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Oat Matzah

When eating the oat matzos is there any difference in regard to how much one must eat or is the shiur the same as with wheat matzos? In theory, the shiur for hand oat matzah is the same as for hand matzos made of wheat, whole wheat, spelt, or any of the other grains suitable for matzah. However, it is worth noting that the shiur of matzah given in the cRc Pesach Guide is based on Kol Dodi Hagadah, which assumes the person is using hand matzos of average thickness. If one were to use matzos that were noticeably thinner than the average (e.g. Chareidim brand hand matzos), they would be required to eat a larger piece of matzah than the shiur given in our guide, and if the matzah was noticeably thicker than average they could eat less. I do not have specific knowledge of how thick the oat matzos you are using are, but past experience with whole wheat and spelt matzos leads me to suspect that your matzos are likely thicker than average, in which case you can use the shiur given in the cRc Pesach Guide (or even eat a bit less). The only way to know for sure would be for you or someone else to make a determination of whether your matzos are thin, average or thick.