I thought steelcut was the best on the GI index for slow release and should take 25-30min to prepare.
However I see Quaker has steel cuts that take 3min to prepare? I’m confused!?
What’s the scoop? TIA.
Are you eating these in isolation? If I recall correctly Glycemic Index only pertains to foods eaten in isolation. If you have additional protein or especially fat with the meal it will alter the glucose response.
Sounds like you have the Quick Cook variety:
https://www.quakeroats.com/products/hot-cereals/steel-cut-oats-quick-cook
I’ve had quick cook steel cut oats from another brand one time. They just cut the pieces smaller than standard steel cut. As for GI… I generally don’t worry about that for oats. They’re so darn good for you that if the only way you’re able to eat them is quick cook, then that’s what I would go for. For example, I prefer standard steel cut, but because they take so long to make, during the week I eat rolled oats. And I have the steel cut on the weekend.
You can cook any steel cut oats quickly by using less water, the consistency is just different. The longer recipes typically use 1-1.5 cups per 1/4 cup serving, but you can reduce that to 3/4 cup and they’ll be done in under 5 minutes.
They’d just be much more finely cut, compared to steamed and rolled traditional oats and the miserable mush that is quick oats generally.
I definitely prefer steel cut—I’ll sometimes batch cook them and then microwave each serving with a bit of extra milk stirred in. It’s not perfect but it does mean steel cut porridge in a couple of minutes every morning of the week.