How to cook perfect porridge

[snorri]

75p is too measly for Muesli. (I'm only posting that because it's fun to say.)

Lots of wordplay tonight this morning deptfordm... what are you on?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Lots of wordplay tonight this morning deptfordm... what are you on?

I've been Leffe to my own devices.

 

[slowmotion]

Don't shoot my down with fire, but Ready Brek is just quick, simple and tastes good in my view.

One sachet, fill just over the marked line with milk (I like it runny) and then sprinkle sugar on top. Bish, bash, bosh and it's ready in two minutes at half the price of one of those instant cups of porridge.

BURN THE HERETIC!

 

[palinurus]

Water, soak overnight, cook in the morning. Salt, sugar or fruit depending on how I feel.

 

[vernon]

The Jewish method as taught by my father:

First borrow some oats.....

 

[burndust]

whites porridge oats for the win...i have the instant stuff at work mixed with water and a scoop of phd diet whey protein powder....belgian white chocc flavour

 

[compo]

Overnight in a slow cooker produces a rich creamy porridge from porridge oats and skimmed milk.

 

[The Jogger]

1/2 a cup of oats and a cup of rice milk, stir over a lowish heat until it reaches the right consistency, very nice.

 

[Kies]

The Indian method .... wait until the oats are on special ..... D I S C O U N T !

 

[ColinJ]

The Indian method .... wait until the oats are on special ..... D I S C O U N T !

I think that 79p/kg is pretty cheap!

Incidentally, that is one of the things that always strikes me when people say that they can't afford to eat healthily, and live on jam sandwiches (whatever) instead.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

You can have too much porridge though. The perfect scrambled eggs is a much finer art.

 

[RedRider]

No thanks - Co-op Simply Value porridge oats today, 79p for a kilogram bag!

It's all relative. £1 is a lot for a small amount of oats but it's cheap and healthy compared to a sausage sandwich on the hoof. I don't know what I'd do without my Gregg's porridge. It allows me to be disorganised in the morning, gives me a break at elevenses and I don't need to wash a pan.
Nowhere near as good as proper home made porridge, I'll give you that. I'm interested in toasting my oats as per the Guardian recommendation. I'll give it a try on my next day off and report back.

 

[RedRider]

You can have too much porridge though. The perfect scrambled eggs is a much finer art.

Fresh eggs, not too scrambled and just runny enough. But where do you stand on adding a dribble of milk?

 

[Radchenister]

Unless you keep your own chooks you're simply not qualified to discuss eggs, end of .

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Unless you keep your own chooks you're simply not qualified to discuss eggs, end of .

My cock lays eggs.

Oh, no milk, never!