difference between corn meal and corn starch?

Answer 1

Corn meal...is ground corn kernels,,,,in making corn muffins..corn breads...rolled cornmeal bacon ...for frying with eggs..


Corn starch is a fine powder like flour to thicken your gravies,or covering for deep frying as a coatting for fish swedish meat balls and such

Answer 2

Corn starch is finely ground corn meal I think. Because corn meal is thicker, some recipes call for it instead of corn starch. I don't know of a good substitute; sorry.

Answer 3

corn meal if finely ground corn usually with regular flour in with it. Corn starch is one of the 4 basic parts of corn. starch, germ, fiber and protein. The starch thickens and holds things together.
http://www.corn.org/web/process.htm if you want all the details.

Answer 4

Corn meal is used when making corn bread and polenta.

Corn starch is used as a thickener, similar to flour.

Answer 5

corn meal is normal ground corn but corn starch is produced through the milling of corn to extract the starch, which is then processed and dried to a fine powder

Answer 6

corn meal is ground up corn used for making
polenta, corn meal mush, cornbread, indian pudding, and breading stuff
whilst corn starch is a thickening agent
it lumps very easily
remember to always dissolve it in a little cold water
before using it to thicken something

Answer 7

Corn meal is what you use to make corn bread or polenta, can find it in grocery stores, usually cereal aisle..Corn starch is a thickener, can be used for making gravy among other uses ,found in baking aisle.

Answer 8

corn starch= just starch from corn kernel; white and, well, starchy.

corn meal = ground up whole corn kernels; usually yellow, but can be white if white corn was used.

Answer 9

Can i use corn starch for corndog