Oatmeal differences, quick cook verses longer cooking times?

Refugio Gastineau: Because the ones that take the shortest time is not as healthy as the one that takes longer.Hope this helps, good luck.

Chastity Doderer: Depends on the kind you buy and how they are made.

Gabriel Realmuto: They aren't any different in taste...they are for convenience...I prefer the quick cook type...Happy cooking........

Providencia Jalbert: Steel-cut oatmeal is basically just the oats in their natural form, sliced in half. These take longer to cook, but have better texture and flavor.Rolled oats are "instant" oatmeal -- they have been partially cooked and flattened, and quickly turn into the bland, paste-like stuff that people typically associate with oatmeal.