Porridge. AIBU

[anotherchangetomyname]

I like porridge and after reading several threads on here, have swapped my usual bread based breakfast for porridge. Every fucking time without fail it boils over. I make it in the microwave at work (and yes, I clean it up). This morning, I watched it like a hawk, stirring every 30 seconds. It STILL boiled over! There's a reason people use Oats so Simple.

At the weekend I use a pan on the hob, low and slow, but can't do that week days. I think I've found my reason why I stopped having it!

I do oats so simple. the plain one.

And it is proper oats (just bog standard "scotch porridge oats") sainsburys this time I think. I might try to waitrose one. I'm trying to cut down on processed stuff so want to stay away from oats so simple etc. I added grated apple and cinnamon to it today, but have a variety of things in it usually. I do like porridge!

I think it's the work microwave, it;s tiny and the window is blacked out so you can't actually see in it, I only do it for 30 seconds at a time but it still boils over!

9kidswhosecounting we've just had a discussion about over night oats/ bircher musli in the office, I cannot think of anything worse than cold gooey oats I think it's a mouth feel thing. I tend to prefer everything hot.

What's wrong with Readybrek? It's just smaller oats

It's the dust left behind from proper oats.

Not rtft but, do you put a lid on the porridge in the microwave? I did. Once. Works best without a lid/cover on the bowl.

What about just eating it cold? Soak the oats overnight and then add topping in the morning (I use a seed mix). I think I prefer it that way to hot.

I assume you're using milk? I never make porridge with milk in the microwave for this reason. I usually use rice milk which works much better.

I use Flahavans and it doesn’t boil over in the microwave. It is truly delicious. I find I need one more scoop of liquid than recommended but otherwise it is perfect every time.

Cook it on a lower microwave setting - that will stop it boiling over
It will depend on the microwave but on my Panasonic, I do it for 10 mins on simmer and it's fine
It has the added advantage that cooking on a lower setting makes the oats more tender

Frustrating I know. Used to have this as well until as part of a new kitchen got a combi microwave oven. No more problems. Can't explain it as no change to bowl size or portions or even timings.

Ready Brek is the bi-product (chaff and scrapings) after the proper porridge oats (with all the lovely fibre and goodness) have been removed. And it looks like wallpaper paste.

porridge is the most revoltingly vile substance known to man and beast. it is the devil's vomit. Step away from it now!
PP earlier used the phrase "it climbs the sides" which made me gag. It has a mind of its own. It is the undead of food stuff.

Add the milk the night before, then cooking should take less time and not boil over.

I make my porridge in a saucepan. a small mug of water, two scoops of nice Irish oats (my scoops are an old plastic tea strainer that has been retrained to be an oat measure) then into a pan for about three or four minutes with an odd stir from a wooden spoon as I pass by doing other stuff. I couldn't be doing with microwave on/off/stir/on/off /stir faffing about. Maybe it is the milk that is overflowing, try making your porridge with water.

I have porridge everyday and it doesn't boil over. I use the Aldi organic oats and put 49g in a 1 litre pyrex jug with 100ml water and 125ml of milk. Cook on full power for 2mins 20 and it never boils over

Mmm porridge. Just right for today.

boil milk - switch off heat - add porridge to milk - put lid on for 15 mins - result - baby bear's porridge

ARG! That should read 40g of oats. Not 49 and it's 1 pint jug not 1 litre. I've tried the same method with Jordans oats but they take longer to cook so it explodes!

It's the easiest thing in the world to make on the hob for breakfast, and I am awfully lazy.

Oats + milk, stick it on low while you have a shower -> return to kitchen, eat.

Overnight oats have an extremely violent effect on my innards. I can't cope with uncooked oats. Which is a shame as I love porridge and I work on the 2nd floor and the microwaves are in the basement and I'm too lazy to go downstairs and reheat porridge there. I have been using the Oatso Simple pots but I don't think they're real porridge either - I'm trying to cut down on processed food!

I make it with 40g of bog standard oats, 180-200 ml milk, pause once to stir. It does boil, but rarely boils over.

I have a comparatively low-power microwave, though, so plenty of time to intervene if it's about to go.

Can you turn down the power on yours?

I don't measure- sort of do it by eye. Stick more milk in after 2 mins in microwave if too dry. Dd spoils all the healthy benefits by having a big dollop of Nutella.

Can you change the power setting on the microwave? On our microwave it has high, medium and low and if I'm doing porridge or custard then I do it on medium as it is slower cooking and less risk of boiling up like a volcano.

Keep putting on for 30secs at a time and then stirring, but work out when your boil over point is. So, if you are boiling over after total 3 minutes, once you get to 2 1/2 minutes, change to doing 15 or 20 secs at a time. Just need a bit of trial and error to get it right.