Savage in the Wild: Episode 17 - Processing Acorns

[Rubystars0000]

I'm glad to know those grubs are safe to eat. Not all bugs are. I'm worried about end-times prophecy and not being able to buy or sell without the Mark of the Beast so any way I can learn to get food that doesn't come from a grocery store is a good thing. Thank you for these videos.

[UnnamedThinker]

those thumb hole shirts annoy me but whatever

[darinizovrit]

i could lover her. :) thank you for the video

[AdamCanFly]

You need to get a Piteba oil press and make some acorn oil.

[WeTheLibertyLovers]

You let YOUR KID EAT BUGS??? So do I. My kids love to roast fire ants and eat them, but their favorite is sugar ants. Good video. I need one of those acorn deshellers. I never knew they existed. Thanks for the info!

[shillelaghslaw]

@YesWeTan sorry for the late response. I didnt feel flush but it didnt taste the greatest. We want to try to dilute it with some other kind of nut next year.

[colddrake80]

How long do the hulled nuts typically need to to be allowed to dry before the skins on the nut meat will rub off?

[colddrake80]

If I want to store these for long term would I process them first or leave them in the shells. Either way how would recommend storing them?

[TheAnnieandbrianna]

are you makeing eanutbutter?

[golfer15963]

wow you guys are awesome! thats kool how you guys can process acorns and eat them. This is great for if i ever run out of food on a hunting trip i can always get some acorns to eat, that is if there is any left lol squirrels might have taken them for hibernation.

[Gundamator]

I'm curious. Did you dry the acorns in the shells before running through the nutcracker? I'm thinking of getting one of those.

[veemper]

excellent

[RavenBlaze]

do u need to boil the acorns before you roast them to make coffee out of them?

[myalias28]

omg ur stealing the squirrel's food!!!

[colddrake80]

@myalias28 Their is PLENTY to go around. This time of year you can't walk under an acorn tree without stepping on several nuts with each step.

[TK42138]

Great video and fascinating subject. Five stars. I'm going to have to fight the squirrels for these acorns now.

[supertuna2009]

Very nice vid.

I just collected around 5 kg aorns last week and processed them into acorn coffee.

Could you perhaps make detailed photos or camera observation of the sheller cause here in europe i cant find anything similar but perhaps i can built something similar. thanks alot!

[quantumsolutions]

I love your son's approach. Very fun!

[Tossdart]

Very informative. Un fortunately I doubt oak will grow here. Though I have seen Bur Oak in city park that was very stunted. Still I took its baby & planted it let's see if it makes winter & chinooks in spring. Also I may get a nice 5ft from nursery for my challenge to Produce Gardener. That will be a while as it is -31 C at present & was -42 C yesterday + windchill.

[shillelaghslaw]

where did you get those nifty acorn processors? like the desheller and the hand cranked blender

[sunnysavage]

awesome awesome piece of equipment....i can't imagine processing acorns without it now. here's the dude who makes them:

Davebuilt Co.

410 Soda Bay Road

Lakeport, CA 95453

707-263-5270

[shillelaghslaw]

thank you much. i harvested so many acorns this year, me and my girlfriend spent HOURS de-shelling and grinding them, we finally made some awesome pancakes with them that i take when i go off into the woods. a little tip if your interested, we get the tannins out by putting the acorns in a mesh into the TANK, i stress tank NOT THE BOWL!, of our toilet and after about 3 days the acorns were perfect.

[creativecompanion]

@shillelaghslaw

BRILLIANT!!!!

Water conservation and self sufficiency at it's finest!

How many gallons per flush? Any idea?

Thanks

[shillelaghslaw]

@creativecompanion I think it was 1.5 gallons a flush but it was my old apartment so Its hard to say. Try it out at different times and see what tastes best.

[5tonyvvvv]

@sunnysavage could you make a beer mash with acorns?

[5tonyvvvv]

@sunnysavage I guess you would have to add fruit and honey to get the sugar fermintation going.

[Ranterd]

wow, that's a really cool kid.

i hope more indepth videos of the acorn ideas that you discussed.

[havikiller]

that's grate

[Tidnull]

cool that boy reminds me of when i was little. i live in north central texas also.

[dj44ups]

whats the name of the song on your video.