Regular Oats Vs. Steel Cut Oats: What's the Difference?

[BABY1]

TweetIf you’re looking at oats as a potential hot breakfast, know that cooking times vary considerably.

Regular oatmeal is either old-fashioned (rolled oats) or quick-cooking oats. Rolled oats have been flattened out and had their husks removed, and they take around 15 minutes to cook. Quick-cooking oats (ready in 5 minutes) have been rolled into thinner flakes and cut into pieces.

Steel-cut oats (sometimes referred to as Irish oatmeal) are groats, which is what oats turn into after they are cleaned, toasted, and hulled. To make steel-cut oats, these groats are cut into several pieces but not rolled. They have a chewy texture, take about 45 minutes to cook, and make an especially hearty, stick-to-your-ribs breakfast.

All these varieties are high in vitamin B1 and they also have vitamins B2 and E. They’re also a good source of fiber. Instant oatmeal, while convenient, is not as nutritious as it is made with precooked oat groats and often processed with salt, sugar, and flavorings.

[Heavy Hitter]

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[6p6]

TweetLove oats

[wutlisstrice]

Tweeti love me some Krogrer oats man!!!!!!......the one with blueberries i will knock over your grandmother to get the last box

[jipped genes]

Tweetsteel cut digest slower. i prefer the texture of the quick oats. add some natty peanut butter and a scoop or two of chocolate protein powder and man i am set

[Nae72]

TweetI like Quaker Maple & Brown Sugar instant...pretty much every morning. I found a recipe for a baked oatmeal that I was planning on trying to make Sunday.