noun
- hulled grains, especially oats, that have been crushed or coarsely ground
Usage: usually plural
Examples
- She cooked steel-cut oats, which are essentially oat groats that have been chopped.
- The health food store sells buckwheat groats in the bulk section.
- Groats take longer to cook than rolled oats but have a nuttier flavor.
- The recipe called for soaking the groats overnight before cooking.
- Oat groats are the whole grain form before processing into flakes.
- He preferred groats over instant oatmeal for their texture and nutrition.