dig into the hardy texture of steel-cut oatmeal in just minutes with Quaker quick three minutes steel-cut oatmeal it'll save you lots of time and still have that same hearty delicious texture that you love from your traditional 30-minute steel-cut oatmeal you'll need just a few things to prep the perfect bowl your favorite flavor of Quaker quick three minutes steel-cut oatmeal today let's go for brown sugar and cinnamon a bowl a spoon two-thirds cup of water now just pour your oatmeal into a bowl and add your water don't use milk or your oatmeal could boil over nice we're already halfway to a delicious bowl of oatmeal now it's time to cook your oatmeal for the perfect oatmeal you'll need to change your microwave power level to 50% depending on your microwave you may need to do this before or after entering the time here's our handy guide for cooking time based on your microwaves wattage we set our microwave to three minutes if your oatmeal comes out a little too watery heat it up for another 30 seconds or so or try using less water next time be sure to give it a stir and a little time to rest after it's been microwaved letting your oatmeal cool for an extra two to three minutes will help it thicken for the perfect texture and your oatmeal is ready if you like add milk for a creamier texture or your favorite topping like strawberries mmm enjoy