Oddbean new post about login | logout @adfbf87b yes, I'm aware. By "more useful" I really meant "less labor intensive" - the amount of energy required to get a useful bit of flour (which isn't even that special, from a utility and flavor perspective)... is a major, major deterrent.
@2afdf712 willow oaks, I wait for a hurricane or tropical storm to blow them all down. Live oaks, I go for a walk around the neighborhood and pick off ripe ones on low hanging branches. Prolonged heat turns acorns and acorn flour bitter. I don’t heat/cook acorns more than 2-3 minutes. That’s why those pancakes are so small. I mostly make pastes, noodles, dumplings, dips, powders for dusting, etc.