Porridge these days….

Oh good-not just us getting old and weird 😜

I like Porridge too. I have also found some flavoured Porridge' from a company called "Oat Pantry"( I not selling this.. -just a suggestion) I won some in a Raffle.. I have tried Lemon Drizzle, Christmas pud, Hot cross bun ones, they do lots more. It just make a change from the normal Oats.

I make my own mixture of quick oats, flax, hemp hearts, cinnamon and dried currants. Oh, and some brown sugar. 1 1/2 minutes in the microwave with a bit of water, then top it with a bit of milk.

This way I can pre-mix the mixture and just scoop out what I need in the morning.

I think oatmeal is more "oaty"
We're you using oatmeal in the past.

It honestly smells like porridge is supposed to smell it seems to me.

I make mine on the hob whether it's oatmeal (which is quicker/better soaked first), porridge oats or jumbo oats..
It doesn't take very long compared to other methods.
I do cook it thoroughly though so not just a couple of minutes.

I've never had a really good porridgey porridge from anyone's microwave.
One of my sons and a daughter use a microwave and it isn't quite right as far as I'm concerned.
They still seem to love it.

We definitely use oats, and cook it every which way, but still miss the distinctive smell and taste. It’s odd because we asked how it was cooked last week at the hotel and bought the identical product/ use the same milk but theirs tasted like it used to but ours doesn’t….& we can work it out.

Coild you call them back and ask about exact timings and rayios maybe?
I called a hotel back once and asked about their fabulous mattress!

...or could it just be that it was "holiday mood" porridge?

...you know, the equivalent of Limoncello in the evening sun somewherd lovely in Southern Italy!

I use to hate my Grandas porridge, made with water & salt, Scottish way I think.
But now I love it.
I buy Lidl porridge oats in a paper bag 85p. In fact, just had some for my supper😋

Should say my version with milk & dash of maple syrup

You could be right NotSpaghetti. I like the fantasy of the limoncello in Italy too!!

Yes. Limoncello isn't nearly as delicious at home...

I've been eating muesli recently. I must make porridge again.
My dad made it in a double boiler, overnight. I used to think that was how you had to make it.
Pinhead Oatmeal, salt, water.

DH always made it with 3 different oats: coarse, pinhead and fine oatmeal, salt water served with full cream milk from a glass bottle.

Lazy me puts the oats etc in the microwave.
I can't remember what oats they are. They're organic from the refillery.

Tesco Scottish oats here every morning……..porridge in the colder weather and overnight oats during the summer. Made in the microwave too…….saucepan on the hob is far too risky, sticks to the pan and needs ‘watching’.

The nicest porridge I eat is made with organic jumbo oats, water, few chopped prunes, dates and flaked almonds. Cooked with cinnamon and cardamon and grated ginger. A little honey on top, It really is divine. I soak everything bar the oats the night before

I cannot bear porridge goo

I soak a 50/50 mix of organic oats and pinhead oatmeal in cold tap water overnight. Before cooking I add a little milk and a pinch of salt. When the porridge is coming to a boil I turn the gas down to lowest setting and leave it for ten minutes. This produces both the right creaminess and the appropriate aroma.
My only other thought is I assume everyone is using a spurtle?
(!)

Adi organic oats, won't but anything else, large flakes, cooks into a creamy Porridge, make great overnight oats too. Bonus ,comes in a paper bag, costs 1.89 for a kilo. Very good value.

Buy, not but!

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I like Porridge too. I have also found some flavoured Porridge' from a company called "Oat Pantry"( I not selling this.. -just a suggestion) I won some in a Raffle.. I have tried Lemon Drizzle, Christmas pud, Hot cross bun ones, they do lots more. It just make a change from the normal Oats.

I love Oat Pantry oats - they do granola too - the cherry bakewell is my favourite. Apart from making nice porridge for a change, they are also good as overnight oats.

I love porridge but it raises my blood glucose too much so it is a rare treat. My late father in law, from a family of Fife miners, told me he remembered his mother making a pot of traditional porridge (water and salt) and poring it into a shallow drawer in the kitchen cabinet. A slice of this cold and solid porridge was then put into his father’s ‘piece’ tin each day to serve as a meal while he was working in the pit.

Hamlyns Scottish stoneground ( medium) oatmeal, soaked in water overnight in the pan. ( 1 to 4)

In the morning, add a cup of milk and a scoop of oat bran and cook for a few minutes.

On a side note.. do you love your Thermamix? Do you use everyday? Sorry to hijack the thread! Thanks

I also like jumbo oats when I can find them, soaked overnight then cooked on the hob - I find that it usually boils over in the microwave. Personally I prefer to use milk, but I know that many people prefer water or a mix.
I don't use fruit, just honey on top, with a little cold milk round the edges.
Incidentally one of my recent packs of jumbo oats had moths in it, do be careful to store oats in something airtight.

I just had to look up what a 'Thermomix' was, I had never heard of it. Very expensive too, nearly £2000 on Amazon!

jumbo oats (Scotts, Quaker et al is like baby food) and water, not milk, a wee bit of salt. Perfect.