- OPTINAL: soak your oat groats with 1 teaspoon of water per cup of groats in a ziploc or airtight container overnight. Make sure the groats aren't noticeably wet before putting them into your flaker--they should be just very slightly damp. 
- Pour your oat groats into your oat flaker, making sure you don't overfill the hopper or it can jam if it's too full. 
- Place a bowl under where the oats will come out, turn the flaker on, and wait for the magic of freshly rolled oats. 
- Use your freshly rolled oats in any way you'd normally use oats--granola, oatmeal, in cookies or breads.