Comment by mikestorrent

10 hours ago

So, me putting butter on my oatmeal is not gross and decadent, but actually the new health food craze?

I make steel cut oats in the pressure cooker; you need to put some fat in there to stop it bubbling while it's cooking, so butter has a physical purpose there too. And also tastes delicious.

  • For those who haven't done much cooking - this bubble-busting trick works in a wide variety of situations. Very useful.

    Some proteins seem to have a similar effect - but I haven't tried to narrow that down, and don't know the food science behind it.