Mike CHS
Herd Master
I mentioned ordering the Taylor Pea and Bean sheller in another thread and was asked o post what I thought of it. We love Purple Hull Peas but looking at about 5 bushels of those things and thinking about sitting there for hours shelling them made it an easy choice. I know in the old days part of socializing with family was when peas go processed but at this point in my life I have plenty of other things I would rather do.
The sheller was easy to put together and the adjustment to start shelling was also easy. We weren't really very selective when we were harvesting and since we mostly just wanted to be done with pea season, we picked everything (green and dried). A neighbor was visiting and kept the area where the shells were discharged picked up so the pile didn't accumulate. Teresa and I fed the peas through the rollers from both sides and it literally took everything as fast as we could feed them. We processed right at 25 gallons as picked peas in under an hour.
Since we are wanting to do some Farmers Market selling next year we would definitely buy it again. I haven't grown any peas in years primarily because of in order to eat those tasty things you have to get them out of the shell.
The sheller was easy to put together and the adjustment to start shelling was also easy. We weren't really very selective when we were harvesting and since we mostly just wanted to be done with pea season, we picked everything (green and dried). A neighbor was visiting and kept the area where the shells were discharged picked up so the pile didn't accumulate. Teresa and I fed the peas through the rollers from both sides and it literally took everything as fast as we could feed them. We processed right at 25 gallons as picked peas in under an hour.
Since we are wanting to do some Farmers Market selling next year we would definitely buy it again. I haven't grown any peas in years primarily because of in order to eat those tasty things you have to get them out of the shell.