How to Cook Steel Cut Oats (4 Ways!)

Overnight

Pour hot water over the oats and allow them to hydrate and soften the tough surface overnight. Make sure the water completely cools to room temperature before placing it in the refrigerator.

In the morning, simmer the oat mixture on the stovetop for 5 minutes with an additional cup of water or milk, until the oats thicken. Let the oats sit for a few minutes before serving to create a porridge consistency.

Unlike soaking old fashioned rolled oats or instant oats in cold liquid to make overnight oatmeal, steel-cut oats need one more quick-cooking step. I tested just soaking, but the grains were still too hard and chewy to truly enjoy.

Slow cooker

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