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Low-energy prep of steel-cut oats for several breakfasts: 1. Boil water in an electric kettle — we have a gas stove-top but we buy wind power for electricity;
by dctoedt 4y ago
Low-energy prep of steel-cut oats for several breakfasts:
1. Boil water in an electric kettle — we have a gas stove-top but we buy wind power for electricity; it's a Texas-grid thing.
2. Pour boiling water into a pot, add oats, bring back to a boil on the gas range, then immediately turn off the gas.
(I use a ratio of 1 cup of steel-cut oats to 3 cups of water.)
3. Put a lid on the pot, put the pot on a trivet, cover with a dish towel (to keep heat in), tip the pot lid a bit to open it (to let steam out).
4. Come back in an hour or so — the oats are cooked and still hot; eat some, save the rest in a container to go into the refrigerator once cool.
- yawnxyz 4y agoI boil water in a kettle, then pour it over raw oats into a glass jar (e.g. peanut butter jar) enough to "wet" everything without covering the oats. Ten minutes later and the oats are perfect
- ropable 4y agoI use an "overnight oats" method that I feel would probably be even more energy-efficient: place the required amount of rolled oats in a plastic container, pour in the required amount of milk/water, close the lid and store in the fridge overnight. In the morning, heat the mix for a couple of minutes in the microwave (you're just aiming to heat it up at this point). I wouldn't stake my life that this method is more efficient, but it feels like it should be (microwaves are a pretty efficient method of heating a small volume). Takes a bit of forward planning, though.