Things are not as they appear to be...

In the peak of my dollar store excitement the other day, I made a classic oversight. Upon seeing a container of oatmeal, I snatched it up faster than well, it was fast. Anyway, yesterday morning I woke up early to prepare a delicious bowl of oatmeal. However, when I poured the oats into my bowl I discovered these were not ordinary oats; I had purchased steel cut oats. Now, the container guaranteed "a full, hearty texture and a rich taste... a purely delicious way to start your day" but I must disagree. I microwaved these elusive oats for about three minutes and when it was millimeters from overflowing, I gave my bowl a good stir and was prepared for a 'delicious' start to my day. Well, these oats typically take 8-10 minutes to fully cook in the microwave so it is safe to say that they were severely under-cooked. Twas a crunchier breakfast than I had imagined.

Upon returning to the dollar store, I found the quick oats that I am used to. I was just too excited and grabbed the first ones I saw- classic. Don't worry, I'm going to give these oats another shot with the proper cook time.

The culprit.