If you didn’t know this already, you can make almost anything in a rice cooker. I use it mostly for quinoa.
But it works for steel cut oats too.
Look at that texture and crunch!!
In case you were hoping for something more enlightening, I’m sorry to disappoint you, that was the tip.
Steel cut oats topped in carob chips and bananas…
And again.
Because sometimes more is more.
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Great tip, I need a rice cooker! Congrats to the winner!
That’s a wonderful tip – I just purchased a rice cooker on Friday!!!
glad to help judy. i use it for lentils, beans, and assorted grains WAY more often than rice!! they’re perfect every time and i dont have to do anything.
ahh i love a good quinoa breakfast. maybe a rice cooker should be on my christmas wish.
hooray for rice cookers… good for steaming veges and dumplings too 🙂
What setting do you put it on for quinoa?
the “mixed rice/other” setting. although to be honest, i dont think it matters…white rice, brown rice, mixed/other – any one will work.
its the cheapest and most diverse kitchen tool. definitely the most bang for your buck.
rice cookers are such a great invention- I cook oats, quinoa, and all kinds of rice! Save so much time 🙂
I seriously never thought of that! I don’t even own a rice cooker, which is a crime considering how often I cook rice.
Hi Elise! Love your blog. I was wondering if you follow the instuctions on the bag or box on the quinoa or beans or whatever you make in the rice cooker? Or do you change the liquid because it’s not on the stove top?
i dont follow the instructions. i use the indicated lines on the rice cooker. ive never had problems whether its beans, lentils or grains.
Is their a big difference between regular oats and steel cut? Ive only ever tried regular oats and oat bran.
yes. steel cut oats (often referred to as scottish oats) are cut differently – they are the whole grain groat (as opposed to the flattened version in rolled oats). they take longer to cook as a result.
Can you tell your ratio of lentil to water and at what setting? I have only cooked quinoa (2:1 @white rice) and steel-cut oats (3:1 @porridge). Would love to be able to cook lentil since I love green lentils. Thanks!