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I keep trying to like oatmeal, but...
Mar. 23rd, 2018 03:41 pm Have you ever cooked oatmeal in the microwave? What happened? It explodes, right? But it says right there on the box that you can cook it that way, so I tried it 3 times with different techniques (INCLUDING a covered microwave container with a steam release valve in the lid!) and had to clean out the inside of the microwave 3 times. And it wasn't even fully cooked.
I've concluded that claims that steel-cut oats are microwavable are flat out lies. Like pretty much everything else I've ever read about oatmeal. No, it does NOT satisfy your appetite. No, it does NOT make you fuller longer than other cereal. And no, steel-cut Irish oats actually don't taste any less like wallpaper paste than instant oatmeal.
The one thing I can't tell through personal experience is whether oatmeal's purported health benefits are real or not. But considering oatmeal's strikeout rate so far, I'm inclined to doubt it. So that's it - I'm going back to Cream of Wheat, which at least has a pleasant texture. And I'm adding the Oatmeal Conspiracy to my short list of Conspiracy Theories that are Actually True.
I've concluded that claims that steel-cut oats are microwavable are flat out lies. Like pretty much everything else I've ever read about oatmeal. No, it does NOT satisfy your appetite. No, it does NOT make you fuller longer than other cereal. And no, steel-cut Irish oats actually don't taste any less like wallpaper paste than instant oatmeal.
The one thing I can't tell through personal experience is whether oatmeal's purported health benefits are real or not. But considering oatmeal's strikeout rate so far, I'm inclined to doubt it. So that's it - I'm going back to Cream of Wheat, which at least has a pleasant texture. And I'm adding the Oatmeal Conspiracy to my short list of Conspiracy Theories that are Actually True.
