Unwilling to compromise for the sake of time, we employ a work-around: cooking the oatmeal overnight.
The key is to use a very heavy pot. This really won't work with a thin stock pot. A heavy cookpot will will hold built-up heat and do nearly all the cooking for you. When you're talking about steel-cut oats, you're talking about nearly thirty minutes of not using fuel. Good for you, good for the utility bill.
While you're watching reruns of Seinfeld, spend two minutes preparing your hearty breakfast. Go to bed. In the morning, lift the pot lid, stir and you have oatmeal.
Now. No excuses. Eat something healthy in the morning. Help restore your body after a weekend of over-indulgence. (Hey! It happens.) Off with you! Have a great day.
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Overnight Oatmeal
Remember the kitchen on Seinfeld? Remember all the boxes of cereal? We thought that was bizarre, a whole shelf of dry cereal. Who has that much real estate in a New York apartment? Even the real Seinfeld couldn't have that much pantry space. Plus, way too many choices of exceptionally cheap food (no matter how much it's fortified in the factory) that costs more with every trip to the market.
We kept just two boxes of cereal in our house: "Kids, do you want Cheerios or Corn Flakes, and will that be with or without bananas?"
Then one day, with homemade bread in the oven, homemade waffles in the fridge ready for reheating, and a shelf displaying the beautiful can shown here, we thought, "We're done with this other stuff." Haven't had a box of cereal in the house for more than a year, and don't miss it a bit.
Oatmeal is a tough sell because many people believe quality oatmeal requires too much prep time first thing in the morning. Or they have oatmeal (it's good for you!), but of the instant, pasty, microwavey variety (blech!).
We understand the time issue, but not the willingness to start the day with something that clearly isn't good for you (check the labels).
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