So I don't know which forum is the proper place for this query, but this seemed as good as any....

I have a blade grinder but it does not grind the steel cut oats into a fine a enough grain so that they disolve in my PWO (Protein powder & banana).

I just got a new coffee grinder, the burr kind (so the coffee beans go drop down a hole and get ground really fine) to replace an old burr one that I have been using for 20 years. I want to use the old one to grind my steel cut oats. But I am clueless how to clean out the coffee grains in there. It is an old Krups and does not come apart.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I don't know how much coffee grounds would still be left after I clean everything I can access.

Does anyone think it would be really bad if some coffee grounds got into my PWO for a while...it certainly won't be much and I use decaf coffee anyways.

I was thinking of just grounding a batch of oats through it just to clean it out...but I hate throwing them away :cry: (I just wanted ot use that smilie :) )

Nope the coffee wouldn't be a hinderance PWO other than an extra buzz (oh, you use decaf).

I use a food processor (for large batches of oat flour....so many uses, breading fish/ chicken, oat pancakes/waffles, protein bars...etc) so I can't comment on the burr grind type. The coffee grinder I have is the straight blade and it's works pretty good for small amounts. I usually grind, sift, grind, sift and then grind again....that works for me.

Nope the coffee wouldn't be a hinderance PWO other than an extra buzz (oh, you use decaf).

I use a food processor (for large batches of oat flour....so many uses, breading fish/ chicken, oat pancakes/waffles, protein bars...etc) so I can't comment on the burr grind type. The coffee grinder I have is the straight blade and it's works pretty good for small amounts. I usually grind, sift, grind, sift and then grind again....that works for me.

Do you use steel cut oats, which are pretty hard and shaped like uncooked rice or do you use more of the Quaker Oats type, which are softer?

Would there be any downside to doing a big batch in advance in a food processor? I'd never considered this but it would make things much easier. However, I'm wondering if having them exposed to air might make them go bad faster or something, or perhaps degrade the nutritional value in some way.

If anyone has any input on that particular issue I'd appreciate if you'd post.

I know what you are dealing with. I was trying to clean out my old one and oh what a pain in the butt that was.

Honestly I'd just buy another cheap coffee grinder exclusively for the oats if I were you. I was never able to get it REALLY clean.

Glaive - I think that would be fine. Sometimes I'll do enough for a couple of days worth myself. How much are you planning on doing at once? Just do like 2-3 days worth at a time maybe.

well whole wheat flour is generally good for 6 months after opening..... I store my oat flour in an air tight container. The longest I've gone is 2 months between batches. Can't say it degrades anything.

They are the quaker kind. Sometimes I do the old fahsioned rolled oats but usually the quick cooking type to make flour.

Other than raising the GI I don't think much is changing nutritionally.... don't see why it would.

I know what you are dealing with. I was trying to clean out my old one and oh what a pain in the butt that was.

Honestly I'd just buy another cheap coffee grinder exclusively for the oats if I were you. I was never able to get it REALLY clean.

Glaive - I think that would be fine. Sometimes I'll do enough for a couple of days worth myself. How much are you planning on doing at once? Just do like 2-3 days worth at a time maybe.

Problem is burr grinders are not cheap. Only the blade ones are cheap.

Also for the suggestion of a food processor...I don't think food processors are cabable of grinding whole grains into powder. I think it takes something like a burr type coffee grinder.


Edit: Well I am wrong about there not being a cheap burr coffee grinder: I found one here at Target by DeLonghi which is a very reputable manufactuer of coffee grinders, makers, ezpresso machines, etc. :

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-7701697-3352663?asin=B0000CDCMN&AFID=Froogle&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001

Oh Well, one more workout item on my kitchen counter :) (My scale, my blender, my assorted measuring cups.)

Oh Well, one more workout item on my kitchen counter :) (My scale, my blender, my assorted measuring cups.)
You and me both Justitia!! :tucool:

Two blenders, coffee grinder, two food processors (a big one and a small one), a food scale, tons of knives and scissors for cutting meat and chicken, rice cooker, coffee maker (:D ), and about 23453456346 shakers falling out of the cabinet.

You and me both Justitia!! :tucool:

Two blenders, coffee grinder, two food processors (a big one and a small one), a food scale, tons of knives and scissors for cutting meat and chicken, rice cooker, coffee maker (:D ), and about 23453456346 shakers falling out of the cabinet.

:lol: :lol: Yeah, it's that 23453456346 shakers falling out of the cabinet that gets me every time.....

(P.S. I can't figure out who your new avatar is....???)