Deeeeeee-lish. Extremely good, and very easy to make, taking roughly the eight minutes or so the package says it takes. It’s kinda fun watching the little oatmeal granules take in the water and turn into mush. Which brings to mind: why the big deal about oatmeal being “steel cut”? I
⭐Bottom line: 8 out of 10 Golden Spoons when cooked in a pot⭐
Trader Joe’s Quick Cook Steel Cut Oatmeal is NOT GOOD when: you use the microwave. Nope. Believe me, I’ve tried, three times, with three different methods, and they all have failed. The first time, and this was probably my underestimating of the matter, I had my quarter cup of steel cut oatty bittybits, three quarters cup of water from the hot water tap at work (you know, what you’d use to make tea), put it in roughly a container with a two cup volume, and nuked it for three minutes. My visual estimation was, after only three minutes, roughly 60% of the oatmeal and water boiled over, causing a huge mess. I took two dish towels to clean up. I didn’t dare nuke it again, and so instead ate what was left with almonds and berries. Ugh. Definitely not cooked all the way – all grainy and mushy and kinda chewy.
⭐Bottom line: 1 out of 10 Golden Spoons when cooked in a microwave⭐
Jim –
From What’s Good at Trader Joe’s 2013:
Deeeeeee-lish. Extremely good, and very easy to make, taking roughly the eight minutes or so the package says it takes. It’s kinda fun watching the little oatmeal granules take in the water and turn into mush. Which brings to mind: why the big deal about oatmeal being “steel cut”? I
⭐Bottom line: 8 out of 10 Golden Spoons when cooked in a pot⭐
Trader Joe’s Quick Cook Steel Cut Oatmeal is NOT GOOD when: you use the microwave. Nope. Believe me, I’ve tried, three times, with three different methods, and they all have failed. The first time, and this was probably my underestimating of the matter, I had my quarter cup of steel cut oatty bittybits, three quarters cup of water from the hot water tap at work (you know, what you’d use to make tea), put it in roughly a container with a two cup volume, and nuked it for three minutes. My visual estimation was, after only three minutes, roughly 60% of the oatmeal and water boiled over, causing a huge mess. I took two dish towels to clean up. I didn’t dare nuke it again, and so instead ate what was left with almonds and berries. Ugh. Definitely not cooked all the way – all grainy and mushy and kinda chewy.
⭐Bottom line: 1 out of 10 Golden Spoons when cooked in a microwave⭐