We tried the groats or steel cut oats from Honeyville Grains the other day. We put them in a bowl using 1 cup of groats for 4 cups of water and then put that in our slow cooker on low and let them cook overnight.
These oats don't look anything like those mashed flat oats you may be used to in the round boxes with the quaker guy on the label. They look a lot more like tabouli or pastina or perhaps the crumbs left over in a bag of granola?
In a word they were awesome with a little brown sugar, cinnamon and butter. So much better than instant or 5 minute oats there was no comparison.
FYI brown sugar, stored in moisture proof containers (i.e. heat sealed mylar bags) has a shelf life of 'indefinite'. Bag up some and store it with your preps along with some powdered butter and sticks of whole cinnamon. It'll go a long way toward making eating from your preperation foods enjoyable and not just a source of calories.
The cinnamon isn't indefinite but after using powdered cinnamon of over 4 years in age that was just 'stored' in its off the grocery shelf container in the back of the spice cabinet, I think storing the stick kind in a bag with O2 absorbers to prevent oxidation and loss of oils should last for many years and still be able to add a little flavor to your meals.
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