On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:31:30 -0700 (PDT), "
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>On Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:58:11 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
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>> I love oatmeal but U can tell you that you would be much better off with
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>> large flake oatmeal. It has so much more flavour than the quick cooking
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>> oats.
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>I prefer the original Old Fashioned oats myself and they cook up great in the microwave. I've tried the steel cut oats several times but find them no better tasting than the origial rolled oats.

All steel cut oats are not equal. McCann's cost an arm and a leg, but
are nuttier than whatever my local grocer sells as an alternative.

I've been buying mine on Amazon and find these guys as good as
McCann's- at 1/2 the price-
http://www.amazon.com/Country-Choice...dp/B000KNB0OW/

[$30 for 6 30oz- vs $30 for 4 28oz-- not quite 1/2-- so sue me]

Cooking is a long process-- but it works for me. I boil them first
while I'm setting up the morning chores in the kitchen- then transfer
to a covered double boiler to keep warm for the hour or 2 that it
takes folks to pass through the kitchen in the AM.

Rolled oats are a good quick snack- I'll even eat them raw with some
milk to preserve the texture. In the winter a splash of my instant
hot water [180F] fixes them just right for me.

Jim