Tom Vranich writes:

Subject: measure of oats?

Your basic cooking instructions do not include a measure for the steel cut oats, unless I missed it. Do you add one cup to the four cups of water to match the microwave recommendation of four times the water to oats?

Thank you

paula writes:

Subject: great cooking tips

Thanks for the full lowdown on cooking these wonderful oats! great article 5 stars

Andrew writes:

Subject: Microwave steel cut oats method

One messy problem with cooking steel cut oats in the microwave is that once the mixture reaches the boiling point, it will expand and froth over the side of your bowl within a matter of seconds. I estimate the time it will take to reach the boiling point based on the amount of water, then microwave on high for a little under this time. When it's finished, I then microwave on high and watch it like a hawk. When it starts to boil and expand, I shut the microwave off, then set it for about 15 minutes at 20% power. Then I can walk away for the 15 minutes and not worry about it spilling over the sides.

Jeff writes:

Subject: Prevent Frothing

Adding just a few drops of a clear-tasting oil, like canola or corn oil, during the cooking process will help to control the foaming up, both for the microwave and the stovetop methods.

If you feel like splurging on calories and throwing healthfulness partially out the window, try adding three tablespoons of maple syrup along with a tablespoon of bacon fat to the initial quart of water. Yum!

Ed Colcord writes:

Subject: Steelcut oats in microwave

I don't like this. No matter how tightly I wrapped the plastic wrap, the water and oats boiled over. Also after 10 minutes, the plastic wrap is stiff- like its structure has changed after long exposure to microwaves. Does anyone worry about out-gassing?