Best way to process acorns and make them edible, remove tannins, leaching, food, cowboy coffee

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  • @hungrycatwilderness
    @hungrycatwilderness  3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Hope you have a good time with this video! Try acorn processing yourself. Have fun with learning new skills, refresh old knowledge and make delicious outdoor food!

    • @OsceolaFoodForests
      @OsceolaFoodForests 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amazing vid, did a great job on the editing and especially the folk music in the beginning. May you share the name of that song?

  • @marcomangiola9403
    @marcomangiola9403 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! I learned a lot and really enjoyed it

  • @TheEnAheL
    @TheEnAheL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kiitos kiitos (from nighbour Sweden) I KNOW THERE WAS A WAY = BEAUTYFULL VIDEO & beatyfull trees also ;)

  • @WinkWonkWonkWonkWonk
    @WinkWonkWonkWonkWonk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was thrilling. Thank you!!!!!

  • @henningerflats
    @henningerflats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In an old video they showed how to get rid of the tannins by putting them in a fine mesh sack and just letting them rinse in a clean creek for some days which saves some work.

  • @thechad4485
    @thechad4485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The indigenous people of Yosemite would alternate boiling and cold water over finely ground acorn flour. Hot water would leach out the tannins more quickly, but the wash in cool water would keep the starches from being washed away as well. Most people choose hot or cold, but many Californian tribes used a mix of both. The process took a few hours, but was effective, and wouldn’t take multiple days.

  • @tonyyerbajo6710
    @tonyyerbajo6710 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid Jarmo, love from the Atlantic

  • @ajdegol
    @ajdegol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a beautiful video!
    I wonder whether you can use baking soda to take the brown seed coat off like you do with chickpeas.

  • @esthermarygold-lowe4403
    @esthermarygold-lowe4403 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for this video

  • @list1726
    @list1726 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for posting

  • @roffe8430
    @roffe8430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Please help, what temperature do you dry the acorns in when they are in the sauna?
    For how many hours? :)

  • @hayrettintekingunduz801
    @hayrettintekingunduz801 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very nice

  • @paulhand5015
    @paulhand5015 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    nicely explained thankyou

  • @handy335
    @handy335 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good! Thank you!

  • @FilmerOfBobcats
    @FilmerOfBobcats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How hot and for how long? When you roast the acorns for coffee, do you use some kind of oil? Do acorns contain caffeine?

  • @CuteIjit
    @CuteIjit ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a great video! Very educational! I'm attempting my first batch of acorns - small handful this time around. There blogs with written instructions that skip entire steps or are unclear. Hopefully I can salvage what I have. I have an air fryer/dehydrator that I can use for drying. Fingers crossed!

  • @carolhansen4578
    @carolhansen4578 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do floating ones still germinate into live tree

    • @Reonlasbard
      @Reonlasbard ปีที่แล้ว

      I was curious about that also!

    • @TomG-f4r
      @TomG-f4r 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Possibly..life is tough. The seed data is at the top , the body is starch...move fast ,warm soil , moist , moist moist ! Move fast maybe 50% viability

  • @TomG-f4r
    @TomG-f4r 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice rock

  • @steveharrison76
    @steveharrison76 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I realise that this is not remotely the point, but I love your coffee mug!

  • @jasondaniel918
    @jasondaniel918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never knew acorns were eatable at all. They sure are labor intensive, though. I have never heard of acorn bread. Now I am curious to try some.

  • @broodieivie207
    @broodieivie207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This makes me grateful for modern day bakeries.

  • @rebeccafranks9859
    @rebeccafranks9859 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Please note, allowing acorns to cool during the hot leaching process (either by rinsing in cool water or letting cool before fully leached) will cause the tannins to become bound in the acorn and perhaps only using lye at that point can save the acorns (learned this by experience and then doing online research too late).

    • @schnurstracks8166
      @schnurstracks8166 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read this but could never find an scientific explenation why...

  • @europaeuropa3673
    @europaeuropa3673 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. How long do you dry out the cut up pieces? I assume your sauna is about 190F.

  • @jacetremayne4995
    @jacetremayne4995 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you told me minutes 2 - 4 were secretly an analog horror film, I would believe you

  • @kizziah7777
    @kizziah7777 ปีที่แล้ว

    What did you add in after the acorns....the brown powder?

    • @Reonlasbard
      @Reonlasbard ปีที่แล้ว

      That was coffee grounds. But it was specified later that pure acorn brew was also just as delicious. It's just a personal preference. (Obviously, as might have been the case for the confederates in the example given, if you don't HAVE coffee grounds, you can skip this step.)

  • @anonymousthesneaky220
    @anonymousthesneaky220 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For cold water, it helps to powder the acorns first. This can’t be done with hot water though, because they will stick together and not leach

  • @mepilan
    @mepilan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kiitos tästä kauniisti tehdystä videosta. Onko jokin syy siihen, miksi jauhat pähkinät vasta vedenkäsittelyn jälkeen? Onko teillä kokemusta siitä, että ensin jauhetaan ja vasta sitten poistetaan tanniini?

  • @1badEK
    @1badEK ปีที่แล้ว

    Does Acorn have caffeine or something? Why were they used for coffee substitutes?

  • @harrymason1053
    @harrymason1053 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You could reduce the flame.

  • @gaetanozuccarello9802
    @gaetanozuccarello9802 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ☺️😉👍

  • @tayelorwallace
    @tayelorwallace 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At what step can you stop and save the nuts? We have 5 gallon buckets and oxygen absorbers that we use to preserve wheat. Can something similar be used for the oak nuts? I was thinking after they have been leached and dried. Thank you for sharing!

    • @THall-vi8cp
      @THall-vi8cp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dry them in an oven _completely._ After that storing them in sealed containers with oxygen absorbers should be no problem. But they need to be completely dry as an assurance against mold.
      If you're not certain you can do that, freezing them as some people feeeze flour or various nuts/grains is an option.

  • @knighttoking7926
    @knighttoking7926 ปีที่แล้ว

    Plastic spoon?

  • @SusanHCooper
    @SusanHCooper ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This proceedure is "nuts".no pun intended! I leach acorns in a fraction of this time! Simply put acorn meat in blender w water...Drain off water when done..Do this several times &vtheyll be ready to go!

    • @3434abab
      @3434abab 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That method leaches out the vitamins and minerals tho.

  • @knighttoking7926
    @knighttoking7926 ปีที่แล้ว

    Acorn coffee sounds alot like herbal tea..blech.

  • @williambryant5771
    @williambryant5771 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the drying step , right after the water process , would it not be better to use a dehydrator on them than a stove or open air ? Just a thought , but it seems like you are used to the low tech route .

  • @clivedunning4317
    @clivedunning4317 ปีที่แล้ว

    . . . Old Saying . . . "Stir With A Knife And You Stir Up Strife" . . .

  • @SkillCult
    @SkillCult 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice video, but that isn't the best way, it is just a way. I wouldn't even say it is a very great way. For removing the skins, try wetting them lightly to wet the skins, then drying out. With some of our acorns, that works very well and the skins release easily. That is wisdom from native californians, who ate huge amounts of acorn. Get the book "it will live forever" if you want to know more about california native processing methods. Drying acorns whole, then grinding and leaching as needed makes better quality acorn flour than leaching, then grinding, then drying again, but the meal has to be used soon or frozen. The nuts keep better dried in the shell than turned into already leached flour. The oils in acorns are not very stable, so exposing them to water and air makes them oxidize faster. The meal leaches much faster than bigger pieces too. There are lots of ways to process acorns and context plays a role. When used as a staple, storing dry in the shell and processing more by an as needed basis is more practical and healthy.

  • @billyskittles1036
    @billyskittles1036 ปีที่แล้ว

    Squirrels actually do mind tannins. That’s why squirrels leach acorns.

    • @NG-xm6vg
      @NG-xm6vg ปีที่แล้ว

      No they don't lol

  • @pietavoipio5552
    @pietavoipio5552 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mielenkiintoinen video, kiitos! Olin jotenkin käsittänyt, että liotusprosessi olisi kauhean monimutkainen, mutta näyttäisi siltä, että aika tekee työn, eikä tarvitse kun vaihtaa vesi tarpeeksi usein? Pitää ehdottomasti kokeilla joskus!

    • @hungrycatwilderness
      @hungrycatwilderness  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Moi! Prosessi on tosiaan hyvin yksinkertainen. Kylmävesikäsittelyssä aika hoitaa homman. Kolme veden vaihtoa vuorokaudessa on aivan riittävä. Kun vesi ei enää värjäydy kovin tummaksi on aika tehdä makutesti!

    • @nyyppa7956
      @nyyppa7956 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hungrycatwilderness Innostuin myös testaamaan terhojen kylmävesiliottelua. Onkos mun pihan tammi jotenkin harvinaisen tanniininen, vai miksi viiden päivän liotuksenkin jälkeen vähääkään isommat palaset ovat vielä todella kitkeriä? Toki kieli ei enää mene hieman turtaksi, niinkuin toisena päivänä testattuani, kun pureskelin n. puolen terhon verran ja pyörittelin suussani. Lähinnä pelottaa, että terhonpalaset alkavat jossain vaiheessa pilaantua, ennenkuin saan niistä mitään syömäkelpoista aikaiseksi kylmäliotuksella 😅

  • @yafuker6046
    @yafuker6046 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a pain in the- I mean, what an long process!

  • @archiedpatterson1292
    @archiedpatterson1292 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the love of God will you people quit with this silent movie bullshit this is not 1915 no talk no watch

    • @CGB-se6kt
      @CGB-se6kt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😅……