Eat Whole Oat Groats /Oat grains raw?

[Datel]

Can one eat Whole Oat Groats / Oat grains raw? Without heating, cooking, baking them? Raw like they are? And use it shredded as a flour for baking?

Does one have to wash it? Soak it?

 

[silva]

I like oat groats! I do rinse all grains--just under running water to get the dust off and check for any debris. Grains are one food I do get organic, as conventional are often sprayed with glysophate after harvest to promote drying (something like that)

They shouldn't be consumed raw, but you can sprout them.
I like to pressure cook (Instant Pot)set for 13 minutes

You can put them in a good blender to break them down into flour, or just pulse to make the 'pinhead", or steel cut oats

 

[Datel]

Many thanks!

My oat groats are peeled (and organic). I believe oat groats are offered peeled only, because not peeled groats are not eatable.

buy organic
rinsing
checking for debris
not eatable raw (e.g. as flour)
sproutable (just soaking them for a few days and exchange the water every 8 or 12 hours?)
usable as flour by shredding it to be used for baking

Usual cooking (not presure cooking) it appears to last very long.

 

[shyvas]

Whole grain oats shouldn't be consumed raw. They have to be cooked so that they can be digest. They are far better than the instant kind of rolled oats as they haven't been processed and stripped of their natural ingredients.

 

[Datel]

Could one make oatmeal from the whole grain oats with such a flocking machine / flaking machine? But even then one would probably still not eat it raw? If one had to cook / bake / heat them anyway that would shed some or many nutrients, I guess.

 

[shyvas]

Could one make oatmeal from the whole grain oats with such a flocking machine / flaking machine? But even then one would probably still not eat it raw? If one had to cook / bake / heat them anyway that would shed some or many nutrients, I guess.

What's the point? You can buy both whole grain or rolled oats? You can also batch cook in an IP or pressure cooker and freeze.

 

[Datel]

What's the point?

I beg you pardon?

You can buy both whole grain or rolled oats? You can also batch cook in an IP or pressure cooker and freeze.

Yes yes, absolutely I would even bet on that, ok.