steel cut oats

notbob said:

I finally gave steel cut oats a try. Now, this is something I can eat
every day, unlike rolled oats. Part of the reason is I found a brand
that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

http://www.countrychoicenaturals.com/product.asp?id=31

I've also discovered the faster one cooks them, the starchier and
pastier they become. If cooked 15-30 mins at a low simmer, they're
not so pasty. I eat 'em plain with a few golden raisens. Yum.

Another bonus is the complete lack of a blood sugar spike and
following sleepiness one gets from most carbo blasts. This I became
sensitive to after being on Atkins for awhile. But now, I have to
lose Atkins and get serious about lowering my cholesterol. My father
just had a second heart attack last Sat (he's ok) and I've got to quit
kidding myself about that "It won't happen to me" fantasy.

nb

Steel cut oats rock, nb! (Sorry about your father and glad he's okay).
You're right, McCann's are very expensive. Glad you found a good, less
expensive alternative. I need to buy some more (steel cut, not necessarily
McCann's).

Jill

You should be able to find inexpensive good quality oats at your local
friendly natural foods market in the bulk section. Along with a good
selection of dried fruits to use as add-ins.

notbob said:

I finally gave steel cut oats a try. Now, this is something I can eat
every day, unlike rolled oats. Part of the reason is I found a brand
that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

http://www.countrychoicenaturals.com/product.asp?id=31

I've also discovered the faster one cooks them, the starchier and
pastier they become. If cooked 15-30 mins at a low simmer, they're
not so pasty. I eat 'em plain with a few golden raisens. Yum.

Another bonus is the complete lack of a blood sugar spike and
following sleepiness one gets from most carbo blasts. This I became
sensitive to after being on Atkins for awhile. But now, I have to
lose Atkins and get serious about lowering my cholesterol. My father
just had a second heart attack last Sat (he's ok) and I've got to quit
kidding myself about that "It won't happen to me" fantasy.

nb

That's where I get mine, about $1 a pound bulk.

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You should be able to find inexpensive good quality oats at your local
friendly natural foods market in the bulk section. Along with a good
selection of dried fruits to use as add-ins.

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I finally gave steel cut oats a try.

notbob,

I did the same thing. But after comparing the nutrition labels, a bowl of
mini shredded wheat (Trader Joe's) with non-fat milk turned out to be more
nutritious, faster and tastier, imho. I forgot to compare the "cheapne$$"
factor. 🙁

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Andy
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Quoted message said:

I finally gave steel cut oats a try. Now, this is something I can eat
every day, unlike rolled oats. Part of the reason is I found a brand
that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

Got a TJ'S in the area?

The sell the Mc Cann's at about the $5.00 and change price. at lease 2 bucks
less than the stupidmarkets & they have a "quick" version.

Dimitri

Dimitri said:

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Quoted message said:

I finally gave steel cut oats a try. Now, this is something I can eat
every day, unlike rolled oats. Part of the reason is I found a brand
that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

Got a TJ'S in the area?

The sell the Mc Cann's at about the $5.00 and change price. at lease 2 bucks
less than the stupidmarkets & they have a "quick" version.

Dimitri

Okay, dare I ask? How glutenous is this? Is the "quick" version still
very unlike the Quaker stuff, which I have avoided as much as humanly
possible for my lifetime (except as an ingredient in recipes)?

--
Jean B.

Mike Stith said:

You should be able to find inexpensive good quality oats at your local
friendly natural foods market in the bulk section. Along with a good
selection of dried fruits to use as add-ins.

I wish. I checked two local health food stores and neither had heard of
steel cut oats. So I am stuck with McCanns at $6.99 per can, compared to
$2.45 for a 1 kg (2.2lb.) bag of large flake, which is a close second.

On Tue 05 Jul 2005 05:27:16p, Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Mike Stith said:

You should be able to find inexpensive good quality oats at your local
friendly natural foods market in the bulk section. Along with a good
selection of dried fruits to use as add-ins.

I wish. I checked two local health food stores and neither had heard of
steel cut oats. So I am stuck with McCanns at $6.99 per can, compared to
$2.45 for a 1 kg (2.2lb.) bag of large flake, which is a close second.

"Health food stores" are often notoriously overpriced. We're talking
"natural foods markets" which perhaps you don't have in your area. Wild Oats
and Whole Foods Market are but two chains of such stores. There are many
other regional markets like this as well. I recently saw steel cut or "pin
head" oats for sale at Whole Foods Market for $1.49/lb.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Does anyone know of the Olgive Scottish Oatmeal was steel cut oats? Since
the plant burned down (maybe a decade ago?) they don't make the Olgive oats
in small packages anymore. The only size I could order was a tanker truck
and, trust me, I considered it at one time. We traditionally had Oatmeal
stuffing in our Thanksgiving turkey (alternate name: "skirley", IIRC) but
without the Olgive oats, nothing seemed to make it taste right.

Giselle

Dave, notbob, etc.,

I get steel cut oats through my local food co-op and it's about the
same price as rolled oats. IIRC, the regular steel cut is about
..45/lb. and organic is about .60/lb. Our supplier also supplies to
many of the health food stores, so I can tell you that they're not
paying any more than our little once-per-month co-op, and they probably
pay much less. I know this doesn't help you if your local stores don't
carry it, but I'm just saying that it shouldn't cost and arm and a leg.

Here's a link to Bob's Red Mill for steel cut:
http://www.bobsredmill.com/catalog/index.php?action=showdetails&product_ID=279

Or go to www.bobsredmill.com and do a search for steel cut oats. In 25
pound quantities, it's about .50/lb. They also offer from 1 1/2 pounds
on up. They will ship direct, but I didn't check the shipping cost.
And I'm assuming you're in the U.S.

My method of cooking is about 4:1 milk to oats (Usually a little less
than 3:1 milk, and 1:1 water to reduce the burned milk effect.), bring
to a boil in a heavy pot when I'm making dinner, turn the burner off,
let stand until I go to bed, put in a storage container, refrigerate,
nuke in the morning for breakfast with a little water to uncongeal, add
brown sugar, spices, and fresh fruit.

Hope this helps.

Ken

Rev \'Fragile Warrior\ said:

Does anyone know of the Olgive Scottish Oatmeal was steel cut oats? Since
the plant burned down (maybe a decade ago?) they don't make the Olgive oats
in small packages anymore. The only size I could order was a tanker truck
and, trust me, I considered it at one time. We traditionally had Oatmeal
stuffing in our Thanksgiving turkey (alternate name: "skirley", IIRC) but
without the Olgive oats, nothing seemed to make it taste right.

The Ogilvie Oats I grew up on were large flake rolled oats. My mother made a
pot of it every morning for my father and kept it warm in a double boiler for
my brothers and I.

notbob said:

I finally gave steel cut oats a try. Now, this is something I can eat
every day, unlike rolled oats. Part of the reason is I found a brand
that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

http://www.countrychoicenaturals.com/product.asp?id=31

I've also discovered the faster one cooks them, the starchier and
pastier they become. If cooked 15-30 mins at a low simmer, they're
not so pasty. I eat 'em plain with a few golden raisens. Yum.

Another bonus is the complete lack of a blood sugar spike and
following sleepiness one gets from most carbo blasts. This I became
sensitive to after being on Atkins for awhile. But now, I have to
lose Atkins and get serious about lowering my cholesterol. My father
just had a second heart attack last Sat (he's ok) and I've got to quit
kidding myself about that "It won't happen to me" fantasy.

nb

Try looking for them in bulk at your Local Health Food Store. I don't
recall exactly what I paid for them a few months ago, but I think it was
78¢ per pound -- plus 2¢ for the plastic bag because I didn't bring my
own <g>.

I parboil them at night and then cover and turn off the fire and let
them sit out until morning. Then cook briefly. I tried just soaking
them overnight in cold water and it didn't work, but they still cooked a
lot faster the next day.

Best regards,
Bob

On Tue 05 Jul 2005 06:59:12p, zxcvbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

notbob said:

I finally gave steel cut oats a try. Now, this is something I can eat
every day, unlike rolled oats. Part of the reason is I found a brand
that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

http://www.countrychoicenaturals.com/product.asp?id=31

I've also discovered the faster one cooks them, the starchier and
pastier they become. If cooked 15-30 mins at a low simmer, they're
not so pasty. I eat 'em plain with a few golden raisens. Yum.

Another bonus is the complete lack of a blood sugar spike and
following sleepiness one gets from most carbo blasts. This I became
sensitive to after being on Atkins for awhile. But now, I have to
lose Atkins and get serious about lowering my cholesterol. My father
just had a second heart attack last Sat (he's ok) and I've got to quit
kidding myself about that "It won't happen to me" fantasy.

nb

Try looking for them in bulk at your Local Health Food Store. I don't
recall exactly what I paid for them a few months ago, but I think it was
78¢ per pound -- plus 2¢ for the plastic bag because I didn't bring my
own <g>.

I parboil them at night and then cover and turn off the fire and let
them sit out until morning. Then cook briefly. I tried just soaking
them overnight in cold water and it didn't work, but they still cooked a
lot faster the next day.

Best regards,
Bob

They also work well with overnight cooking in the crockpot on the low
setting. Ready to eat when you get up.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Dave Smith said:

Mike Stith said:

You should be able to find inexpensive good quality oats at your local
friendly natural foods market in the bulk section. Along with a good
selection of dried fruits to use as add-ins.

I wish. I checked two local health food stores and neither had heard of
steel cut oats. So I am stuck with McCanns at $6.99 per can, compared to
$2.45 for a 1 kg (2.2lb.) bag of large flake, which is a close second.

Look for a brand named Red's.

jim

Trader Joes has McCann's for $4 somthing ... I can't remember the change
part. I bought some this past weekend.
It's the best price I have found for them.

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I finally gave steel cut oats a try. Now, this is something I can eat
every day, unlike rolled oats. Part of the reason is I found a brand
that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

http://www.countrychoicenaturals.com/product.asp?id=31

I've also discovered the faster one cooks them, the starchier and
pastier they become. If cooked 15-30 mins at a low simmer, they're
not so pasty. I eat 'em plain with a few golden raisens. Yum.

Another bonus is the complete lack of a blood sugar spike and
following sleepiness one gets from most carbo blasts. This I became
sensitive to after being on Atkins for awhile. But now, I have to
lose Atkins and get serious about lowering my cholesterol. My father
just had a second heart attack last Sat (he's ok) and I've got to quit
kidding myself about that "It won't happen to me" fantasy.

nb

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Quoted message said:

I finally gave steel cut oats a try. Now, this is something I can eat
every day, unlike rolled oats. Part of the reason is I found a brand
that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

http://www.countrychoicenaturals.com/product.asp?id=31

I've also discovered the faster one cooks them, the starchier and
pastier they become. If cooked 15-30 mins at a low simmer, they're
not so pasty. I eat 'em plain with a few golden raisens. Yum.

Another bonus is the complete lack of a blood sugar spike and
following sleepiness one gets from most carbo blasts. This I became
sensitive to after being on Atkins for awhile. But now, I have to
lose Atkins and get serious about lowering my cholesterol. My father
just had a second heart attack last Sat (he's ok) and I've got to quit
kidding myself about that "It won't happen to me" fantasy.

nb

You'll find them even cheaper at places that sell bulk items such as Whole
Foods.

--
Peter Aitken

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Got a TJ'S in the area?

The sell the Mc Cann's at about the $5.00 and change price. at lease 2 bucks
less than the stupidmarkets & they have a "quick" version.

Dimitri

Okay, dare I ask? How glutenous is this? Is the "quick" version still very
unlike the Quaker stuff, which I have avoided as much as humanly possible for
my lifetime (except as an ingredient in recipes)?

--
Jean B.

the quick is pretty good it's just a smaller cut so the water penetration is
quicker. The texture is very good and almost no difference.

Dimitri

notbob said:

I finally gave steel cut oats a try. Now, this is something I can eat
every day, unlike rolled oats. Part of the reason is I found a brand
that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

http://www.countrychoicenaturals.com/product.asp?id=31

I've also discovered the faster one cooks them, the starchier and
pastier they become. If cooked 15-30 mins at a low simmer, they're
not so pasty. I eat 'em plain with a few golden raisens. Yum.

Another bonus is the complete lack of a blood sugar spike and
following sleepiness one gets from most carbo blasts. This I became
sensitive to after being on Atkins for awhile. But now, I have to
lose Atkins and get serious about lowering my cholesterol. My father
just had a second heart attack last Sat (he's ok) and I've got to quit
kidding myself about that "It won't happen to me" fantasy.

nb

I love steel cut oats both for the taste and, like you, very little
increase in my BG.
I buy mine at a local bulk food store called The Bulk Barn. The price
there is CDN $1.30 per kilogram (2.2 lb.) or, about $0.59 per lb.
Try asking for them by a different name. Steel-cut oats are the same
thing as Irish oats or Irish oatmeal or Scotch oats or Scotch oatmeal
or pinhead oats.

Ross.
To email, remove the "obvious" from my address.

Dimitri said:

Quoted message said:

that is considerabley cheaper than the outrageously overpriced
McCann's Irish Oats. It's Country Choice Steel Cut Oats for about
$4-5 per 30 ozs as opposed to McCann's $7-8 per 28 ozs.

Got a TJ'S in the area?

The sell the Mc Cann's at about the $5.00 and change price. at lease 2 bucks
less than the stupidmarkets & they have a "quick" version.

And TJ's sells Country Choice for $2.50.

Jeneen