2007-02-07 10:02:59 · 16 answers · asked by animal_mother 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
NO!!!
Corn meal is ground corn, fairly coarse.
Corn starch is a powder, like flour.
You can NOT substitute for each other.
2007-02-07 10:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Cornmeal is a yellow, granular product. It's what's used to make cornbread and sometimes people put it on pizza pans before putting the crust down. Corn starch is a white powder that most people use as a thickening agent in sauces.
2007-02-07 10:31:25 · answer #2 · answered by cytogirl1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They are two different things. Cornmeal is typically yellow, although you can buy white cornmeal. The consistency is coarse, almost like salt.
Corn starch is always white and has the consistency of super fine flour. It's smooth to the touch and if you spill it, it's difficult to clean up.
2007-02-07 10:11:24 · answer #3 · answered by Peter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! Cornmeal is a cereal grain use to make bread or tacos. Corn starch is a glutenizing agent used to thicken sauces and gravies.
2007-02-07 10:10:13 · answer #4 · answered by Ashleigh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way. You have to take the starch out of the cornmeal.
2007-02-07 10:10:53 · answer #5 · answered by hb12 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Cornmeal is what you use to make cornbread. Corn Starch is used to thicken sauces.
2007-02-07 10:06:53 · answer #6 · answered by Christie G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cornmeal is ground up corn and you use it as a breading or to make mush or polenta, etc. Cornstarch is starch from corn. you use it as a flour substitute 1 tbsp of cornstarch makes 2 tbsp of flour. Also, use in coating homemade candy to keep it from sticking. So, cornstarch is very fine and cornmeal is coarse.
2007-02-07 10:22:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, cornmeal is dried, ground up whole kernels of corn, and it kind of feels like sand.
http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/cornmeal.jpg
Cornstarch is the middle, liquidy, white part of the corn kernel that's been dried up to make a fine powder.
http://www.barryfarm.com/images/product/thickeners/cornstarch.JPG
2007-02-07 10:16:15 · answer #8 · answered by Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck why not... No... and yes.
The only thing the same is that both item is made from corn.
But the property of the items are very different.
corn·starch (kôrn'stärch')
n.
Starch prepared from corn grains, used industrially and as a thickener in cooking.
corn·meal also corn meal (kôrn'mÄl')
n.
Meal made from corn, used in a wide variety of foods. Also called Indian meal.
2007-02-07 10:39:25 · answer #9 · answered by That Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not even close. Corn meal is grainy and yellow. It's used for making corn bread. Corn starch is white and kind of silky and it's used on babies butts!!
2007-02-07 10:08:08 · answer #10 · answered by colorados_lost_rose 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋