"guy klose" > wrote in message
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> "Sheldon" > writes:
>>I bought a tin of McCann's at the local stupidmarket. I'm sure I paid
>>extra for that tin... but I must admit it's a nice storage container.
>
> I'm sure others will chime in with the same advice, but after buying
> the McCann's tin, I found that bulk steel-cut oats at a local "Wild Oats"
> grocery is a fraction of the price of the McCann's.
>
> In the last couple of days, while on a trip, I had some ordinary
> quick-cooking oatmeal, and found it to be flavorless and texture-less.
> Once home, I tried some quick-cooking McCann's, and found that to have
> some flavor, at least. I'm sold now, steel-cut is the way to go.
>
> Today, my wife made some "multi-grain" cereal that she found sitting
> next to the steel-cut oats at Wild Oats. The overall flavor had some
> whole wheat tones to it, and the texture was like it was riddled with
> birdseed. I didn't care for it much, although I'm sure some people really
> love it. Back to steel-cuts oatmeal or oat bran cereal (McCann's too --
> has a texture not unlike Cream of Wheat, but a distinct oat flavor)
> tomorrow.

I started with McCann's and then as you did switched to no name. I also
found out by my own error that it must be
kept in the fridge or it goes rancid. Same with Red River.

MoM