Rolled Oats - whole oats are steamed and rolled into flakes
Old Fashioned - thick flakes; has the most texture; cooks in 5 minutes
Quick Oats - steamed longer and rolled thinner; softer texture; cooks in 1 minute
Instant Oatmeal - cooked completely, dried, rolled into very thin small flakes; texture is very soft; just stir in hot water to prepare
Cut Oats - each whole oat is cut into pieces with steel blades
Steel Cut or Irish oats - cooks in 20 to 30 minutes; has a chewy texture
Quick Cooking Steel Cut Oats - pieces are smaller; cooks in 5 to 7 minutes; texture is softer
Scottish Oats - pieces are very small; creamy porridge texture
Oat Bran - the outer coating of the oat grain; very high in fiber
Oat Flour - a finely ground, whole-grain flour that can be used in baking and thickening; naturally gluten-free if processed separately from wheat
