what's the cooking time for steel cut oats?
Cooking steel-cut oats is easy-peasy â boil water, add oats, reduce heat, and simmer â but it does require some patience. The oats take a good 20 to 30 minutes to become tender and decide they want to make a porridge. Start tasting the oatmeal around the 20 minute mark and keep cooking until you're happy with it.