How to make cassava starch at home? Handmade & Mechanical production? Cassava starch is widely used in food and non-food processing industry. In our real life, the application of cassava starch can be seen everywhere. So do you want to know how to make cassava starch? This article will introduce handmade and mechanical cassava starch making methods at home.
If you just want to make cassava starch at home for food use and required quantity is not too much, you can finish the process by hands. Firstly wash cassava to remove attached impurities. Then peel cassava and cut it into small pieces, mash it into paste. Thereafter, put cassava paste into a pot, add some water, then use sieve or cloth to separate solid fibers, leaving starch milk. After you get starch milk, make it precipitate for several hours, pour out upper clean water and sediment material is starch. You can use the wet starch directly or dry it in the sun and pack in bags for storage.