Steel-cut oats. Also called Irish oats, these are oat groats cut into 2 or 3 pieces using a metal blade. They cook in about 20 minutes, quicker than groats but longer than other oat forms.

Oats may not be the new whole grain on the block, but this pantry staple is super nutritious — and far from one size fits all. Oats are rich in a variety of nutrients and beta-glucan, a type of ...

Steel-cut oats soaked overnight will only need about 12 minutes to simmer. Whole-oat groats can be started in the crockery slow cooker on low the night before.

With all types of oatmeal—whole oat groats, steel cut, Scottish, and rolled—the nutritional value remains the same. Is oatmeal the same as porridge? Not exactly.

But for a cozy, fall-appropriate work-from-home breakfast that’s not going to make me want to take a dairy nap at 8:30 a.m., I rely on an oat-cooking method that yields similarly velvety results ...