We were running short of flaked grains. I have owned the Marcato flaker for a number of years. I have the hand crank version and got it on sale for $89.00 from an online Italian market.
I had looked up how to prep the groats and found the wonderful Food Prepper site , I’ve linked them previously. You use 2tsp of water per 2 c groats, shake several times over the first 30 min then leave covered for 24 hrs. Very important and makes flaking so easy. IF YOU DON’T over water/ wait long enough.
The hand cranking is hard to stabilize even with the countertop attachment. But there’s still the hand cranking. And my “ bad hands”. In steps TFL member Gary Bishop. Wonderful offer for a fantastic price I got a second mill AND MOTOR!!!
It’s unbelievable how easy it is. I can flake any grain. Today I did 4 dry cups each of oats and barley. So 4c of grain and 4 tsp water shake shake shake rest 24 hrs. In 10 min barley all done and 10 min all oats done!!
comparison of oats/ barley flakes- barley is a lighter color and liable to crumble a bit more than the nice big fat flakes of oats
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Good luck
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Thank you! I’m glad to learn a new trick!
I think about getting a grain flaker from time to time, but it helps seeing how simple the process can be.
Best wishes, Caroline
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The trick is the prep. Exact amount of water + shake/shake and 24 hr rest. covered. I didn’t know if I could post a video but you can pour through at a steady rate stopping only to empty the receiver bin as needed.
The Marcato + motor isn’t cheap but there are 6 settings so it’s able to be used for other tasks unlike some of the other flakers. c🙏