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Re: All About Oats

Jodi and Julie — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:42:49 -0000

Most quick oats sold by long term food storage companies include an oxygen absorber in them so it doesn't sound like that is a concern. It's actually not something I have come across and I couldn't find a definitive answer in my searches about it. Sorry I'm not more help!

Re: All About Oats

acwell — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:15:41 -0000

I realize this is an older article, but, I am new to food storage, and ran across this :) I have read that storing oatmeal (particularly quick - Quaker 1 minute) should not be done vacuumed or packed with O2 absorbers? Something about botulism likes O2-free environments with oatmeal. Do you have any clues if this is true? I have other foods (rice and beans) that are vacuumed, giving them about a 10-15 year life if I waited that long to use them. (Article I read said something about the oils in the oats, whereas rice/beans are absent of such)

Re: All About Oats

Jodi and Julie — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:15:17 -0000

For a list on shelf life for lots of different foods, visit here: http://foodstoragemadeeasy....

Re: All About Oats

Happyman444 — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:52:24 -0000

Your information on the oats is great! However you do not mention the length of time you can store all the different types of oats? If I can all of my oats from rolled oats to steel cut oats and p,ace oxygen absorbers in the cans how many years do you think they will store for in a temp. Of 65 degrees? Thank you can you please answer?

Re: All About Oats

Christine - Hammock House — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:08:51 -0000

Old post - but thought I would add:

Rolled oats (aka Old-Fashioned Oats), can be put in food processor and processed to make quick oats. No need to purchase a different type. Depending on how long you let it process, you could probably even get down to almost instant, I would think. Haven't tried to make instant though.

Whether I am making bread or, cookies, or cakes, anything that I use my hard white wheat in, when I go to grind my wheat, I add rolled oats to the wheat to be ground. I do it at ratio 1-to-1.

Have never had it not turn out, and taste is great.