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Steel Cutting Oats??

 
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We are stoked about our oat harvest. We got 6.5 pounds out of 75 sq ft bed. J Jeavons and crew grades our first try as a B or -B! We are going to simply cook them, but if anyone can suggest how to "steel cut" them I'm all ears. We expect steel cutting is a mill of some sort with metal plates vs stone ones but hopefully someone out there has some experience.
 
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Welcome to the forum!

This thread may not explain Steel-Cut though it might help explain about how to processing oats:

https://permies.com/t/41397/Oats#323783
 
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If you run it through a grain mill on a coarse setting, you'll get something akin to steel cut, with smaller stuff mixed in. Makes a nice textured porridge. I've occasionally done that with mixed grains and seeds for a porridge mix.

You could also do small batches with a coffee grinder. That would take a long time. If your blender is powerful enough that could work, too.
 
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I remember reading about how steel-cut oats are made though time had lots that from my memory so I asked Mr. Google.

I am talking about why these oats are called "Steel-cut" Oats.

Mr. Google told me:

Healthline said, "How are steel cut oats made?

Steel cut oats are one of the least processed oat varieties. They're made by chopping hulled oat grains, or groats, into small pieces with a steel blade. This process keeps each part of the grain, including the bran, endosperm, and germ, mostly intact.

 
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We just cooked up a batch of threshed, whole oats and they turned out wonderfully! I think I was nervous about it because there are still remnants of the hull on most of the groats. We didn't really notice them after cooking. Thank you everyone. The whole steel cutting thing... Hire a bunch of oat ferries with miniature steel Ginsu knives to cut up your oats!? I'm still curious how it is done but I'll be eating mine after threshing and without further processing.
 
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Whole barley groats make a nice, creamy porridge as well.
 
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