Nuts

Meal

Macadamia meal is a coarse, sandy grind of macadamia kernels that still shows flecks and particulate texture rather than flour-fine powder. It browns into rustic cookie crumbs, crusts, and streusels with visible buttery nut character. Meal often uses style chips economically while tasting as rich as fancy wholes once baked. Dry-toast a scoop before folding into dough if you want deeper warmth without pasting the grind. Choose meal when texture is the point; choose flour when you need smoother crumbs. Fresh meal smells sweet-buttery; stale meal smells flat or paint-like. High surface area means fast rancidity—refrigerate or freeze. Australian and Hawaiian bakers reach for meal when they want macadamia presence without covering every cookie in style-0 kernels.