What to do with · Valheim 1.0.17
What to do with Oats
Tasty grains, to be used as they are or to be ground into flour.
The Windmill turns it into Oat Flour. It also goes into Oat Milk, Oatmeal and Oats.
Stacks to 50Weight 0.1Full Oats page →
Turn it into something else
Craft with it (2)
Earliest first, by the biome where everything the recipe needs can first be had.
Build with it (1)
Eat it
Last resort: the Obliterator
Obliteratorturns any 10 items (stacks counted one by one) into 1 
Coal; the rest is lost.
Incinerator.Incinerate in the game code.
Where to get more Oats
- Made inWindmill
Questions
›What is Oats used for in Valheim?
The Windmill turns it into Oat Flour. It also goes into Oat Milk, Oatmeal and Oats.
›Can you sell Oats in Valheim?
No. Traders only buy items with a trade value, and Oats has none. The 9 that do: Amber, Amber Pearl, Ancient Coin, Draumyx, Grimvarn, Solryth, Veydris, Ruby and Silver Necklace.
›Can Oats go through a portal?
Yes, Oats can be carried through a portal.
›Where do you get Oats?
Windmill. Every source is on the Oats page.
Source: recipes, building pieces, stations, altars, traders and the Obliterator in the files of Valheim 1.0.17 (2026-10-05), prefab Oat.