQQR4i9BlI4S3VIrrbOj6g3TI4rBoCIVoQAvD_BwE
They're just soya until they're cooked. This basically works only with dry beans; he got some mashing because he used green pods, while the more dry black pods came through better.
John Moser I actually have used this on edamame since I last posted, I just blanched them for about four minutes, and then ran them through. It worked pretty good, I figure I lost about 1-2% which is not bad considering the time saved. The mixer I have did not fit the sheller, and I didn't have the time to rig up something with a drill. I do have a few spare small electric motors, I might use one of them instead.
@@Singlepole They are of the black eye pea family but these have a green pea and a "pink eye" and the hulls are mostly purple. I grew up as a child shelling them by hand. The sheller makes the job a LOT easier and no more purple thumbs. :)