Are they worth the effort?
I like oatmeal but I hate the glumpy paste that instant oats turn into.
I hear that steel cut oats do not do this and that you can even make a big pot and store them in the fridge.
Now, if you put more water in the instant oats than is recommended it takes longer for them to turn to glue so that's what I do. I hear rolled oats cook quickly and you can even microwave them, but are they as good as steel cut?
THOUGHTS!
I like them, but they are something of a pain to prepare compared to the luxury of rolled oats. The steel cut oats I've had, you either have to boil them for like 30 minutes, or leave them soaking in the pot the night before to cook them quickly.
As for taste and nutrition though, top notch. :)
Blech.
Oatmeal is only good for cookies.
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on February 04, 2011, 06:47:57 PM
Blech.
Oatmeal is only good for cookies.
I have to disagree. I actually like that weird stick and dirt flavor.
I've had steel cut oats that cooked in about 10 minutes and they are so worth it. They have a bite to them and the taste has more umph.
I like mine with peanut butter and banana MMMMMMmmmmm
Though I just found some really good instant oatmeal with flax, can't remember the name but will check the box and let you know. They're so much better than that Quaker shit.
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Oh no no no. I'm not using that fancy Quaker name brand stuff here folks.
I'm talkin TARGET brand oat packets, cinnamon flavored, 10 packs for $1.34.
That's how my oats roll round here.
But I think this weekend I may try the steel cut, to see how much of a pain it is.
I use rolled oats and they're infinitely variable. It takes probably 10-15 minutes to cook them, and I'm usually doing a bunch of other stuff at the same time. They can go bad, though, so freeze or refrigerate them.
Steel cut is good as well; they seem to be less creamy and a bit more stiff.
I usually cook them with butter and honey (my dad's stuff, which you have, which you now must use in oatmeal). Toss in whatever fruit is laying around - cranberry season was good because a handful of them would burst as they cook just like cranberry sauce, mmm. Nuts - fuck yeah.
I buy like a pound of them for $2.19 at the glorious ocean state job lot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH8tEw938RM
Alton Brown will give you the Troof on Oats. ;-)
I like steel cut oats.
I like steel cut oats. I cook them in my rice cooker and they are wonderful. Just add your oats, water, butter and a pinch of salt the night before and set your timer.
[pet peeve]
ALTON BROWN IS NOT A CHEF.
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ETA: but he's right, oats are glorified horse food.
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on February 04, 2011, 09:43:58 PM
[pet peeve]
ALTON BROWN IS NOT A CHEF.
[/pet peeve]
ETA: but he's right, oats are glorified horse food.
I see you hate the cooked oats ECH, so, what is your hot, healthy breakfast cereal alternative?
Because while I like the steel cut oats in comparison to rolled or instant, I will admit they are not my favorite breakfast, but damn they fill up teenagers cheaply and are good for you so what can I do instead?
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on February 04, 2011, 06:52:01 PM
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on February 04, 2011, 06:47:57 PM
Blech.
Oatmeal is only good for cookies.
I have to disagree. I actually like that weird stick and dirt flavor.
I also have to disagree.
(http://legalbeer.com/images/founders%20breakfast%20stout.jpg)
If you have to make your beer taste like oatmeal and chocolate, it's probably shitty beer.
Quote from: Khara on February 04, 2011, 09:49:57 PM
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on February 04, 2011, 09:43:58 PM
[pet peeve]
ALTON BROWN IS NOT A CHEF.
[/pet peeve]
ETA: but he's right, oats are glorified horse food.
I see you hate the cooked oats ECH, so, what is your hot, healthy breakfast cereal alternative?
Because while I like the steel cut oats in comparison to rolled or instant, I will admit they are not my favorite breakfast, but damn they fill up teenagers cheaply and are good for you so what can I do instead?
Beer.
ECH,
only eats breakfast at the tail-end of an allnighter
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on February 05, 2011, 02:49:21 AM
If you have to make your beer taste like oatmeal and chocolate, it's probably shitty beer.
Disagree again :/
I'm a purist. I don't even like most ales.
You can cover up any number of flaws in an ale, but a shitty lager will be shitty no matter what you add to it.
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on February 05, 2011, 06:04:53 PM
I'm a purist. I don't even like most ales.
You can cover up any number of flaws in an ale, but a shitty lager will be shitty no matter what you add to it.
Well the reinheitsgebot (spelling) won't allow the Germans to mess with their lagers. But oats and chocolate are usually added to stouts. As far as purity goes, I'm interested in what you consider to be pure. Barley, hops, water, yeast only?
by "I'm a purist" I mean that I like my beer to taste like beer. If I wanted weird flavors and other shit in it, I'd buy Smirnoff Ice or Twisted Tea or some other such abomination. Adding that shit to your microbrew and selling it for $10 a 6-pack doesn't make it anything more than expensive Smirnoff Ice.
I am, of course, a crotchety old fuck and I don't necessarily expect you young'uns to agree with my radical ideas.
Well by beer do you mean lager? Pilsner? Stout? Ale? Belgian?
There are a lot of different types of beer, each with a unique and distinct flavor.
But if you're a lager fella, then yeah. I can see where adding anything other than what's in the purity law can bother you.
I still love a good choc-oatmeal stout.
Also, "chocolate" stout can simply refer to stout brewed using a malt that's been roasted to a chocolate-like color, and this can give it a flavor kind of like dark chocolate.
IOW, they don't always add actual chocolate to your chocolate stout.
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on February 07, 2011, 05:27:07 PM
Well by beer do you mean lager? Pilsner? Stout? Ale? Belgian?
There are a lot of different types of beer, each with a unique and distinct flavor.
But if you're a lager fella, then yeah. I can see where adding anything other than what's in the purity law can bother you.
I still love a good choc-oatmeal stout.
I am mostly a lager and pilsener guy. Not to say there aren't some ales I really like, but they tend to still be more straight-up stuff rather than fruity weird shit.
I think my favorite american-brewed ale that is widely available is Rogue Brewery's Dead Guy. I also really like Pike Place Brewery's Kilt Lifter.
and before anyone says "what about stouts or porters?", I will point out (for the benefit of those ITT that are not beer afficionados) that those are also ales, as "ale" is a term that encompasses many styles of beer. There are a handful of porters and stouts that I like, generally with a meal of bloody red meat, but for the most part I don't want my beer to be that filling.
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on February 04, 2011, 09:43:58 PM
[pet peeve]
ALTON BROWN IS NOT A CHEF.
[/pet peeve]
ETA: but he's right, oats are glorified horse food.
I didn't say he was a chef...just that he would give you the TROOF on oats ;-)
Also, I find his show to be rather awesome for the technical discussion and less than awesome for his 'recipes'. I love what he talks about and generally dislike what he actually cooks.
Quote from: Alty on February 04, 2011, 07:18:37 PM
I've had steel cut oats that cooked in about 10 minutes and they are so worth it. They have a bite to them and the taste has more umph.
I like mine with peanut butter and banana MMMMMMmmmmm
I tried this the other morning.
D E L I C I O U S .
Well now I have to try that
PS- Cainad- i know
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on February 05, 2011, 08:13:59 AM
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on February 05, 2011, 02:49:21 AM
If you have to make your beer taste like oatmeal and chocolate, it's probably shitty beer.
Disagree again :/
I would agree that if you HAVE to make it taste like that, as in the only way you can make your beer taste good is to add a bunch of extra flavor to it from nontraditional gimmicky ingredients, then yeah, the underlying beer is most likely shitty.
That's not the case with the Founders Breakfast Stout. Founders also makes awesome beers when they use nothing but water, malted barley, hops, and yeast.
Quote from: Ratatosk on February 07, 2011, 08:47:55 PM
Quote from: Rip City Hustle on February 04, 2011, 09:43:58 PM
[pet peeve]
ALTON BROWN IS NOT A CHEF.
[/pet peeve]
ETA: but he's right, oats are glorified horse food.
I didn't say he was a chef...just that he would give you the TROOF on oats ;-)
Also, I find his show to be rather awesome for the technical discussion and less than awesome for his 'recipes'. I love what he talks about and generally dislike what he actually cooks.
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Hey, now. My apple pie recipe was originally based off of his (with some changes, yeah), and I still go look up the recipe for the amount flour I need for the crust. I can never remember that shit.
Steel cut oats were so boring to my kids that my husband started doing funky things to them. Like making them with ketchup and mustard.
...probably shouldn't have shared that.
Quote from: Jenne on February 10, 2011, 05:58:29 PM
Steel cut oats were so boring to my kids that my husband started doing funky things to them. Like making them with ketchup and mustard.
...probably shouldn't have shared that.
Actually, you are not alone, my kids have done some whack stuff with oats going savory as opposed to sweet. I will have to say that while it wouldn't be my first choice to eat oats with worchester or horseradish or sriracha, (of these the horseradish was not that bad) there are worse things out there.
Eh they are a grain and oats are heart healthy, we're probably ruining that heart health with the sugar and butter and cream anyway.
Quote from: Jenne on February 10, 2011, 05:58:29 PM
Steel cut oats were so boring to my kids that my husband started doing funky things to them. Like making them with ketchup and mustard.
...probably shouldn't have shared that.
Oats and ground beef.
BUMP for steel cut oats with some tomato sauce mixed in topped with poached eggs with some salt, pepper, and parmesan liberally thrown on top.