The greatest cereal of all time...

Trade said:
Cereal is for people who can't afford to eat bacon and eggs. I feel sorry for them.
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I feel sorry for people who kill themselves and other species by eating bacon and eggs. They must be a physical and emotional mess.
 

Nihil said:
I feel sorry for people who kill themselves and other species by eating bacon and eggs. They must be a physical and emotional mess.
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My dad died at 45. My mother died at 53. That's an average of 49 years. I'm 71. That means I've had my 49 years plus 22 of someone elses. Maybe yours.


:tongue:
 
retiredtraveler said:
I had porridge for the first time in the UK. I have oatmeal here at home on occasion, instant stuff that's not that good, but I thought I'd try it out of interest. I don't know what you guys do to make it, but I really liked it! I failed to ask the B&B people how they made it.
Can the UK people tell me what the secret is, and if I can get whatever oatmeal you guys purchase here in the states. I assume I have to cook it awhile.
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I was born and raised in Scotland the home of Porridge oats.. it's our National dish.. so here's how I make it...
.It take s about 5 or 10 minutes depending on the consistency you prefer


Per person

¼ cup pinhead oatmeal (about 25g)
¼ cup medium oatmeal (about 25g)

1 cup (about 300ml) water
Generous pinch of salt

If you're going to use Steel cut oats you will need to cook for at least 20 minutes...


1. Heat a dry frying pan over a medium high heat and toast the oats until fragrant about a minute or 2 at most... . Put the oats in a medium saucepan along with the milk and 1 cup (about 200ml) water and bring slowly to the boil, stirring frequently with the handle of a wooden spoon

2. Turn down the heat even further, and just barely simmer, stirring very regularly, while cooking for about for about 10 minutes, or until you have the consistency you require. After about 5 minutes, add the salt but ..you MUST add salt, and add it before the end of the cooking. Not at the beginning and not when the dish is cooked .

3. Cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
 
Holly, would you please clarify this for my simple brain. I'd like to try it. Thanks!

hollydolly said:
Per person

¼ cup pinhead oatmeal (about 25g) - Wikipedia says pinhead oats are the same as steel-cut oats ... yes?
¼ cup medium oatmeal (about 25g) - does this mean either/or or do you use 1/4 cup of each type of oatmeal per person (1/2 cup total)?

1 cup (about 300ml) water - is this in addition to the 200 ml of water noted in Step 1?
Generous pinch of salt

1. Heat a dry frying pan over a medium high heat and toast the oats until fragrant about a minute or 2 at most... . Put the oats in a medium saucepan along with the milk (how much milk?) and 1 cup (about 200ml) water and bring slowly to the boil, stirring frequently with the handle of a wooden spoon

2. Turn down the heat even further, and just barely simmer, stirring very regularly, while cooking for about for about 10 minutes, or until you have the consistency you require. After about 5 minutes, add the salt but ..you MUST add salt, and add it before the end of the cooking. Not at the beginning and not when the dish is cooked .

3. Cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
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Tommy said:
Holly, would you please clarify this for my simple brain. I'd like to try it. Thanks!
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Sorry put water in the saucepan not milk....(mistake).. just 300 millilitres of water..

..and as this is only for one person, if you want to use steel cut oats only you'll need to cook it for at least 20 or 30 mins, but by mixing the 2 you can reduce that cooking time to 10 or 15 mins.. just remember to stir occasionally throughout the cooking on a very low heat...
 
No I prefer the slow cooking steel cut oats best. Cooked in apple juice with apple pieces, cinnamon and raisins. I was raised on old fashion porridge. Our instant cereals were corn flakes, shredded wheat and wheatabix.

I used to get so jealous of my neighbours because they used to always get the best junk cereal ever. Fruit loops, captain crunch, sugar pops, honey comb. Then when I got older I couldn’t help but notice that all of them became overweight.

Im glad my parents were strict with our diets. It made a huge impact on my future food choices in a positive way
 
I'm not sure what's the "greatest of all time," but occasionally I like shredded wheat or raisin bran, with whole milk. In cold weather I like cooked oats or cream of wheat.
 
C'est Moi said:
I'm not sure what's the "greatest of all time," but occasionally I like shredded wheat or raisin bran, with whole milk. In cold weather I like cooked oats or cream of wheat.
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cream of wheat....yes!

Grits...not sure it's considered a cereal but it works with butter and sugar.
 
Gary O' said:
give it a little Wilford Brimley

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I was born and raised in Scotland the home of Porridge oats.. it's our National dish.. so here's how I make it...
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Thank you. I'll see if I can get the oats locally without ordering on Amazon. Toasting oats makes sense. I used to make Indian food from scratch and toast the various spices. It so happens that I was in Scotland (a B&B in Fort William) where I tried the porridge and just couldn't believe that it didn't bear any semblance to Quaker Instant Oatmeal I have here.
 
I was going to say Wheaties, but I like the person am now, I guess any cereal with a prize in them, you didn't have a lot of choices back then.
 
RadishRose said:
I toasted oatmeal in a pan earlier. It's very good!
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Is it a lot better that way? I eat oatmeal about 5 times a month, the other times I eat my Fiber One Cereal because of all the fiber it has but I’m not crazy about it...I’m not a cereal person..never was.

I also like avocado toast with a fried egg occasionally.
 

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