I’m in love with my new pressure cooker. I’d been wanting one for quite a while and when Frieda, Frieda Loves Bread, posted two great tutorials on using the Cuisinart 6 quart electric pressure cooker, and she told me they were selling at Costco for $69, I knew the time had come to buy one.
Frieda described the electric pressure cooker as a crockpot on steroids, which is a perfect description. You get the results of a tender, slow cooked meal without the long cooking time.
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This pressure cooker is great for making Steel Cut Oats because they’re softer than when cooked on the stove. I like the slightly crunchy texture of Steel Cut Oats, but I usually ended up cooking them twice as long as the package directions suggested. Some people recommend soaking Steel Cut Oats overnight to soften them before cooking, but with a pressure cooker that isn’t necessary.
Another big advantage of making them in the pressure cooker is that they’re worry free. You can just press the start button and walk away, no having to worry about stirring them so they don’t burn on the bottom, or that they’ll boil over.
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Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oats
Ingredients
- ½ cup Steel Cut Oats
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Dash of salt
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in pressure cooker pot, select high pressure and set 10 minutes cook time. (It took the pressure cooker 10 minutes to come up to pressure and 20 minutes for a natural pressure release after the cook time, for a total prep time of 40 minutes. A quick release is not recommended with grains.)
- Top with milk, fresh or dried fruit, chopped nuts or granola, and your favorite sweetener - brown or white sugar, maple syrup, or agave syrup. This time I chose dried blueberries, strawberries, granola and brown sugar.
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Diana
Even after letting it sit, the oatmeal was stil too runny and mushy. I’d suggest reducing the amount of water by about 2 cups.
Barbara Schieving
Hi Diana – I don’t recommend that. What type of oatmeal did you use?
Kristin Haase-Alvey
Barbara, I tried this recipe exactly and ended up with too much water at the end. There was still a layer of water on top. What did I do wrong?
Barbara Schieving
Hi Kristin – just let it sit for a few minutes and it will absorb the excess water as it sits.
Penny C
Can the pressure-cooked steel cut oats recipe be doubled or tripled?
Barbara Schieving
Hi Penny – yes, you can double or triple this recipe with no problem. Your cook time will not change.
Richard Eppert
I’m the cook of the house and my wife bought me a pressure cooker for Christmas this year! It’s awesome and I’ve wanted to try this steel cut recipe. But what I’d like to do is make a large batch of it on the weekends and put the cooked oats in several containers for a quick microwave breakfast during the week (I have a tight schedule to get out door on weekdays). Would that work? I was wondering if anyone else has tried this too? Thanks!
Barbara Schieving
Hi Richard – yes, you can make a large batch. Oats foam, so don’t fill you pot more than half way full and be sure and use a natural pressure release to release the pressure. I’ve got lots of fun steel cut oat recipes on Pressure Cooking Today http://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/?s=steel+cut+oats so you can change it up occasionally. Enjoy!
Jane on Whidbey
The only reason I decided to buy one of these was for steel cut oats. I make them with bakers’ cut crystallized ginger, Vietnamese cinnamon, a pinch of salt, a dab of coconut oil (it’s wonderful in rice, too), and the dried fruit of the day: apricots, raisins, currants, craisins, mango, apple, or pineapple. Brown Cow or Zoi yogurt tops it, with a bit of maple syrup. So satisfying. It’s like having hearty dessert for breakfast every day. I’ll be careful to use the pip method, though. I hate cleaning pans. As they say, I don’t like to cook; I like to have cooked.
Since I discovered electric p.c., I’m thinking I just might like cooking again. I hate to be on my feet in the kitchen for more than 10 minutes anymore. lol I’m planning soups, beans, pulled pork, rice, my own yogurt, tapioca, custard, Indian pudding, and a slew of other foods I’ve stopped making. This could be dangerous! Thanks for all the inspiration.
Barbara Schieving
Thanks Jane – sounds like you have it down to a system. Have fun!
Teri
I tried your pressure cooker steel cut oats this morning. I cut the cook time to 5 minutes. They were wonderful. Can this recipe be doubled or tripled? Has anyone tried this? The texture was perfect. Not too mushy. I used orange blossom honey and pine nuts to finish. I wont make them on the stove top ever again. Thanks so much.
Barbara Schieving
Hi Teri – sounds like a delicious way to finish it. I’ll never cook steel cuts oats on the stove again either. Yes, you can double or triple the recipe, just be sure and allow extra time for a NPR so foam doesn’t come up out of the valve when you open it.
Stephanie, The Peaceful Weight Loss Coach
I love this. I bought a pressure cooker and now I want to use it all the time!
Arlene
I tried it his morning – it was my very first use of my new pressure cooker! And it was fabulous so I had to thank you. I have four daughters, 7.5-1.5, so between them, my husband, and I (everyone loved it!) – I know to triple the recipe next time! Thanks again! So easy and really great oatmeal!
Barbara Schieving
Hi Arlene – so glad your first time was fabulous. When you triple the recipe allow a little extra time for a natural pressure release. Oats foam and the little extra time will help eliminate any problems. Also the more liquid you use in the pressure cooker the longer it will take to come to pressure. The cook time will be the same though.
mona
I tried this steel cut oat recipe in my Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker and it clogged the pressure gauge 🙁 When I opened my pressure cooker up there were oats smashed inside the gauge.
Barbara Schieving
Hi Mona – Thanks for the feedback. Would you like me to help troubleshoot? What size is your pressure cooker? Did you change the recipe? Maybe use a quick pressure release? You could try adding some oil to help prevent foaming. Here’s a similar recipe using the Kuhn Rikon pressure cooker. Maybe the directions will help as well. http://www.choosingraw.com/hurry-up-vegan-how-to-make-steel-cut-oats-in-the-pressure-cooker/
Hope that helps.
Mona
Hi Barbara, I’m just now seeing your comment to my very old post above 🙂
Just wanted to add that since I posted about the oat issue I have been using Pot in Pot method to cook my oats and it works beautifully. I purchased a Fat Dadio pan from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013BL64E/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1 which fits perfectly in my Instant Pot with plenty of room on the sides for steam to circulate. I cover the pan with cheese cloth and then place a round steamer plate with holes that came with my stove top pressure cooker over the cheese cloth to hold it in place. (placing the pot of oats on a trivet…water in cooker) The oats stay inside the pot this way and make clean up a breeze 🙂
Also, for anyone looking for pans to fit inside their cookers, I have bought several sizes of Fat Dadio pans from Amazon that work beautifully inside my pressure cookers, …specifically Instant Pot. They are aluminum but anodized so safe to use. Perfect cheese cakes every time! 🙂
Love your site! Thanks for all your hard work to keep it going. I’ve tried many of your recipes and have never been disappointed! 🙂
jem
How much water do you put in the pressure cooker itself when you use the PIP method? Thank you!
Barbara Schieving
Hi Jem – I haven’t tried the pip method, but I’d assume you’d used about a cup and half. Hip Pressures Cooking is a good resource for PIP cooking.
Rose Crane
I am trying it right now. Mm I love steel cut oats, but don’t make them too often because it takes so long! Congratulation on your awesome pressure cooker. Thank you for the recipe!
El
I am trying it right now. However, I just read in the manual that they do not recommend cooking Oatmeal (amongst other things) in them since it can clog the pressure release device. This is my first and last time I will be using my Pressure Cooker for oatmeal (unfortunately I read this too late). We just ordered a Thermal Cooker and I will be making them in that in the future.
Barbara Schieving
The pressure cooker manuals offer contradictory advice about cooking oatmeal. They don’t recommend cooking oatmeal in them, but then they have oatmeal recipes in their recipe section. I have not had any problem with clogging when cooking oatmeal. You can also add a bit of oil to the water which helps prevent foaming.
Georgy
Hi Barbara
I love this recipe! I made it again today and a minor tweak I made is I added 2 tsps butter (or it could be any oil.) I noticed it was “foaming” last time and I know adding oil to beans prevents that. It worked really well — now I’m ready to go shovel snow for hours!
Barbara Schieving
Thanks Georgy – I’ll have to try adding a little bit of oil. Stay warm!
Priscilla
instead of water can I use milk? or kefir milk?
Barbara Schieving
Hi Priscilla – I haven’t tried it with milk, but I did find several recipes that used half water and half milk. http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/steel-cut-oatmeal-with-soy-milk
Juju@GetFitwithJuju
I just bought my pressure cooker last week and having so much fun with it! I have the regular stovetop one, but it’s pretty easy to use. Can’t wait for tomorrow morning, so I can make this for breakfast! So glad to of found your site, and will be following! Xoxo =]
Aggie
So glad I saw this post! I don’t have a pressure cooker, but am so tempted to buy one. I also just clicked through to Cheeky Kitchen’s oatmeal and threw it together in minutes! Breakfast, woo hoo!!!
Laurel
I might just have to get a pressure cooker! We’re featuring breakfast this week over at the M&T Spotlight and I’d love for you to submit this: http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
Joy
That is a great way to cook the oats. I had the hardest trouble cooking steel oats.
Simone
I’ve always wondered about a pressure cooker and wether or not it was worth the money (I didn’t know they could be so cheap!!) but it looks definitely worth trying it out!
Miriam Barton
I just got a pressure cooker about a month ago but I haven’t used it yet. Thanks for a great recipe to start with! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
Betty @ scrambled hen fruit
What a healthful breakfast! It’s the perfect way to start the day. 🙂