Foodstuff hydration and processing system

A progressive hydration system, comprising:

• an exterior member having a material inlet and an outlet, wherein the exterior member is configured to facilitate the conveyance of material along a material passage within the exterior member from the material inlet to the outlet;
• one or more material processing components located along the material passage within the exterior member, wherein the one or more material processing components are configured to transform the material as the material is conveyed along the material passage;
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• multiple water inlets spaced apart along the length of the material passage, wherein the multiple water inlets are configured to provide water to the material at different locations along the length of the material passage as the material is conveyed along the material passage.

A method of hydrating and processing foodstuff materials, the method comprising:

• conveying foodstuff materials through a material passage located between an exterior tube and an inner shaft of a foodstuff hydration and processing system, wherein the inner shaft includes one or more particle resizing features extending therefrom;
• reducing the foodstuff materials into a plurality of smaller foodstuff material particles via the one or more particle resizing features while conveying the foodstuff materials through the material passage;
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• providing water to the foodstuff materials via multiple water inlets spaced apart along the length of the material passage while conveying the foodstuff materials through the material passage.