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 love a good porridge thread.

Ready brek is vile.

OP, I have no advice sorry!

It's the dust left behind from proper oats.

So true!

I'll try with just water, I currently use 50/50 skimmed milk and water.

Get one of those insulated wide-mouthed soup flask things. Add oats and boiling milk. Stir and put lid on. Oats should have cooked by the time you get to eat them.

Ok, so made at night and then reheated, and just with water I think is going to be the solution. They do taste so much better doen on the hob, the oats just cook better I think.

I think it's making it with milk which increases its tendency to boil over....what about making it with water ( good old Scottish way of doing it- preferably soaking oats overnight)
I used to love having porridge in the morning when I went to school in the winter and it would be a rush to get the top of the milk to pour on top of said porridge when we still had glass milk bottles
....ah I'm all nostalgic now

Bircher is delicious - apple juice soaked overnight then eat with yogurt.

My porridge often boils over in the microwave.I can never gauge it properly.
Some days I win, some days I lose.
C'est la vie

Forget using the microwave.

Boil the kettle.
Put old fashion oats in a bowl.
Add boiled water and stir until it looks like a loose wallpaper paste.
Leave for 2 minutes.
Add a splash of cold milk to desired consistency and add any extra bits.

It will be tasty and the right temperature to eat. No burnt tongue, no spillage.

Unlike some PP, I find it boils over less (and is about 10 times tastier) made entirely with milk - I found the half milk-half water mixture suggested on the packet was the worst for this.

Unfortunately, though, I think it's because of the small microwave and so small bowl, which might mean it isn't fixable. I make mine in a pyrex mixing bowl and then transfer to a normal bowl for eating, but I see why that might not work in an office kitchen.

I use whole rolled oats covered with soya milk. Put it into microwave for one minute to warm it through. Have had it for years. Keeps me going for most of the day.

My 15 year old makes porridge in the microwave for breakfast.

We work in cups, 1 1/2 cups of porridge oats for him and his brother, 2 1/2 cups of semi skimmed milk, big wide plastic bowl, 750w for 4 minutes. Never boils over.

Leave to stand for 1 minute, decant into two bowls add a ridiculous amount of maple syrup and eat.

I think boil over occurs when you use too high a setting Our microwave default is 900w so we change it to 750 for both porridge and rice.

You need one of these:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/44911/Perfect-Porridge-In-A-Mug---Gift-Mug-With-Recipe-and-Instructions

Mine used to boil over all the time too until someone bought me one of these as a gift. Now no more mess. And I add a heap of frozen fruit to mine before cooking

Leave your squashed oats behind and come over to the even more Hardcore world of oatmeal.

Quick primer: you start out with the whole oat "groats", then you can have them chopped up slightly which is usually called steel-cut or pinhead oatmeal. The standard porridge oats you get have been squashed out as "rolled oats" so they cook faster. Quick-cook stuff like Oats So Simple are rolled oats cut up smaller so it it's faster still.

You can make ahead a big batch of oatmeal from steel-cut oats and then it's just as quick to reheat as instant oats. There are loads of recipes out there to do it different ways or in a slow cooker etc but as a basic outline - one mug of steel-cut oats, 3-4 mugs of liquid (I just use water, it goes creamy anyway) cook slowly for half an hour or so. I chuck chopped up apple and cinnamon etc for the last few minutes since that's my fave way to have it. Cool and stick in a big tub in the fridge, portion out what you want in the morning and add a splash of milk/water then zap in the microwave to heat through. Done. It will keep fine in the fridge all week or you can freeze it.

This thread is perfect for a snow day. Mine is 40g of Sainsburys oats, 200mls milk. 2mins stir 1:30 mins in 1l Pyrex jug. 1000w microwave full power. Brown sugar or maple syrup. Eat once it is less hot than lava 🔥

i tend to use the kettle to just add boiling hot water to the oats and leave them to soak for 2-5 minutes then add toppings, i liked the taste and so much more convenient and less washing up too. If you wanted hot milk maybe you could trying warming up a cup of milk in microwave and adding that to oats and letting them soak, but im not sure if that would work

Soaking every night is a good idea. Otherwise turn the microwave power setting down.

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I use it everyday, 60 seconds, stir, 60 seconds, stir and then 30 seconds. Yummy and no spillage

I usually always manage to explode my porridge of a morning. I have started eating porridge every morning now that I've found out I'm pregnant, so I've nearly perfected the art. I use the Quaker Oats sachets at the moment, and add a tablespoon of honey.
After those have finished I have some Tesco oat & barley to try. Any others that may be better I can try?

I always make mine with semi-skimmed milk. I haven't the time in the mornings to fanny about with making it in a pan on the stove, so always use the microwave.

Use one of those travel soup cups. With a lid. 2 milk to one porridge. 2 mins to start then stir. Second blast may only need 30 seconds.

Use a Pyrex jug instead

These are good for making porridge in a hurry - just add boiling water, stir and wait. I eat with a bit of maple syrup, some seeds and blueberries.
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Whenever I try making porridge myself it's rank!

put porridge in bowl. Pour over boiling water. Eat. Simples.

I put a small amount in a small but deep cereal bowl, add some water, microwave for 30 seconds, check and stir and add a bit more water if needed, then microwave another 30 or 40 seconds. I don't watch it and it never boils over.
I only use proper porridge oats and add a splash of milk after its cooked.

I used to have this problem, but no more! I microwave it at 60% power for 3 mins. Perfect! It gets very close to boiling over, but never quite makes it - though I do watch after the first couple of mins to be on the safe side. No idea what quantities I'm using though - large fistful of oats, enough oat milk (dairy intolerant, but I doubt it matters what sort of liquid) to drown it a bit (say, twice volume of oats)

Today I made porridge on the hob and I time it. It took 80 seconds.