Perfect porridge please

[forrestgreen]

Hi
I've dragged the pot of porridge oats out and I'd decanted them into a fancy jar so I have no recipe.
I found 40g oats and 300ml of milk on google. I use oat milk if it matters.
It then said 2:30 stir then 2:30

This resulted in a lava explosion of epic proportions.

Does anyone have a failsafe recipe please..?
(900w microwave I think)
1 person on a calorie deficit

I use 40g oats and 100ml milk for my daughter. In the microwave for 2min. 300ml seems a lot to me

I make mine in the microwave in a large pasta bowl to allow for expansion. I do one cup of oats, one cup of milk and one cup of water. Full power 2 mins then stir and full power another minute. Then add salt or sugar to taste.

I just tend to estimate milk, add some more after a minute or two if it's looking too dry then another minute in the microwave.

40g porrige oats in a Pyrex jug, 150ml water, leave to soak overnight.
Add 100ml of oat milk in the morning, stir and microwave for 2:30 mins, stir, serve.

It's easy by volume as you can scale up or down.

For 2 people:

1 cup oats
1 cup milk (can be oat or cows)
1 cup water
pinch of salt

I cook on the hob (stir continually) and it's ready in about 3 to 4 minutes.
But you could microwave it too, stir in middle, and leave for a minute to thicken up.

Are the people recommending microwaving oats with milk for 2:30 using raw oats or quick cook oats. Because if raw oats, there is no way that would be anywhere near cooked in my microwave. We either gets the wasteful-but-convenient mini packets of microwave oats or if using proper raw oats, cook them for 20mins on the stove (1c oats, 1c water, 1c milk).

The only I've found to speed up cooking raw oats is to soak them overnight like the pp says. Then you can microwave them in the morning for a couple of minutes with some milk.

I use raw jumbo oats and they never take more than 5 minutes to cook on the hob.

I scoop, cup or tablespoon of oats to 2 of skimmed milk for 2 mins in a 900w microwave

I microwave Scott's porridge oats

Ratio of 1:1.5 oats to liquid (after oat milk is best), 2:00/stir/1:30. Add a bit more milk to make it less hot!

40g oats , 200ml milk . Soak for a few mins.
Microwave -
1 min 30 secs, stir.

1 min, stir.
20-30 secs, stir.
That's it , works every time for me and I prefer Sainsbury porridge oats in a big blue bag, cheap and good,

I cup oats to 2 of cold water. Not the huge oats. Heat until you see a ‘clear rim’ around the edge and stir - and keep stirring until it’s ready. Or grab a passing (older) child and say ‘stir this for a minute’ then go off for your shower, which is what my mum used to do every morning!)

That’a it.

For 40g of oats I do 150ml of milk, and I find it much easier to do on the hob

I don't think there's two the same 😂

Obviously an individual thing

My oats are from Aldi, cheap big bag.

30g oats, 10g sultanas, soya milk to cover. I microwave for 1.5 minutes, stir, then another minute. Perfectly cooked and totally delicious.

I do 30g oats and just guess how much water to use. I stir ever my 30 seconds until it's the consistency I like. It's like wall paper paste and tastes pretty much like it too.

I use a largish Pyrex bowl, one I used for cake making. 45-50g porridge oats, just over 250ml cold water and a pinch salt. 5mins in a high powered microwave on high, put into cereal bowl with a milk moat and top with golden syrup or dark brown sugar.

I always thought oats were oats and there were no differences. I was wrong! I bought some Flannagans after the Sainsburys own brand, not basics, started to taste as though burnt. The difference with these new oats were like porridge used to be. I won't be skimping on the oats again.

The Aldi oats are fine. I make one lot for child...full fat milk so 1 tablespoon to 2 milk in breakfast bowl and ping.stir in more milk if too thick. I for me semi skimmed same ratio thickens while cooling doesn't need more milk and one for daughter she likes half milk half water takes 2 mins stir then 30 seconds so I'd say the thicker the milk the more fluid needed

I actually like porridge. With a wee drop of milk added on top (none of this fancy jam, honey, etc)

Nothing will be completely failsafe because everyone's microwave, jar, oat grain size and even milk is different. It'll need a bit of trial and error. I prefer cooking in the pan because it allows much greater control and you get superior results. Weekdays, when I need to get to work I use the microwave. The most important thing (for most people) is to get the viscosity they desire.

The first thing is to prevent the volcanic eruption. The problem here is that the jar was probably too long and narrow and that milk was involved. I know from heating up anything creamy in the microwave - like custard - that milk froths up fairly quickly.

The best thing you can do to stop volcanic eruptions is to increase the width of the container and add the milk at a later point or after cooking. I add milk and frozen fruit like blueberries, bananas, raspberries etc. after cooking because it fixes the consistency of the porridge and simultaneously cools it down enough to start eating almost straightaway.

Whatever type of partially-cooked oats you use (rolled oats like 'porridge' and 'jumbo' are partially cooked to remain shelf-stable for longer, and 'pin-head' and 'steel-cut' are whole groats that have been broken and need soaking and proper cooking) need about x5 liquid to oats by weight. So 100g oats tends to need about 500ml water.

I add liquid to oats and cover my wide breakfast bowl with a Pyrex plate, then cook in microwave on high until it just starts to boil up. Then I put it on defrost for another few minutes until it rises and falls several times, but before it overflows.

I will give you my precise measurements, but as I mentioned above it will depend on the quantities you cook, the shape of your bowl, oat size and liquid:-

75g Jumbo oats
375ml water

dash of semi-skimmed milk at the end and stirred for about 30 seconds. I can't be bothered with stirring during cooking in the microwave. The defrosting helps with that because it creates natural 'churn' without overflowing very easily. Not as good as cooking on the stove, but it's a time saving compromise.

Spiced apple porridge in my instant pot using the pot in pot method. A cup of apple juice instead of milk. Half a cup of oats. One minute on pressure with natural release. Take out and stir in a spoonful of peanut butter. Top with sliced banana and a drizzle of honey.

Jordan’s organic oats make the best porridge I find. Waitrose sell them. Use 50 g oats and add water,
pinch of salt. Being to the boil in a pan, stir regularly and cook on a low heat for about 3 mins . Add sultanas and flaked almonds , frozen fruit / fresh fruit and cinnamon. Add a dollop of Greek yogurt .

We don’t use milk for porridge.

Jumbo oats, water cooked on the hob. Then a small amount of Demerara sugar, I put it on immediately so it melts like a syrup. Then blueberries or raspberries.

DH likes it with raisins, he puts the raisins in at the beginning so they plump up while cooking.

Roughly twice the liquid (milk) as oats in a bowl.
In microwave. Watch like a hawk, and stop microwave as soon as it threatens to overflow. Stir well.
Get to boiling over point 4 times. Leave for 5 mins to cool to less than lava temperatures.