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Grain Cooking Chart
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Most experts would agree that adding healthful whole grains to your diet is a very good thing. If you're looking for grains to integrate into your family's diet then use this handy Grain Cooking Chart to select the grains that fit into your meal plan. Each grain shows you the cooking time, how much grain to select, how much liquid to use, and total cooked yield. Read about general grain cooking methods.
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Food Grains Cooking Chart

As I continue to try to integrate food grains into our daily menu I found this chart to be an invaluable tool.  Some grains require pre-planning in the form of soaking or long cooking times and others can be last-minute additions to our meal.  We suggest you print this chart out to be used as a quick reference. 

Click the name of the grain to view our complete dictionary description along with substitutions and recipe suggestions.

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For Each Cup Grain Cups Liquid
Cooking Method
 Cooking Time Yield (cups)
Amaranth 3 Absorption or Boiling 15 min 2-2/3
Barley grits 2/3 Cereal 3 min + 5 min standing time 2/3
Barley groats 4 Absorption or Boiling 1 hour 45 min 2-1/2
Barley, pearl 3 Absorption or Boiling 45-55 min 4
Barley, quick 2 Absorption or Boiling 10-12 min 3
Buckwheat groats, unroasted 2 Absorption or Boiling 15 min 3-1/2
Buckwheat groats, roasted (kasha) 2 Absorption or Boiling 15 min 3
Bulgur wheat 2 Absorption 15 min 3
Cornmeal 4 Cereal 10 min 3-1/2
Couscous 1-1/2 Steep 5-10 min 3
Cracked Wheat 2 Absorption or Boiling 15 min 2
Farro, semi-pearled 2 Absorption or Boiling 25-30 min 2
Hominy, dried 5 Absorption or Boiling 5-6 hours 3
Millet 3 Absorption or Boiling 25-30 min, 10 min standing time 5
Oats, quick 2 Cereal or steep 1 min + 3-5 min standing time 2
Oats, old-fashioned 2 Cereal 5 min 2
Oats, steel-cut 4 Cereal 20 min 2
Quinoa 2 Absorption or Boiling 15 min 4
Rye berries 3 Absorption or Boiling 1 hour 55 min 3
Rye flakes 3 Cereal 1 hour 5 min 2-1/2
Teff
1 1/2
Absorption / Boiling
10 min cook/ 10 min standing
1
Triticale berries 3 Absorption or Boiling 1 hour 45 min 2-1/2
Wheat berries 3 Absorption or Boiling 1 hour 10 min 2-1/2
Wheat flakes 4 Cereal 50-55 min 2

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