where to buy steel-cut/wholegrain oats for porridge?

Tedious Bore

anyone know where sells steel-cut/wholegrain oats for porridge?

rubadub

They are probably pinhead oats, which are in most supermarkets. These are roughly cut oats, not flattened, which take a lot longer to cook.

http://www.flahavans.com/product/porridgeoats/pinhead.htm


If you read about them on some site you can link we may be able to confirm if they are definitely pinheads, pretty sure it is though. I got them once, never again.

Tedious Bore

thanks. these were the ones i was looking at.... http://www.mccanns.ie/p_SteelCut.html

not sure if they're different maybe but might give those other ones a go anyway

Mellor

Regular oats are far better imo.

Krusty_Clown

I bought a bag of Flahavans pin-head oats at one stage by accident. It was only after I had tried to microwave them for 5-6 minutes that I realized my mistake. I have never had the time available to make the porridge properly (soak overnight and 20 minutes cooking), but they do make a good crust/topping for fish/lamb/chicken, when roasted in the oven!

rubadub

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel-cut_oats

Steel-cut oats are whole grain groats (the inner portion of the oat kernel) which have been cut into pieces. They are commonly used in Scotland and Ireland to make porridge, whereas rolled oats are used in England, other English-speaking countries, and Scandinavia. They are sometimes named after the grade of cut, e.g. pinhead oats; steel-cut oats from Ireland are sometimes called Irish oats

That McCanns is owned by odlums and sell to the US & Canada. SO makes sense that this particular Irish brand is using US terms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCann%27s_Steel_Cut_Irish_Oatmeal

kerash

Hi there, Pinhead Oatmeal and Steal Cut Oats are the same thing. Pinhead/Steel Cut are said to be better for you as they are the least processed but as far as I know the nutritional difference is minimal.

RandolphEsq

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I bought a bag of Flahavans pin-head oats at one stage by accident. It was only after I had tried to microwave them for 5-6 minutes that I realized my mistake. I have never had the time available to make the porridge properly (soak overnight and 20 minutes cooking), but they do make a good crust/topping for fish/lamb/chicken, when roasted in the oven!

haha me too!

coffee to go

Spotted in Dundrum Harvey Nichols at the weekend:



Seems a little steep for porridge if you ask me!