Re: Morning oatmeal

LurfysMa said:

Blair P. Houghton said:

tenplay said:

Do any of you eat hot oatmeal cereal in the morning? I remember my
grandmother eating it a lot. I've heard that it is a healthy and
filling alternative to the usual eggs and bacon. Is there a fast and
easy way of making oatmeal cereal without using the instant oatmeal
packages that are overly processed? Someone suggested using steel-cut
oats. Thanks for any suggestions. Mike

Steel-cut oats take forever to cook, and don't taste like what you
think of as oatmeal.

Dead wrong on count 1 and how do you know what the OP or anyone else
thinks of as oatmeal?

Any product for which the instructions for reducing the cooking time
involve soaking overnight can be considered to need a very long cooking
time.

The OP sounded like they'd eaten oatmeal but had no experience with
steel-cut oats. They do not taste the same. Not even close. Barely
recognizable as the same grain. And I've eaten both types from
McCann's.

And you? Why do you insult my intelligence by questioning obviously
true observations?

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Get McCann's rolled oats. Safeway has them, but they're cheaper at
Trader Joe's.

There are other, even better choices. I buy mine from Honeyville Farms
in 70g tins through Amazon. Honeyville Farms is in Utah, but I think
the oats come from Canada. I was a McCann's devotee for 20 years
before I discovered these. They are much fresher, much, much cheaper,
taste even better (and I love McCann's), and zero husks.

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Quaker Oats are a bit too dusty, making the result more
gummy.

Yes, very much so.

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Safeway also sells a store-brand "country oats", which are a
little bigger and much less dusty, making them a little crunchy when
cooked (the best kind for oatmeal cookie texture). I add about 10%
country oats to McCann's to make the texture just right.

For you, of course.

You bet. Did the sentence imply anything else to a rational person?

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Follow the directions on the package. Takes about 5 minutes. I
sweeten mine by slicing banana into it. Melon also works surprisingly
well. Some swear by apple and cinnamon. Maple Syrup or honey
shouldn't be necessary (and kind of defeat the purpose of eating
oatmeal instead of sugary packaged cereals).

You are sure full of rules. ;-)

More like experience worth sharing.

--Blair