[Closed] Which porridge?

i like the Dorset stuff

Scots porage oats.
Its alot larger oats .. for real men.. 😉

Not had any that beat Scots original yet.

Scott's all the way - none of this poncey new world eco organic lovey-dovey stuff.

With loads of full fat milk and sugar. Get in.

You want big fat oats that have not been milled too much otherwise you might as well eat readybreak/2min****yporridge. morrisons do nice organic oats (brown bag) as do Asda (white box) organic as these seem to be the ones that have not been ground down to dust. Dorset stuff is nice too but is pricy and I've only seen the one with apples in it and I'm not keen on that.

My fav is big FAT oats microwaved in milk, then when it's too hot to eat chuck a handful of frozen blackberrys/rasberrys/strawberrys/blackcurrents etc in. This cools it to an acceptable temp and means that the fruit defrosts and just the right amount of juice mixes in with the porridge. Finish with a spoon of brown sugar - yum yum!!

Aye. Scots porage oats here too. I don't even bother cooking them, they're so yummy. Well that, and i'm quite lazy 🙂

Tescos Finest - very good plus much cheaper than all the others

Yeh scotts for me too, I like my oats rough.

Porridge makes winter worthwhile all by itself 🙂

Sainsburys Taste the Difference...big chewy lovely oats 🙂 Got the Tesco Finest ones at the moment and although good, they are not a patch on the Sainsburys ones. I was quite dissapointed when I found my gf had bought a second box of the Tesco ones as I've got to finish them before going back to the Sainsburys ones!

Sainsbury's Organic.

Am intending to try the Pertwood Organic ones as they were highly recommended in The Times/Soil Association Organic Food Awards 2009.

Sugar in porridge.... 🙄

Tescos Finest

This.

Or Tesco Organic, or some other stuff the missus buys in a big brown paper bag - just googled - Flahavans.

Much better than the Scots stuff imo

Sugar in porridge....

For me it is breakfast and breakfast gets sugar. Always had, always will.

milk & sugar - yum yum

mmmmm syrup in porridge. yum

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Sainsburys Taste the Difference.

Mrs NBT likes these too. Tried some of Sainsbury's organic, Co-op's own organic stuff and the stuff from Pertwood (? not sure on the name) which were ok, but not as popliar as the TTD stuff.

Of course the Scots add salt to it 😯

Now and again I add maple syrup but I do make mine the Southern way ... with water!

Of course the Scots add salt to it

Scots here too, with either honey and raisin's or a big spoonful of nutella 8)

Ooh, I might have to try some with chocolate nesquik now 🙂

Now and again I add maple syrup but I do make mine the Southern way ... with water!

It's only porridge if it's made with milk. If you use water, it's Gruel

nbt - it's grim darn sarf 😉

[i]Scots here too, with either honey and raisin's or a big spoonful of nutella [/i]

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salt, chopped dates if any sweetness is needed. And milk, not water - that's grim.

I must confess to adding a little skimmed milk to cool it down 🙂

I did some label reading and found Jordans organic oats to have the highest protein content

Organic rolled oats by Tesco with Milk. The black packet-not the budget option.

Doesn't come out that great with semi skimmed but normal milk it cooks and tastes sweeeet!

Been scoffing Special K and today Bran Flakes as you turn into Chris Hoy apparently. 😕

i get mine from the local veggie store, not that i'm that way inclined - it's just much cheaper for stuff like that and i buy all my fruit & nut type things from there.

discovered at SITS that cadbury's buttons & bannana make a great combo!

discovered at SITS that cadbury's buttons & bannana make a great combo!

Scots with 50:50 milk/water and a pinch of salt

With sugar, honey, maple syrup, or jam depending on whats in the cupboard. A tablespoon of double cream sometimes. Have to try nutella because that with cream is bordering on desert.

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discovered at SITS that cadbury's buttons & bannana make a great combo!

Chocolate and banana have always worked together - nothing new there

well they were enlightening after i got back to the camp after 2 hours of hammering it around in the dew on the sunday morning. and there's something special about buttons. and half melted buttons are even better!

Talking of Buttons - anyone tried those big ones? I keep meaning to get some 🙂

My wife recently bought some Waitrose Four Grain porridge from their whole foods cooking ingredients section (not with the cereals for some reason!). Cheap as chips and tastes amazing. Used to always buy Scots or Tesco Finest but this is cheaper and beats them all IMHO!

http://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Wholesome-4-Grain-Porridge-Waitrose/33659011

I cook it with goji berries and sprinkle pumkin seeds and honey on top. o idea why but the wife has started eating them recently so I thought I'd join in!

Just the ticket!

Interested to know your cooking techniques and porridge to milk ratios.

Interested to know your cooking techniques and porridge to milk ratios.

Just gotta keep stirring!

I use jumbo organic pats acquired from the most right on of food establishments: [url= http://www.unicorn-grocery.co.uk/ ]Unicorn in Manchester.[/url]

50g oats, and just enough skimmed milk do the trick nicely. Avoids that bloaty overfull feeling, and results in me being sated until lunchtime.

Sainsbury's basics, cheap cheerful and makes decent porridge with the addition of a massive handful of chopped dates/apricots/raisans and plenty of syrup/honey etc.

I have some plastic cups that do well for measuring. Usually 3/4 cup of porridge with 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of water. Stir to get the pridge off the bottom of the pan then turn up heat and leave until bubbling. Stir and reduce heat, add fruit. Heat until the porridge reaches required consistency. Consume.

Mornflake for me - I live a couple of miles from their mill. They usually have a stall at the Nantwich Food Show, so I stock up with several 3kg sacks.

http://www.mornflake.com/products/oats/oats_home.html

Ratios vary - I have my special porridge bowl. Glug in a load of milk, about 8 desert spoons or so of oats and nuke in the microwave until just thick enough.

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scots or jordons...

porridge to milk ratios.

half cup of oats, full cup of milk

Organic jumbo oats, and make it with water. Throw in banana and raisins.

Sainsbury's organic. 1cup oats to 1.5 cups milk. Microwave full power for 3 mins. Add either dried fruit, sugar, golden syrup or nutella - depending on mood.

Salt? No thanks.

Tesco value 59p for 1kg. Buy anything else and your a mug!

(if anyone knows cheaper im all ears)

dorset cerals apple and rasin porridge, is my current porridge of choice.
or M&S ready to do bung it in the micro stuff used to eat ton's of it when I worked in town.
Scots with fresh milk from the farm, with the cream put on top is one thing i really miss from when I was a kid.

cook with water and salt - serve with a splash of milk and sugar

2 1/2 - 1 ratio water to oats

Blimey! Right, no Sainsbury or Tesco (believe it or not) close by but we do have a Waitrose in town so will give their Four Grain stuff a look. They'll also do Dorset too I'm thinking so will have a look at that, though a lot of the Dorset range has nut content which is a problem for me (although I'm sure their porridge won't). Or good old Scotts; why fix it if it ain't broke, eh?

Thanks for the responses 🙂

jordans, sainsburys finest or dorset, for best but scotts is better than nowt. skimmed milk and water and a pinch of salt then add some Golden Syrup to sweeten 'er up. Porridge season starts 1/10 in our house.

You can't make proper porridge in the microwave, Its all about the stirring.

http://www.goldenspurtle.com/

2008 Winner: [i]Winner of Golden Spurtle: Ian Bishop - The Slochd , Carrbridge. - Local mountain bike guru...[/i] Wonder if he frequents STW; if so, what's yer recipe mate? 😀

I stopped by at ians place a while ago and got some old school shimano fluro sticker sets from him (80s) I should have asked to try out this porage he makes..considering the time i was there.

i like scots porage oats.the microwave seems do do a good job of it.

heaps of sugar.. mmmm.

For quicker cooking on the stove mix the ingredients together before bed the night before. The oats will soften and the natural sugars will be released. Yum.
The cycling plus recipe with goji berries, cardamon and cinamon in is good especially when topped with fresh mango.

I have porridge every morning takes next to no time, porridge and water in pan, boil stir leave for a min while make coffee and its done. As said above tesco finest is good but the organic tesco seems the same and is two p cheaper.

Scots quick one in the packets - cos I am lazy/short on time. 2 packets most of the time.
With milk and a tablespoon of local honey.

If you're going for Scott's Porage (note the two '"t"'s in the name and the speeling of the word Porage.....) then look for the Old Fashioned variety. The grain is milled less and has a more nutty texture.

Oh - honey and banana are my favourite additives.

What's wrong with Quaker oats ???

50gms oats - 310ml water/skimmed milk - with handful of raisins

Microwave for 3mins - stand for 2mins then sprinkle raisins

Raisins and sugar for sweetness. Or a small pot of yoghurt, any flavour you like gives it a sweet creaminess which does the biz for me.
Tried it with salt once-yuck. Is that some kind of Scottish joke? Does anyone actually enjoy/do this?

Savoury porage is just fine.

My favourite is the one where illiterate Godbar (sp?) gets fletcher to read/write all his love letters to a girl and it turns out to be Fletchers daughter, or something along those lines.

Hard lines mate, that joke was done on the last page....

Yes I know smartarse, it genuinely was my favourite Porridge episode.

Scotts.

I've tried oats that are more solid/less flowery and they don't work so well in a microwave (unless you crush 'em in your hands a bit):

boil kettle
add oats to water in bowl+mix
let stand for a minute or so (so the oats absorb the water)
add a touch more water if needed, lob in microwave for about a minute

Excellent with a banana chopped into it, don't need any sugar

I like Golden Syrup Oatso Simple....microwaved in 2 mins.

*runs*

Waitrose organic jumbo oats, made with water then golden syrup & a little full fat milk.