regular oatmeal is easy

FIVE MINUTES????

Ever since I discovered regular rolled oats, I have lost my interest in quick oats! But my only problem has been that they take 30 minutes stovetop to cook!
Thank you so much for the heads up. I will try that tomorrow. (Today we had banana bread flavored slow oats MMMMMM)

Joline

my box says nuke for 2-3min...I think I do it for a few more to make it softer. Easy-peasy!

Edited to add- use a high sided bowl much bigger than you need as it expands while cooking quite a bit and then gets smaller again when it cools.

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30 minutes?!! I cook regular rolled oats for my dd all the time, on the stove, and it doesn't take any longer than cooking them in the microwave - 5 minutes tops. It's so quick and easy, I've never understood why people feel the need to get quick oats or instant oats. I guess maybe if you wanted them really, really soft and mushy it might take longer, but I just can't imagine how it could take as long as 30 minutes. Do you have the heat turned down really low?

Steel cut oats can take 30-45 minutes... maybe that's what the 30 minute comment was referring to?

Heh I just make them overnight in the slow cooker

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._17138,00.html

I usually use different dried fruit.

And I'm not going to tell you the joys of taking leftover oatmeal, forming it into patties and lightly sauteeing it in some butter. B/c that would be unhealthy.

i believe i read recently somewhere that rolled oats have much of the nutritious stuff taken off, and that scottish oatmeal or steel cut oats are the best choice for a whole grain oatmeal.

bob's red mill makes both and they take about 10 minutes on the stove top.

~claudia

Rolled oats are heated slightly and rolled flat with large heavy rollers. Nothing is taken out but the heat does I am sure effect the oil in the grain.

Steel cut oats are cut with large steel blades.