Slow cooker porridge and freezing

Farway

rosie383 wrote: »

Soaked the oats overnight and still they weren't smooth. Years ago were they just cooked forever in a big pot? I really don't like the uncooked texture.

Has anyone tried putting them in a food processor and whizzing them up? Would that help do you think? I mean uncooked oats.

Not tried that but can't see why I wouldn't work

Have you tried a different brand of porridge?
I mostly use the Asda smart price and they seem much smoother when cooked compared to the Lidl ones for instance

rosie383

Farway wrote: »

Not tried that but can't see why I wouldn't work

Have you tried a different brand of porridge?
I mostly use the Asda smart price and they seem much smoother when cooked compared to the Lidl ones for instance

I have a big bag if Aldi ones to get through first so will try Asda next.

I saw a tip online about whizzing them in a coffee grinder and it did a good job. I didn't do them to the same powderiness as Ready Brek and will report back after breakfast today.

pollypenny

Good lord, what a fuss.

Like Ilona, I put three dessert spoons of porridge oats into a bowl, add a cup of water and microwave for two minutes.

I then add milk to thin it and whatever fruit I fancy.

Ilona

pollypenny wrote: »

Good lord, what a fuss.

Like Ilona, I put three dessert spoons of porridge oats into a bowl, add a cup of water and microwave for two minutes.

I then add milk to thin it and whatever fruit I fancy.

Exactly. Why is a simple job made so complicated. My porridge this morning was just as Polly described. I added frozen fruit which I buy at Aldi. If I have a banana I will add that.

Aldi and Tesco porridge oats are the same, 75p a bag. They taste the same, look the same, and probably are the same as other supermarkets stock.

Whizz them in a blender dry if you like, but not necessary. No need to buy the posh sachet types, or the more expensive Scottish oats, unless you absolutely hate the bog standard cheaper ones.

Making porridge is down to personal choice, there isn't a one size fits all recipe. Trial and error till you find the best way for you.

ilona

rosie383

It may be a bit of a fuss but I couldn't make them in a way that I actually wanted to eat them. A nice, cheap, healthy breakfast that I would like to enjoy.
Hence why I asked if anyone had a way that worked so that I can have a fairly smooth porridge rather than one where you had the texture of every single grain.

Just to feedback on my results after blending the oats. I blended a good container full in my coffee grinder (about a cup at a time) which took maybe 3 minutes including cleaning up. Maybe 20 seconds per cup.

Result? Nice smooth porridge this morning which took 1 minute in the microwave. Not as smooth as Ready Brek but perfect porridge for my tastes. I will be doing this from now on.

pollypenny

I like the texture of grains. However, today I started a new pack from Tesco. Two minutes was not enough, so I will go back to soaking overnight.

I think my last few lots were from Sainsbury's.

Farway

rosie383 wrote: »

Just to feedback on my results after blending the oats. I blended a good container full in my coffee grinder (about a cup at a time) which took maybe 3 minutes including cleaning up. Maybe 20 seconds per cup.

Result? Nice smooth porridge this morning which took 1 minute in the microwave. Not as smooth as Ready Brek but perfect porridge for my tastes. I will be doing this from now on.

Good for you, a solution. If you ground them really fine, like RB I guess you could just add boiling water, stir & eat?

rosie383

You could probably do thst buy a wee bit of cooking did the job. Oh, BTW, the first lot I just gave a quick stir and chucked it in the microwave for 2 mins and it turned out as a congealed lump under the liquid.

Second time I gave it a quick whisk like you would with ready brek and it was lump-free.