Local, Certified Organic Whole Cracked Oats are freshly milled from high protein oats and cut into neat little pieces on a steel burr mill.

Sweet, cracked oats grown in Maine. Cook as you would steel cut oats. Pre-soak for a shorter cooking time. Best if stored in an air tight container in the freezer or used fresh.

Extra Info:

Oat groats (grains) that are rolled, make 'rolled oats'. Rolled oats make oatmeal. 'Quick oats' are broken pieces of oat groats, that have been rolled. The smaller pieces, and greater surface area allow them to cook quicker. 'Steel cut' oats are oat groats that have been cut into pieces (but not rolled).

Maine Grains version of steel cut oats is called 'Cracked Oats', not cut, but cracked oat groat pieces that make a full-bodied oatmeal for those that prefer the texture. Sometimes, cracked oats take a little bit more water when cooking.