[Closed] Oats ... what has happened to them?

No. We just buy Tescos own brand, the cheapest there is, and they're fine. 🙂

I use jumbo oats from my old local health food store, so no worries here, (even though I am now 180 miles away, I have friends bring then down with them, as well as their spelt pasta)

Paw Ridge is the future.

*awaits flaming...*

But does anyone else find their preferred oats consist of husks? They're horrible things and my spittoon is becoming rather full. 😯

No.

Asda and Morrisons oats are good.

No. Never seen a husk in my oats 🙂

Thats the extra bit you're paying for with organic.

Waitrose standard porridge oats for me - minimal husks

I'm eating the Sainsburys organic ones...no husk problems, but I do cook them for 5-10mins on the hob. Are you microwaving?

My oats come with Hunks* not husks..
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*or they do when I am holding them!!

Yup Tesco value here when I buy them, they're great.

Can't believe there's not one joke about getting you Oats been made, maybe things are changing on here.

Used to use Tesco finest but now on jumbo oats from local deli. Never seen a husk

Scotts ones are husk free. Or at least I've never noticed any.

Waitrose four-grain ones are okay when you fancy a change. I generally use Jordan's posh (but not organic).

Has 'nom' been mentioned yet? 😛

Come to think of it, how do you notice the husks who chews Porridge?

I roll my own with one of these. - Quality control!

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Drac - Moderator

Can't believe there's not one joke about getting you Oats been made, maybe things are changing on here.

I was trying so hard to resist, as I didn't want to be the first...

The Oatmeal of Alford - great, use it in cranachan as well

A couple of years ago I carried out some fairly comprehensive testing and Sainsbury's were the nicest.

But this is intriguing as you are all saying there is no husks in your non-organic ones. That settles it, I'm done with organic!

Drac - I may ride bikes but I do endeavour to eat in a ladylike manner. 😉

ron - you do live up to your name don't you? 😉

Drac - I may ride bikes but I do endeavour to eat in a ladylike manner

I'll think I'll leave this thread now before I have to ban myself.

cinnamon_girl - Member

ron - you do live up to your name don't you?

I do try, its more a way of life C_G 😉

Drac - Moderator

I'll think I'll leave this thread now before I have to ban myself.

Go on Drac you know you want to.. 😈

Can't you lot get Frosties where you live?

No Ron I won't I'm the new Drac, I don't make jokes like that any more. Well not on here or at least if I can help it.

Or Coco Pops?

How niche are your oats.?

sainsburys taste the diff jumbo oats.

porridge is grim at best - these are the only ones i can make it with and not puke.

Tesco's make the creamiest porridge in my experience.

Tesco value oats - how can you tell the difference with posher oats, they are just a bad of dusty rolled oats ...

weird, also not aware of finding any husks in them either.

Spoonful of peanut butter then slice bananas over the top when hot
This thread needed a recipe at lest!

Cooked in the microwave, how lazy am I? Any recommendations from the Scots on here?

As for Frosties or Coco-Pops - no no no. Sugar rush then hungry half hour later!

Porridge (made with water) and a dash of maple syrup. 8)

Ahhh CG according to my '30s cookbook that is gruel (think Oliver!)
as porridge has milk in it I go 50-50 water and skim milk
plus 5 turns of the salt grinder.

Yeah, but Frosties and Coco Pops taste nicer!

😉

oh ok, I'll take it...

My favourite used to be Sainsbury's Organic until every other mouthful had a minimum of one husk in it.

Humph! Changed to Jordan's Organic, these are chewy jumbo ones, and once again we have the husk problem.

So...where do you get your oats now c_g?

Any recommendations from the Scots on here?

However, for meganicheness, I sometimes use beremeal - about 30% with oatmeal

hoots mon and other weel kent jockery

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Now we're talking.

scots do an 'old fashioned' variety in our local morrisons (tesco doe'snt do them) that are the larger more chewy oats, no husks ever, really lovely. far nicer than standard mushy oats. i'm a total convert.

here you go...

http://www.scottsporage.co.uk/varieties-and-nutrition/scotts-old-fashioned/

Ready Brek sheep.

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cinnamon_girl after your recommendation (a couple of years ago now) I changed to the Sainsbury's. You were right, they are the best. However I've not come a cross these husks that you talk about, well not yet anyway.

The best porridge I ever had was from the chap that runs the 'Carrbridge hostel'. He won porridge making champion 2009, the way he used that spurtle had to be see to be believed 😯

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference - I do it Swiss Bircher stylee, soak overnight in apple juice until creamy, then add blackberries or raspberries and natural low fat yoghurt. Beautiful.

If I fancy something warm then porridge slowly heated with a smoothed banana, no sugar needed. The slower the creamier I find.

My recipe is:

Half a cup of oats and half a cup of semi skimmed milk. Nuke for 1min :20secs.

Then topped with honey.

with water, thats all, guess i'm a single speeder of the porridge world.

[url= http://www.mornflake.com/ ]Mornflake[/url] for me. I buy mine direct from the factory shop at the mill but they do sell them in Morrisons

tesco finest here,

mixed with bran from health food shop for added pooping.

I mix 50% 'premium' rolled oats with 50% 'cheap crap' chopped oats when I'm making flapjacks. The former gives texture and the latter binds it all together nicely.

I know not of this 'porridge' of which you speak, I'm allergic to breakfast.

with water, thats all, guess i'm a single speeder of the porridge world.

CG get some from the market next time you're in Salisbury. 3 x 750g bags for £2, and there's never any husks. I worked out once that my breakfast costs about 2p in oats!

Just use scotts oats here and soak in ok r apple juice over night

When I move in with the missis she bought oat so simple - she never did that again once I showed her the cost per kg for what Was just oats !

Oatmeal of Alford = full of bits of stone (grindstone?) when I tried it. Chipped a tooth one morning, almost did the same the next morning, binned the rest.
Be careful out there.

read the other day that a spoonful of cinnamon reduces the insulin spike from the porridge carbs

water & porridge+ milk and either chopped dried apricots/banana/raisins/honey/maple syrup or a drop of sugar if cupboard is bare

scots do an 'old fashioned' variety in our local morrisons (tesco doe'snt do them) that are the larger more chewy oats, no husks ever, really lovely. far nicer than standard mushy oats. i'm a total convert.

+1 for the Scots Old Fashioned oats

EDIT: Forgot to say that Morrisons had them on offer this week, buy 2 save a quid.

gavtheoldskater - Member

with water, thats all, guess i'm a single speeder of the porridge world.

Oats & water = Gruel
Oats & milk = porridge

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