Steel Cut Oats - question

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Yes. I make 4 servings at a time. If it's the weekend, I eat one right away and then have it for 3 days of work (heat it up in the microwave). Or, when I run out mid-week, I make a batch and then just take one portion each day. I store it in the fridge; depending on space and available containers, I'll either put it into single serving tupperware containers or one large one...then I section off a piece (once it cools and you put it in the fridge, it will firm up. So you kind of need to "cut a slice of it". It loosens up when you reheat it. I would also add a touch more water when you're making it so it doesn't get too firm.

Though it takes 30 min, that's not long enough (for me at least) to make such a large batch that I would freeze it, though I think you probably could (though, it may depend if you use water or milk as the liquid).

I found a blog called "The Oatmeal Artist"; she has many many many oatmeal recipes....steel cut, traditional, overnight. It's great for getting ideas.

Enjoy!

I love steel cut oats and eat them every morning. I do the same as the other posters.... I cook 1/2 bag of Bob's Red Mill Steel cut oats, which gives me breakfast for several days. In the morning I add a little water, reheat it, and slice an apple in it instead of sugar. I do that about twice a week. The oats take too long to cook to make every day.

Great answers! I too make a batch that last about four days then make more. Steel cut oats are the ultimate breakfast good to kick off your metabolism.. just add cinnamon and blueberries.

I'm going to make some right now!

Thanks! Beautiful profile pic by the way.

You got it. The boiling water cooks the oats and letting it sit out allows the water will soak into the oats expanding them. I put a frozen serving in the microwave for about 60 seconds. It's warm but not piping hot so if you like them hot maybe try 90 seconds? Let me know how it goes! I'm about to get one out of the freezer now.

I take a mason jar fill it up with about a cup of dry steel cut oats. Fill up the jar with boiling water and let it sit out overnight.

The next morning the water will have soaked into the oats then I take a cupcake pan and fill it up with the oats and freeze. I usually leave out 1 serving one to eat that morning. After they are frozen I pop them out and place them in a freezer bag and store in the freezer.

When I'm ready to eat a frozen serving I'll put one into a bowl, add a little water and put it in the microwave then add flavorings (cinnamon, apples, brown sugar, protein powder, berries, raisins etc.)

Sounds good! Just to clarify, the oats are cooked by the boiling water and overnight soak? How long in the microwave?

I too make a batch in the crockpot then add what I want to it for flavoring each day. yum. 1 cup of steel cut oats to 4 cups of liquid is perfect

I always make steel cut oats with 1 c. oats, 3 c. skim or lowfat milk, and 1 c. water. I soak them overnight and cook over the stovetop with a bit of brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, splash of vanilla...and sometimes add dried fruit. It makes 4 servings. Usually my husband and I make this on a Sunday morning and refrigerate the leftovers so we can each have it 1 day during the work week. I hope this helps. Also, the leftovers refrigerate and reheat in the microwave very well..I've waited up to a week to eat mine and they tasted just as good as Day One.

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There is also the option of soaking the oats in the refrigerator for cold-cooked oatmeal. There are several recipes on the web. Just google cold cooked oatmeal. And if you want your oatmeal to be warm, you just microwave it for a minute or two. I have done it many times myself and it is pretty good.

Thank you everyone! I love steel cut oats, but have become lazy about cooking them every morning, especially when routines are messed up with holidays and company. I'm going to try these and see which works best for me. :flowerforyou:

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