I am trying to reduce acrylamide in my diet. I see that Bob's rolled oats packaging says that they are are "kiln toasted". Does anyone know if the steel cut are toasted as well ? I'm just concerned that heat processing could be creating acrylamides in the oats. Any opinions thanks. I am trying to reduce acrylamide in my diet. I see that Bob's rolled oats packaging says that they are are "kiln toasted". Does anyone know if the steel cut are toasted as well ? ... » Read More I am trying to reduce acrylamide in my diet. I see that Bob's rolled oats packaging says that they are are "kiln toasted". Does anyone know if the steel cut are toasted as well ? I'm just concerned that heat processing could be creating acrylamides in the oats. Any opinions thanks. « Show Less
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The bag gives toasting instructions, so I doubt it. I just know we have them every morning 'cuz we don't get tired of them.
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I am not at all familiar with acrylamide. For that reason, I can't give you an answer. Recommend you ask your doc. Good luck and happy holidays! Gail
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Most web sites warning of acrylamides recommend steel cut oats as a substitute for other cereals. Alternately an email to Bob's Red Mill would answer your question. My personal experience: My cardiologist gave me an A+ and my GP gave me a "Gold Star" at my last checkups. (I'm 64 YO) I get a shipment of steel cut oats from Amazon every 3 months. :)
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I would think there are no acrylamides in this product, as they do not use any sort of chemical processes to make this product. You have to toast these steel cut oats yourself if you want to, so I would say they have simply been washed in water and cut, no other processing.
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Not listed as Organic, which would've been my first choice, but still a great product. I eat it everyday and love it. They do have organic steel cut oats. Their products are great and affordable. Check out their website for all the facts.
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Correct. Processed in a facility with products containg gluten. My suggestion- look for a source of UNSHELLED brazil nuts. I usually find more of them available around Thanksgivng.
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It's wrong. They are not organic. Even the Bob's Red Mill website doesn't show any organic potato flakes on their site. Since they make numerous organic products, I'm sure it would say it on the pkg. I wish they were. We eat almost all organic foods. These are a spurge for us. Basically like our take-out night since we don't eat any of that stuff (we're gluten, dairy and chemical preservative free). They are easy and tasty. I add s&p and avocado oil and a but of garlic powder and they're great!
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Hi! According to the Honeyville Farms Website (the company that makes the oats) the majority of their products are non-GMO, but some of their bulk corn and soy products "potentially have small traces of GMO," but nothing was mentioned about the steel cut oats. Hope this helps!
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I use the slow cooker setting at low for steel cut oats. 1 cup of oats to 4 cups of water with a pinch of salt. Cook for 2 hours. The way that I actually do it is to put 3 1/2 cups of water to start and then cook it for 1 1/2 hours. When the beeper beeps, I add the remaining 1/2 cup water and then a good handful of dried fruit--my favorite is dried cranberries. If necessary, I add additional water. Essentially what I did was take the directions from the can of steel-cut oats and translated it to the cooker. I also generally cook my oatmeal at night so that I can haul it into to work with me. It gives me something good to look forward to when I get to work. Enjoy your new cooker. Edited for spelling.
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It is not entirely gluten free, but they do sell completely gluten-free oats in both rolled and the steel cut form. Search on: Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Oats.
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Steel cut (Irish) oats are healthier as they are not overprocessed and take longer to digest than rolled oats.
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When i was reading reviews for this, 2 people said they make steel-cut oats in it. I use my regular old 1-qt. Crock-pot to make oatmeal from rolled or steel-cut oats, and I think the 2 pots must be very similar. My 1-qt. has only one setting and it doesn't boil it.
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Here is the response I received from the company when I asked about equipment: Our organic buckwheat is milled on a separate piece of equipment but in the same facility as wheat. On Amazon we do offer a buckwheat flour that is certified gluten free. We are just initiating the Amazon product so you would need to go on Amazon.com and sign up to be notified when its available. Thanks Rick
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Zourushi has a recipe for steel cut oats on its USA website:http://www.zojirushi.com/user/scripts/user/recipe.php?recipe_id=50
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Some oats may be contaminated (depending on where they are processed). Bob's are certified GF. You are paying for certified GF oats.
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These are milled & packaged just outside of Portland, Oregon. Bob's Red Mill sources the actual oats from local farms whenever possible, but no way to say exactly which farm your bag my come from.
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this was the e-mail reply I received from Purity Farms when I inquired about their feeds and if they were gluten-free or not."All animals receive 100% organic feed. All cows get a mixture of organic forages and organic grains in their diet. Forages are grass, hay, silage, baylage and other "green feeds". Hay is simply dried plant material like grass and alfalfa. Silage and baylage are fermented or "wet" plant material. Grains include corn, barley, soybeans, oats, field peas and flax. The amounts may vary depending on the individual farmers management techniques.The Purity Farms Ghee is gluten free." this was the e-mail reply I received from Purity Farms when I inquired about their feeds and if they were gluten-free or not."All animals receive 100% organic feed. All cows get a mixture of organic forages and organic grains in their diet. Forages are grass, hay, silage, baylage and other "green feeds". Hay is simply dried plant material like grass and alfalfa. Silage and baylage are fermented or "wet" plant material. Grains include corn, barley, soybeans, oats, field peas and flax. The amounts may vary depending on the individual farmers management... » Read More this was the e-mail reply I received from Purity Farms when I inquired about their feeds and if they were gluten-free or not."All animals receive 100% organic feed. All cows get a mixture of organic forages and organic grains in their diet. Forages are grass, hay, silage, baylage and other "green feeds". Hay is simply dried plant material like grass and alfalfa. Silage and baylage are fermented or "wet" plant material. Grains include corn, barley, soybeans, oats, field peas and flax. The amounts may vary depending on the individual farmers management techniques.The Purity Farms Ghee is gluten free." « Show Less
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No instructions on box to pre-wash since the dirty outside hulls removed (unlike whole brown rice, which should be pre-washed unless labelled pre-washed). We like these oats not only for gluten-free but also chewy nutty quality---though more water &/or presoaking can make "creamier"--and presoaking shortens steelcut cooking time as well as pre-sprouts steelcut for enhanced nutrition & digestability. We presoak night before in crockpot or rice cooker, then stir in salt & cook quickly on high. A commenter said add raw oats or buckwheat groats to pre-sprout since oats pre-heating destroys the phytase enzyme; but I expect only steamrolled "rolled" oats are pre-heated, not the dehulled steelcut mfr would need to confirm, so in meantime we add raw oats or raw buck"wheat"(not actually wheat, but a legume) groats to these cheaper steelcut for pre-sprouting during the presoak. Next I'm trying non-GMO gluten-free steelcut oats from VitaCost. Hopefully someone soon will sell affordable organic (non-GMO), gluten-free steelcut.
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quite a while, we go through a bag in about a year but part of the oats are used by my wife as part odf a soothing bath routine. Steel cut oats are best for bathing compaired to regular (Quaker) oats. The oats cook up the same as the irish oats and are a lot less expensive. We store the oats in a giant aluminium pot with lid that is used to steam lobsters. It will hold 50lb +
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No. I boil it in water for a few minutes and then usually some regular oats for another couple of minutes boiling or med. heat. The steel cut oats then give the cereal a nice texture and flavor. Enjoy!