Amanda Rose recently discovered some fascinating research. Using dairy as a soaking medium actually inhibits the break-down of phytic acid!
Amanda told me about this last week over the phone. It’s definitely had an effect on how I prepare my grains. It’s much more freeing. Her new website, which I recently previewed, has a lot of videos and tutorials on how to soak grains, beans and nuts for maximum phytic acid reduction. This is an awesome resource and I recommend you go check it out. I’ll be writing up a full review of her new white paper and site on Friday, including a good bit of info on how I’ve changed my own cooking practices and freed myself from some extra kitchen work as a result of Amanda’s research.
[boilerplate plate = “sig” search = “replace” usequery=”anything”]
I'm 
“Using dairy as a soaking medium actually inhibits the break-down of phytic acid!” This link is broken. Perhaps this blog has ended, just thought I’d let you know. Seemed a tantalizing discovery if true: dairy inhibiting phytic acid.
Chris, I have fixed that broken link. While the website is no longer up, the internet archive Wayback Machine provided a copy.