Fresh is key. Enjoy a taste of oat flakes heaven with Wolfgang’s muesli or search “Bircher Muesli” on Youtube for awesome snack recipes. Good ‘ol granola and hot oatmeal cereal can’t be beat with freshly flaked oats. Try oatmeal raisin cookies and oatmeal muffins made from your own rolled oats. Need more ideas? – check out 50 Things to Make with Oats from the Food Network. Flakers are commonly used for turning oat groats into oat flakes, but most varieties of wheat can also be flaked. See below for what can and can’t be flaked or ground. Useful info: Oat groats are naturally soft and flake nicely as they come. Other grains may be prone to crumbling without a little help. If necessary, do this before flaking – put the quantity of oats or grain you want to flake into a zip-lock bag with a little water in the ratio of 1 teaspoon per cup of grain, seal the bag and shake it up to disperse the water. Then let it sit for a few hours to overnight. The added moisture softens the grain just enough to produce a nicer flake. Resist the temptation to add more water than suggested. Too moist and the grain might clog the metal flaking wheels. Also, it is necessary that the oats and other grains you flake be dehulled in order to flake properly. “Dehulled” refers to seeds, grains, or legumes that have had their outer protective shell (hull) removed to improve digestibility, cooking speed, and nutritional value. These oat groats are dehulled. What ingredients can be flaked? While flaking whole oat groats is the most common use for flakers, most wheat varieties (spelt, rye, einkorn, emmer) can be flaked when properly hydrated. A mix of flaked wheat varieties is wunderbar for Muesli. Some pseudo-cereals such as buckwheat and quinoa can be flaked but often don’t flake well due to size and/or crop variations. And which ones CANNOT be flaked? Corn (too big), pumpkin seeds (too big), nuts like almonds, peanuts, cashews (too oily), coffee, legumes (too big). Rice and millet are more likely to be powdered (as they are very dry). And probably everything else not on the what can be flaked list. Technical specifications: Output: About 1 cup of oat flakes per minute on medium speed Hopper capacity: 3 ½ cups Rollers: stainless steel (wear and corrosion resistant) Reasonably quiet Warranty: 3 years for non commercial use Made in Germany No KitchenAid mixer? No problem. For similar function in a sleek stand alone countertop design, we recommend the Flake Lovers Flaker. Nutritional benefits of oats – Oats are loaded with important vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They’re also high in fiber and protein compared to other grains. Half a cup of dry oats contains: Manganese: 191% of the RDI Phosphorus: 41% of the RDI Magnesium: 34% of the RDI Copper: 24% of the RDI Iron: 20% of the RDI Zinc: 20% of the RDI Folate: 11% of the RDI Vitamin B1 (thiamin): 39% of the RDI Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid): 10% of the RDI Smaller amounts of calcium, potassium, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) and vitamin B3 (niacin)
