Re: Dehulling with salad spinner

[Guest guest]

kathy.....i don't even bother anymore.....i thought that it was too much

fuss.....besides, the hulls are great fiber in your system.....peace, mary

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> I tried dehulling with the OXO Salad Spinner and only a few hulls were

separated. This is the Good Grips Spinner. Any tips on how to do this? I

didn't have luck with putting them in a bowl of water and scooping the hulls

from the surface, either. I'm stumped on how to do this.

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> Kathy

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[Guest guest]

What type of sprouts are you de-hulling, Kathy? Some come off more easily than

others; also, hulls tend to come off more mature sprouts more easily, so how

long they've sprouted makes a difference.

I have reasonable results with the swish-and-scoop method in a large bowl of

water; it doesn't get all hulls and I lose a few sprouts but it's the best for

me.

Molly

> I tried dehulling with the OXO Salad Spinner and only a few hulls were

separated. Any tips on how to do this?

[Guest guest]

I'm right there with you Kathy. I've encountered several different challenges

while trying to grow sprouts. As far as dehulling, I also have the OXO and found

it not as helpful because my sprouts don't grow as much as the pictures show, so

I also end up losing some through the basket holes. There's definitely a

learning curve for me, and I've just accepted it as an opportunity to learn. I

hope someone here can tell you the right technique.

Dona

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> I tried dehulling with the OXO Salad Spinner and only a few hulls were

separated. This is the Good Grips Spinner. Any tips on how to do this? I

didn't have luck with putting them in a bowl of water and scooping the hulls

from the surface, either. I'm stumped on how to do this.

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> Kathy

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Molly. These are brassicas. It's the Long Life Blend. Some hulls are

at the top but most are at the bottom. My yield seemed low so I wonder if these

are all un-germinated seeds. I t looks like it.

Kathy

> > I tried dehulling with the OXO Salad Spinner and only a few hulls were

separated. Any tips on how to do this?

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[Guest guest]

I am new but I've dehulled using the OXO mini salad spinner, it works quite

well. I put the sprouts in the basket and put the basket in the bowl, then fill

with water. I work the sprouts while submerged, the hulls will float to the

top. Then I use my palm to hold the sprouts down while I pour off the water and

the hulls. I do it the same way as shown in the video by the SproutPeople.

Sophia

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> I tried dehulling with the OXO Salad Spinner and only a few hulls were

separated. This is the Good Grips Spinner. Any tips on how to do this? I

didn't have luck with putting them in a bowl of water and scooping the hulls

from the surface, either. I'm stumped on how to do this.

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> Kathy

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[Guest guest]

Hmmm, the Long Life Blend can be a little fussy to sprout, a bit

temperature-sensitive, so I think your analysis may be right. I've had better

results with those as microgreens in a tray.

Molly

These are brassicas. It's the Long Life Blend. Some hulls are at the top but

most are at the bottom. My yield seemed low so I wonder if these are all

un-germinated seeds.

[Guest guest]

Kathy, what I do is place my sprouts in a bowl of water, then swish them around

with my fingers.. I then take out the sprouts that float using a fork and clean

the bowl out till I have most of the sprouts removed.

I then pour the bowl of water into a sieve then discard the hulls. I do this

twice and it removes almost all the hulls and the ones left aren't worth

worrying about.

Some mentioned sunny hulls... I use Hulled, Raw sunflower seeds. They sprout

just like the ones in the hulls and there are no hulls to worry about...

Hope this helps.

Dennis

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> I tried dehulling with the OXO Salad Spinner and only a few hulls were

separated. This is the Good Grips Spinner. Any tips on how to do this? I

didn't have luck with putting them in a bowl of water and scooping the hulls

from the surface, either. I'm stumped on how to do this.

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> Kathy

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