Steel-Cut Oats Are Good!

[Paradigm]

So I thought I'd share that I bought steel-cut oats for the first time the other day, so yesterday morning and today I've made my morning oatmeal using them (taking the full 25-30 minutes cooking time). These taste SO much better than the standard rolled oats, and I like the texture too (and if they're a touch crunchy/firm, that's ok by me too).

Just thought I'd share that something that's better for me tastes better too I happen to feel the same way about whole-wheat bread vs white.

[Mark57]

Are you cooking them each day? When I cook one cup of steel cut oats it makes enough to last me all week.

I like my oatmeal toasted. Melt some butter in a pan and add the steel cut oats, toss to get them all coated and then toast them until they turn brown and smell toasty. Then add them to your boiling water and cook as normal.

[Cynic]

I like to cook up my oats (rolled, btw) in milk and fruit.

Can anyone devise a method of doing similar with steel-cuts?

[DirtyMartini]

You could probably put your oats & milk in a pot in the fridge overnight, then heat it up in the morning for maybe ~10 minutes.

As another idea, we've cooked irish oats in a crockpot overnight (with water) and it's turned out wonderfully!

[Lost Dog]

Originally Posted by Paradigm

So I thought I'd share that I bought steel-cut oats for the first time the other day, so yesterday morning and today I've made my morning oatmeal using them (taking the full 25-30 minutes cooking time). These taste SO much better than the standard rolled oats, and I like the texture too (and if they're a touch crunchy/firm, that's ok by me too).

Just thought I'd share that something that's better for me tastes better too I happen to feel the same way about whole-wheat bread vs white.

I prefer the rolled oats that cook in 5 minutes, but the steel cut ones are good.

If you prefer steel cut, that's cool. But, don't be afraid to eat rolled oats. They are also whole grain and are almost identical, nutritionally. They've just been steamed and flattened.

Originally Posted by Mark57

I like my oatmeal toasted. Melt some butter in a pan and add the steel cut oats, toss to get them all coated and then toast them until they turn brown and smell toasty. Then add them to your boiling water and cook as normal.

Originally Posted by Cynic

I like to cook up my oats (rolled, btw) in milk and fruit.

Can anyone devise a method of doing similar with steel-cuts?

I would heat the milk until it's very hot, but not boiling, and pour it over the oats. Let is sit out until it's cool (30-40 minutes), then stick it in the fridge overnight.

Add your fruit in when you nuke your servings.

Also, precooking them like Mark does will probably speed things up for you. It does with buckwheat vs. kashi, (toasted buckwheat kernels).

[Mark57]

Originally Posted by Cynic

I like to cook up my oats (rolled, btw) in milk and fruit.

Can anyone devise a method of doing similar with steel-cuts?

Overnight Oatmeal, courtesy of Alton Brown.

edit: And yes, it works even better if you toast the oats first!

[Alcoholiday]

you could just cook it in milk, cynic, and then refrigerate it. Then in the morning add a little water, and nuke it. I think that would work well.

[Paradigm]

These are all good ideas on preparing the oatmeal, so I'll have to keep them in mind. I do also have the standard rolled oats variety when I need to make them fairly quickly in the morning (which is standard, I'm an anti-morning person and will sleep until it is absolutely necessary that I get out of bed).

I also think I'm really going to have to try that toasted approach.