McCann's Irish Oatmeal
Cereal
My favorite cereal by far is McCann's Irish Oatmeal. Tasting nothing like the usual Quaker Oats, McCann's Irish Oatmeal is steel-cut instead of rolled. Steel-cut oats are whole grain groats (the inner portion of the oat kernel) which have been cut into only two or three pieces. Rolled oats are flake oats that have been steamed, rolled, re-steamed and toasted. Due to all of this additional processing they have lost some of their natural taste, goodness and texture. There's good reason to believe too that steel-cut oats are lower glycemic than rolled oats because of the larger particle size. The only disadvantages that I can think of are that McCann's Irish Oatmeal is considerably more expensive than Quaker Oats (but still a lot less than meat), and they take longer to prepare. There are other sources of steel-cut oats that are less expensive, but to my taste and to that of Marrion Burros, who evaluated oatmeal for The New York Times on January 5, 2005, McCann's is clearly the best.
Our usual breakfast is McCann’s steel-cut Irish oatmeal. I love this breakfast. But it took too much time to prepare. Standing at the stove and stirring for almost 30 minutes was too much.
Times reader Alan Bressler of Billings, Montana, came to our rescue with his letter of January 12 with a simple but brilliant suggestion. He wrote:
We, too, like McCann’s steel-cut Irish oatmeal. Our simple preparation is to mix all ingredients the night before in a small crockpot. Use a timer on the outlet and cook for four hours before eating time. The results are fantastic, and the oatmeal is waiting as you enter the kitchen in the morning.
We bought a little timer right away. Initially, the results weren’t good. Our 3.5-quart Crock-Pot was too big for a two-person serving of oatmeal. So be bought a 1.5-quart Crock-Pot, and indeed the results were fantastic. I even wrote Alan a thank you letter.
Simply, grease the bottom inch or two of the Crock-Pot with a teaspoon of butter (recommended by the Crock Pot book, but actually optional). Dump in 1/2 cup McCann’s steel-cut Irish oatmeal, 2 cups water, some raisins or any other dried fruit, and a pinch of salt. In the morning serve with sweetener, cinnamon, and milk, half and half, or soymilk. There’s no better breakfast.
See also the company's website at http://www.mccanns.ie.
My favorite cereal by far is McCann's Irish Oatmeal. Tasting nothing like the usual Quaker Oats, McCann's Irish Oatmeal is steel-cut instead of rolled. Steel-cut oats are whole grain groats (the inner portion of the oat kernel) which have been cut into only two or three pieces. Rolled oats are flake oats that have been steamed, rolled, re-steamed and toasted. Due to all of this additional processing they have lost some of their natural taste, goodness and texture. There's good reason to believe too that steel-cut oats are lower glycemic than rolled oats because of the larger particle size. The only disadvantages that I can think of are that McCann's Irish Oatmeal is considerably more expensive than Quaker Oats (but still a lot less than meat), and they take longer to prepare. There are other sources of steel-cut oats that are less expensive, but to my taste and to that of Marrion Burros, who evaluated oatmeal for The New York Times on January 5, 2005, McCann's is clearly the best.
Our usual breakfast is McCann’s steel-cut Irish oatmeal. I love this breakfast. But it took too much time to prepare. Standing at the stove and stirring for almost 30 minutes was too much.
Times reader Alan Bressler of Billings, Montana, came to our rescue with his letter of January 12 with a simple but brilliant suggestion. He wrote:
We, too, like McCann’s steel-cut Irish oatmeal. Our simple preparation is to mix all ingredients the night before in a small crockpot. Use a timer on the outlet and cook for four hours before eating time. The results are fantastic, and the oatmeal is waiting as you enter the kitchen in the morning.
We bought a little timer right away. Initially, the results weren’t good. Our 3.5-quart Crock-Pot was too big for a two-person serving of oatmeal. So be bought a 1.5-quart Crock-Pot, and indeed the results were fantastic. I even wrote Alan a thank you letter.
Simply, grease the bottom inch or two of the Crock-Pot with a teaspoon of butter (recommended by the Crock Pot book, but actually optional). Dump in 1/2 cup McCann’s steel-cut Irish oatmeal, 2 cups water, some raisins or any other dried fruit, and a pinch of salt. In the morning serve with sweetener, cinnamon, and milk, half and half, or soymilk. There’s no better breakfast.
See also the company's website at http://www.mccanns.ie.
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