Bob's Red Mill Organic Rolled Oats - Thick Cut, 32oz (907g) | Non-GMO, Gluten-Free Whole Grain Oats for Baking, Smoothies & Healthy Breakfast

When I saw a reviewer saying the cooking instructions on the bag don't work well I figured I had better stand up and say that has not been my experience. Perhaps the amount being cooked makes a difference.I cook up 4 days worth at once to make the most of the time spent cooking. For me that means boil up 5 cups of salted water in a 2 quart pan, then add 2.5 cups oats, turn heat down to medium, cook for 10 minutes stirring once in a while as the oats simmer, then let sit 2 minutes before serving. This is pretty much what the instructions on the bag say to do and the result is chewy oats where the individual rolled grains are distinct. The pan is easy cleanup since hardly anything sticks to the pan.The extra bowls are covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated right after dishing the servings out and are excellent eating after microwaving with the plastic wrap on for 3 minutes the following mornings. Break up a bit with spoon after pouring on milk and the oats return to the right consistency. I like the consistency on the "leftover" bowls since the extra sitting time allows any liquid coating the grains to become fully absorbed.I have also used an alternative cooking method that seems slightly faster but results in creamier oats where the individuality of the grains is diminished. For this method put salt and oats in pan, add hot tap water and cook until boil. Turn down heat and cook a minute or two longer until the oats look done. I don't think that this impatient method produces results as good as the package instruction method, but it is still a fine bowl of oats and a little bit easier. You'll get more oats sticking to the pan with this cooking method.I buy a lot of organic thick oats and often the price is quite high. This brand is of good quality, but not quite as thick as I would like. Yet these oats make excellent granola or muesli and have a great texture when used for baking. I mix them half and half with whole meal wheat flour to make bread, crackers, cookies, etc. and what I get is healthy, dense and very flavorful. Personally, I think oats are much healthier for me than conventional grains. Another reviewer recommended using a bit less water for cooking than is recommended on the package. I agree. Rolled oats have already been steamed before rolling so they are really pretty much cooked. Water just expands them and allows the flavor to develop. So add only enough water to get the consistency you like. Don't boil the oats once the water is added unless you like gruel. The result is oatmeal that is made up of individual flakes rather than a gummy clumped mess. I am leaning more and more to cooking steel cut (Irish) groats as they stay firm and have at least as rich a taste as thick cut rolled oats if not more flavor. While it takes more time to cook steel cut oats they are worth the effort, especially if you learn to cook them in the microwave. And, of course, Red Mill sells steel cut and whole groats at a reasonable price. And, subscribe and save makes the prices for these products more reasonalbe.We use this product to make homemade granola with raisons and nuts. These oats are of consistently high quality, and are the foundation of our daily breakfast.I'm not an oat connoisseur, if there is such a thing, but I do know what I like, and I like these oats very much compared to what I had been buying. These oats are clearly more full of flavor and seem less "processed" than what you get from the typical cylindrical package at the supermarket. But I like oats and haven't yet met an oat I didn't like. But these oats are superior. While I mostly eat them cooked as a breakfast cereal I've also made oatmeal raisin cookies with them and so far they have been nothing short of excellent. The cooking time is slightly longer than the cylinder-box variety, I typically boil them for 7 minutes with raisins or sometimes add raspberries, strawberries or peaches and they always turn out tasty. Overall they seem less "crushed" than the cylinder box kind and seem to have a more distinctive taste. In any case - I like them a lot and will buy these again. The only downside is having to buy four 2 lbs bags at once. I'm the only one in my house that eats cooked oats - although the Oatmeal cookies I've made have disappeared at an alarming rate - so I was concerned about buying so much at once but it's turning out well - I'm going through them at a steady rate and will be ordering more after the first of the year!How exciting can it be! It tastes like oatmeal! My wife likes it that’s pretty much all that matters.Great in every way ... And I eat oats in every way. I like the thick cut because I like texture in my oatmeal, not mushiness (although I'll eat it that way if I must). I also consume steel-cut oats. Everything purchased from Bob's Red Mill is outstanding. No problems, and I've used their products for years.Note: I microwave about 2/3 of a cup of Bob's Red Mill Thick Rolled Oats in about 2 cups tap water for about 2 minutes10-15 seconds (watch the mixture carefully and remove right before it boils up). I then wait a couple of minutes and eat it. Yummmm. If you like the texture, you can use this like instant oats ... with an attitude. [You might have to experiment with the portions until you find the consistency you prefer.]Aside: I think instant oats lack personality. If you like instant oats, then you probably will NOT like my cooking method.We’ve tried other brands of oatmeal but Bob’s Red Mill are truly thick and chewy.?