Porridge Oats

[Glassman]

My preferred brekkie.

Skimmed milk, pinch o' salt... sometimes a pinch of cinamon and, or nutmeg... dusting of crushed almonds and a drizzle of honey.

[$nake eye$]

porridge and apricots!

[drfrank]

love porridge although the ballache is making the stuff.

I tend to cheat and use Oatso Simple with maple syrup drizzled over.

V tasty

[selnic]

Put the oats in a pan the night before, cover with milk and whack it it in the fridge till morning, oats swell up and soak up all the liquid, add a little more milk and heat up - super smooth and creamy.

[Glassman]

selnic said:

Put the oats in a pan the night before, cover with milk and whack it it in the fridge till morning, oats swell up and soak up all the liquid, add a little more milk and heat up - super smooth and creamy.

I use the cheap and cheerful 45p a bag from superfrescos... I did notice the organic Flahavans* bags in two varieties; one was a larger flaked pack, any good? I also remember buying it in a tin some time back and haven't found anything as good as that in terms of quality...

• Flahavans. Or was it Flannigans? Whatever it was, it was Irish, for sure. To be sure.

Edited by Glassman on Monday 24th March 14:25

[Pot Bellied Fool]

Forget the fancy measuring.

Pour milk into dish then add oats till the milk seems 'full'. (Sounds odd but you'll get the hang of it after the first go).

Nuke on full for 2 mins, remove, stir & add in sultanas (or salt, cinnamon, whiskey etc) then nuke for another 1-2 mins depending how milky or firm you like it.

I converted my wife from 40 years of "I hate porridge" to "That's incredible, you're such a fab chef!" at first tasting...

[spikeyhead]

One part oats, one part water, one part milk, either nuked or in a pan depending if I'm on my own or not.

Sprinkle on brown sugar or sultanas or both if I'm feeling greedy. Very cheap tasty brekkie that sets you up for the day.

[staceyb]

One tub full of oats, one tub full of milk, in the microwave for 2.5 mins add honey & brown sugar and mix in. Or add jam or fruit or nuts or whatever you fancy really.

[Alfahorn]

selnic said:

Put the oats in a pan the night before, cover with milk and whack it it in the fridge till morning, oats swell up and soak up all the liquid, add a little more milk and heat up - super smooth and creamy.

I will try this method tonight.

[Glassman]

Alfahorn said:

selnic said:

Put the oats in a pan the night before, cover with milk and whack it it in the fridge till morning, oats swell up and soak up all the liquid, add a little more milk and heat up - super smooth and creamy.

I will try this method tonight.

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Worth a go, but I do mine in a Pyrex over the gas. Not quite super smooth, but defo creamy. Me likes a bit of grain in with the creamy texture.

[PulseTurbo]

Salt on porridge? Never had that. I'll normally just have the oats plain with some skimmed milk (I can't tell the difference). Sometimes will have sugar if in the mood!

[LordGrover]

Milk? Sugar? Honey?
Gayers!
Oats, water and salt in a pan on the stove - the only way. It only takes minutes.

I'm not scotch either!

[PulseTurbo]

LordGrover said:

Milk? Sugar? Honey?
Gayers!
Oats, water and salt in a pan on the stove - the only way. It only takes minutes.

I'm not scotch either!

I'll have to try it that way, although I can't see me liking it to be honest... Anyway, skimmed milk is pretty much like water anyway apparently.

[Plotloss]

Oats, milk, sugar.

Pan or microwave, doesnt matter.

Salt is the dessicated semen of Satan.

[PulseTurbo]

Plotloss said:

Oats, milk, sugar.

Pan or microwave, doesnt matter.

Salt is the dessicated semen of Satan.

Ah, I normally have mine cold!

[Piglet]

spikeyhead said:

One part oats, one part water, one part milk, either nuked or in a pan depending if I'm on my own or not.

Sprinkle on brown sugar or sultanas or both if I'm feeling greedy. Very cheap tasty brekkie that sets you up for the day.

Yup this is my recipe but with one part water and one part soya, measured in a plastic cup at work!!

Soaked from the night before is lovely but I'm rarely that organised!

[GTWayne]

I add oatmeal, 2 x oat, 1 x meal = a creamier smoother and lighter type of porridge with a little demerara on top and let dissolve, Mmmmm..........can't wait until tomorrow morning now