Joseph's Grainery Unhulled Barley 12 Lbs (Hull Intact), Whole Grain Barley, Non-GMO, Kosher Certified, Sproutable, Food Grade

Excellent seller! Great product, fresh and tasty & very fair pricing. Sprouted this in 1- 2 days.

I bought this when I started making food for my dogs. I was using rice, but it adds weight from the carbs. Barley is an excellent filler with fiber instead of carbohydrates. This still keeps my ground turkey, barley, sweet potato and carrot stew affordable. I can throw it all in a pot to boil and have a great topper and/or meal in just 45 minutes. I don't soak it overnight, and I only boil it for 40-45 minutes. I made a fresh batch for my self using the soak and boil for 1-1/2 hours method but I didn't really notice much difference from what I made for them in the shorter time.

Very clean, cooks up tender. Excellent!

I originally got this for cholent but branched out into soups, stews, pasta sauces, and plain or lightly salted barley boiled and served with butter and maple syrup for breakfast. It is delicious, the soaking time recommendation is arguably conservative (I’ve soaked as little as overnight, roughly 10-12 hours and not regretted it, though cooking time was noticeably longer) but that will depend on how chewy you find acceptable and how much additional cooking time you can give it. The hulls don’t break down noticeably and are too robust to chew through, but they’re small enough to chew and swallow alongside the rest—I’d compare it to fragments of kernel coating in popcorn, though softer but more prevalent. Some people (like me) won’t have a problem with them, some people may be bothered but can overlook them, and some people will probably find them intolerable. In this respect I think it’s just “matter of taste” like unsweetened black coffee, extremely dark chocolate, or anchovies—this may or may not be for you, but it isn’t for “product quality” reasons, the product isn’t for everyone and it doesn’t have to be. If you’re adventurous about texture, give it a try. If you’re less adventurous but know someone who is, give it a try and foist it off on the more adventurous people if you don’t like it. The one other caveat is that like (but to a lesser extent than) dried fruit or beans, this can be a lot more dietary fiber than the typical western-diet digestive tract is used to. It’s good for you, but maybe start with small servings as a side dish rather than jumping right into three big hearty bowls of the stuff, work your way up. Sudden intake spikes won’t make you as miserable as the more fermentable prunes/dried apricots/beans, but it’s still better to adjust gradually. People shopping for hull-on barley probably already know this, but it’s worth mentioning again.

Great product. I fermented these and maid feed for the chickens. My chickens loved them. Good for the price!!

Very nice

It's great for your body, you will be surprised about your blood pressure. It's a protein which can be used with fruit and almond milk. A perfect breakfast. Great on your salad and just as a side dish. I'm hooked for life.

The product arrived in a damaged box . Not the fault of the seller . Contacted the seller which graciously replaced it . Very good product - great quality and amazing people . Thank you!