Porridge

[GTIR]

Why is it so hard to make?

It just ends up looking like cement, no matter how much I change the amount of milk/porridge ratio.

Is there a secret I am missing of should I just eat it raw, like one mouthful of porridge then a mouthful of milk?

[Mobile Chicane]

Soak the oats overnight.

[grumbledoak]

It's a Scottish thing.

Just eat something else.

[i want an aero]

i always domine in the microwave,premix with cold milk till the right thickness then add not too much milk extra and zapp for 90 seconds and stir again and another 60 seonds and perfect

[strudel]

Read the packet! Mine used to be crap.

Now it's 4:1 milkats, 60secs microwave, stir, 60 secs microwave. Job done.

(you might need a bit more milk depending on oats).

[juice]

Depends on whether you have the instant type of oats or not I guess....One looks like reddie brek, the other is what I'd call "porridge"

Anyway my method is - 1 1/2 cup oats to about 3 cups skimmed milk, nuked for 3 mins until it threatens to over spill the top of the bowl, then let it stand for at least 3 mins after nuking, finally adding extra milk to the consistency desired. Or you could make them really thick initially and add a low-fat fruit yoghurt in after - that is very nice.

Edited by juice on Friday 11th September 19:10