I was wondering if it's ok to soak a weeks worth of grains every Sunday night lets say on the counter or fridge and use THAT on a daily basis VERSUS doing it evernight before bedtime  
THANKS VERY MUCH  

wouldn't do so, Lisalea, there might grow some bacteries and other lecker thingies ...a no-no in my opinion, even held into the fridge....champignons (mold) can grow at any time .....ffffftttttt.....

Lisalea, If you start soaking the grain, say, Sunday night, I would use it by Wednesday at the latest.  And it's being reheated, isn't it?

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wouldn't do so, Lisalea, there might grow some bacteries and other lecker thingies ...a no-no in my opinion, even held into the fridge....champignons (mold) can grow at any time .....ffffftttttt.....

Why not soak the grains on Sunday, then rinse, drain, and put them in the fridge for later use? I do that with sprouted beans...perhaps it's different with grains?

Like Isa I would be careful - grains can be really dangerous- worst stumach bug I ever had was from reheated rice- sick 4 days!
Well Lisa some grains I don´t bother soaking like rice- really not neccersary - somtimes mainly the brown rice I leave for a few hours.
While spelt and oats I always soak- normally just night over/ 12 hours.
v

Interesting...I've never soaked my grains before cooking them...though I don't have an issue with them, I just can't eat too many...otherwise I want more and more and more grains and more and more and more sugar!

It may be helpful to soak the amount of grain you intend to eat for any particular week.  Once cooked, you can portion out the grain servings; refrigerate or freeze in individual serving portions in small glass containers, unwaxed paper, parchment paper, plastic bags.  

This makes meal times quick and efficient.

Alia

Oh my God !!!
I had NO idea folks, I thank-u ALL so very much for the info, I've been soaking my grains anywhere from 8 hours to two days perhaps (pre-cooking), while I received ur answers and now I'm wondering if I've created problems in my gut ??!!!

How would I know "IF" I did

I guess I  thought that as long as the grains were SOAKED in water, it was ok ...

A heartfelt thank-u  to EVERYTBODY

Quoted from ISA-MANUELA

wouldn't do so, Lisalea, there might grow some bacteries and other lecker thingies ...a no-no in my opinion, even held into the fridge....champignons (mold) can grow at any time .....ffffftttttt.....

Oh Isa thank-u so much !!!

What's the longest time in ur opinion to soak the grains before mold and God know what other bacterias start to grow  

Je te remerci enormement  

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Interesting...I've never soaked my grains before cooking them...though I don't have an issue with them, I just can't eat too many...otherwise I want more and more and more grains and more and more and more sugar!

I TRULY beleive that when u balance out ur grains with a protein and lots of veggies and Olive oil per say; it's NOT a problem ... in my humble opinion, overindulging starts ONLY "if" u eat grains ALONE, then u do indeed want MORE MORE MORE ... sigh ...

Cheers  

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Lisalea, If you start soaking the grain, say, Sunday night, I would use it by Wednesday at the latest.  And it's being reheated, isn't it?

Oh yes I soak the grains in their raw state and when I need them I rinse and then cook them:
15 minutes for Quinoa
20-25 minutes for Oatmeal, Rice and Millet
50 minutes for Barley

Oh and I was wondering where u got the 4 day soaking limit ?

Cheers

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Why not soak the grains on Sunday, then rinse, drain, and put them in the fridge for later use? I do that with sprouted beans...perhaps it's different with grains?

I have NO idea if that's ok Drea
We'll wait for the answer together  
Cheers  

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Like Isa I would be careful - grains can be really dangerous- worst stumach bug I ever had was from reheated rice- sick 4 days!

I's sooo sorry to hear that  Henriette !!

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Well Lisa some grains I don´t bother soaking like rice- really not neccersary - somtimes mainly the brown rice I leave for a few hours.
While spelt and oats I always soak- normally just night over/ 12 hours.
v

What about ur barley, millet and quinoa ...if u eat those how long do u soak them for ?
Thanks so very much

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It may be helpful to soak the amount of grain you intend to eat for any particular week.  Once cooked, you can portion out the grain servings; refrigerate or freeze in individual serving portions in small glass containers, unwaxed paper, parchment paper, plastic bags.  

This makes meal times quick and efficient.

Alia

What about tupperwear (plastic containers)
Thank-u Alia  

Plastic containers I try to avoid... getting more and more glass ones - really not worth the risk even though not all plastic is created equal.

I don´t soak quinoa- but rinse well.
However If you do sprout quinoa they get the cutest small sprouts

Barley I would always soak

Millet sometimes- I don´t soak flakes of millet
- but normally the whole grains
I normally soak 8-12 hours.

Maybe freeze small portions of soaked grains . I do that with beans it is so quick.

I know you eat way more grains than I Lisa-  so for me it is easy to prepaire
- tomorrow I´m making a millet dish or having porridge.

Read more here - I know WAP is debated but I do think some of their info is good:
http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/be_kind.html

Soaking whole grains & Brown Rice & Legumes (induces the enzyme activity and increases aminos), but it is good to change the water because this process also activates the rot process as mnetioned above and gets the spaonins and other indigestible -saccharides in solution...especially if you plan to keep it several days.

I am not sure what the concern is on the reheated food - I guess I've no problem?
Soaking polished rice/grains by rights should give a better finished chew is all - there really shouldn't be the same enzyme activity as mentioned above.

I can't stress that if you are going to soak - change the water as often as possible, particularly beans & anything kept over a day.

But then agian I don't understand the need to soak a weeks worth at once if you plan on eating every day anyway - Put them on to soak before you go to work....

Drea, that is ok for one night ...but then not more...because of the mentioned thingies the
danger of getting any bugs into your digestive tract is just too big to go for the risk....and being a B, this lady has just her risk in that areas' ...we mustn't provoke em at that point either ....


@ Lisalea...de rien ma bibiche


@ shluggell...dearle I think people neither in the states, nor in europe are habituated to eat *smelling tofu * for example, this goes into the cathegories of *stinking* he-he-heee
and similar it might be for all the other thingies, not more than max. 24 hours I'd go to not getting any risk of any bugs....as well as being a B by yourself  

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I don´t soak quinoa- but rinse well.
However If you do sprout quinoa they get the cutest small sprouts

Thank you for sharing this interesting observation, Henriette_Bsec.  

Similarly, I have found that soaking buckwheat groats, and sometimes even amaranth, can produce small budding sprouts.

Alia

About the reheating
It was just the fact that most people seem to think that you only get infections from animal products -
Rice( and any grain) can grow a really nasty bacteria called Bacillus cereus . Bacillus cereus grows  between 7-48 c
it can either give you a infection with just diarea - it is heat sensitive - so you are safe if you reheat yor ricedish 5 minutes by min 70 c- the other one that I got 14years ago gives you a toxic reaction and you are really sick for days.

I always - cool down cooked rice or millet dishes that I plan to eat cold very quick-
If I eat rice reheated- I make sure they are heated very well.

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But then agian I don't understand the need to soak a weeks worth at once if you plan on eating every day anyway - Put them on to soak before you go to work..

I agree with Schlüggel

I read somewhere that Quinoa should be soaked for at least 8 hours to release some sort of acids in it. ????  Prior to reading that it should be soaked I would just throw it into a pot and cook it up and I'm still here to talk about it.  Lucky ?

Quinoa do not ALWAYS need to be soaked- but washed carefull always
It has saponins - making them bitter.
It depens how much that are left on different types  some are more prewashed than others:
I have had some that needed almost no washing and some that nedded lots !
I grow a few plant this year in my veggiegarden- mostly for fun- so I´m going to see how much washing they need.

Does anyone else besides me roast their grains prior to cooking?  Yes, I have started eating a small amount of grains again!  At this point, I'm eating a little millet 3 or 4 times a week.  I rinse well in a strainer under cold running water, then roast in a dry skillet, stirring frequently until they have done a lot of popping and the smell is wonderful.  I used to do this with brown rice as well, when I ate a lot of grains.  I got started on this procedure when I was into Macrobiotic eating, many years ago.

I don't know what the benefits are.  At the time, it was believed to make the grain more easily digestible.  Do any of you have info on this?

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Does anyone else besides me roast their grains prior to cooking?  Yes, I have started eating a small amount of grains again!  At this point, I'm eating a little millet 3 or 4 times a week.  I rinse well in a strainer under cold running water, then roast in a dry skillet, stirring frequently until they have done a lot of popping and the smell is wonderful.  I used to do this with brown rice as well, when I ate a lot of grains.  I got started on this procedure when I was into Macrobiotic eating, many years ago.

I don't know what the benefits are.  At the time, it was believed to make the grain more easily digestible.  Do any of you have info on this?

No, but that sure sounds tasty!

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@ Lisalea...de rien ma bibiche

Tu est tellement adorable toi !!

Quoted from Henriette_Bsec

- tomorrow I´m making a millet dish or having porridge.

How did it turn out ??

Quoted from Henriette_Bsec

Read more here - I know WAP is debated but I do think some of their info is good:
http://www.westonaprice.org/foodfeatures/be_kind.html

Thank-u so very much my Dear Henriette