Great River Organic Milling Organic Hulled Barley Grain | Whole Grain Barley for Home Milling, Cooking, and Baking | High Fiber, Non GMO, Kosher | 25 Lb (Pack of 1)

Good quality.

This was our second big bag purchase. We divide it into quart freezer bags and soak and cook a batch every week or two. Stays fresh pretty easily. We use large sealable tubs and/or a FoodSaver machine for longer term storage. Rice by itself is nice but the addition of barley adds a punch visually, texturally, for mouth feel and nutrition-wise. Price has gone up $10 a bag since pre-Covid but this barley is wonderful and worth it.

This product requires a bit of processing to unlock the flavor. Boil 1 cup to 4 cups water for 60 minutes, low heat. Then place in electric blender until uniform. If you like hot oat bran cereal, you'll also like this. It has a slight corn flavor. It is also good unblended, whole, in soups and rice dishes, but requires a lot of chewing. The unblended product is very chewy. Very very high fiber. 25 lbs of barley will keep me regular for quite a long time. I highly recommend this product for the person who needs bulk fiber. UPDATE 6/26/2012: I tried the barley in the bulk bin at W-F Company and found that I am allergic to it. W-F barley is brown, whereas Great River barley is pale. It is also hulled, which is very healthy. I must reiterate that I like this barley a lot...mellow flavor, and I'm not allergic to it.

I have only made one batch in the slow cooker. I over night soaked three cups of barley then in the morning placed in slow cooker with 9 cups of water on high or 3 hours. It fluffed up perfectly. I returned one third to slow cooker with beef broth, pre cooked ground beef and cut up cabbage. it made a perfect soup. The other 2/3 i froze and plan to use where i would normally have rice.

WARNING!!! Bugs, bugs, and more bugs! Unbelievable! I lost hundreds in stored goods the bugs were biting their way out of their bag and are everywhere! I’m so pissed. I opened an unopened bag of barley from them that looked five. It was also full of bugs. They just hadn’t gotten through the bag yet. I’ve had them in my subscriptions for a long time. Not anymore!

My bowl movement has become easier than ever, and this barley has 12 times more fiber than organic brown rice. This has become my main meal. Its price is very good too.

Huge Bag of a very nutty, chewy and wholesome barley. Once I saw the bag I knew I was in for the long haul but it is no problem for it keeps well as long as you follow the storage guidelines. I immediately, upon receiving it, made a batch and was aware that cooking times required would have to be longer than the supermarket version. I mostly use it for soups of all kinds and also as an alternative to lentils, beans, garbanzos, etc. There is a recipe in the old country where you would cook them as you might cook most legumes until they are plumped and ready to go. Then you would add the required mix of onions or shallots or green onions, tomatoes if desired (can or finely chopped fresh) garlic, plenty of herbs and personal choice spices to add flavor to the mix. Then you would fried bananas and eggs and put one over medium egg on top and a couple of slices of bananas on the side, all this accompanied by brown rice or white rice. The healthy nature of Barley makes it ideal for regular involvement in the kitchen and even though 25 Lbs is a lot of barley, it is a great food. Prior to buying it I went and did some research on Barley and the results were nothing short of outstanding. Some people even use it to replace rice and I don't see why not, for they have almost the same texture. Anyways, once cooked on a seafood chowder I was glad I made this purchase for Great River Organic Milling, Organic Whole Grains Hulled Barley, 25-Pound Package is a much better bargain and a much better quality than barley found at most stores. 4 Plus Stars for sure!

I am so excited. Could not find whole, unmucked-around-with barley anywhere local that wasn't meant for livestock. Bag arrived well boxed so it stayed clean and intact. Easy to open bag. Did not have to argue with the little string. I have some in the rice cooker now.Keep in mind product is sold by weight. However, I wonder if a smaller bag can be found for packaging. I love that the bag can be recycled or used to keep down weeds in garden.