# Recipe for steel-cut oatmeal in tiny Crock Pot? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 1, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-steel-cut-oatmeal-in-tiny-crock-pot/431932 "2008-01-01T22:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-steel-cut-oatmeal-in-tiny-crock-pot/431932/1 "2008-01-01T22:43:20Z")
I recently purchased that 16-ounce Little Dipper Crock Pot available for less than $15. It looks about the perfect size for a serving of morning porridge. I want to use traditional steel-cut Irish/Scottish oats as sold by McCann. Anyone have a recipe for this? How much oats, how much water? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Stillwell\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Stillwell\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stillwell_Angel)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-steel-cut-oatmeal-in-tiny-crock-pot/431932/2 "2008-01-02T00:03:10Z")
I scaled this larger sized crock pot recipe down to fit in my little dipper: 1/2 cup oats 1 3/4 cup water pinch of salt Just before bed, combine oats and water in cooker. Let cook overnight, in the morning stir in salt and a little milk or half & half. I like to add brown sugar to mine as well. You may have to play with the amounts of water versus oats as I did, depending on how thick or runny you prefer the end result. I don’t know about the steel cut oats, I just use good ol’ Quaker. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-steel-cut-oatmeal-in-tiny-crock-pot/431932/3 "2008-01-02T00:12:54Z")
Thanks, Stillwell. I suspect that the proportions for steel-cut oats is going to be different than for rolled oats. I might have to play around with it. My guess is that I need much less oats if I’m using steel cut. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-steel-cut-oatmeal-in-tiny-crock-pot/431932/4 "2008-01-02T00:17:55Z")
[Here’s a recipe](http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_17138,00.html) courtesy of Alton Brown, and yes it uses steel-cut. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-steel-cut-oatmeal-in-tiny-crock-pot/431932/5 "2008-01-02T05:52:48Z")
I do 1 cup water, 1/4 cup steel cut oats in my little crockpot. ---
**Author:** ![Carson\_O\_Genic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@Carson\_O\_Genic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carson_O_Genic)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-steel-cut-oatmeal-in-tiny-crock-pot/431932/6 "2008-01-02T09:57:33Z")
I’m using a 3 qt. cooker,so the cooking time is possibly not equivalent,but 3 hrs. is sufficient-overnight tends to gelatinise.