the quest for the perfect easy bowl of oatmeal

[jobob]

After much experimentation LeeBob & I have come up with our never fail method.

Get the largest pyrex bowl your microwave can hold, to prevent those messy boil-overs.

Mix 1/2 c. steel cut oats with 2 c. water in the bowl.

Microwave on high for 9:99 (depending on the power of your microwave)

Stir

Microwave on high for 6:66 (depending on the power of your microwave)

Stir. Let sit a bit*.

Spoon into 2 bowls, add a pinch of salt and some combination of milk, sugar, splenda, a pat of butter, brown sugar, cinammon, whatever, to taste.

This makes fairly chewy oatmeal.

*If you want it a less chewy consistency, let it sit for 1/2 hour or more, or even overnight (covered of course), then add a bit of milk and nuke it for 3-4 minutes.

[tzvia]

Skimmed over some of these posts. It sounds like some people can handle oats. I sure can't. Instead, I just pop some 50/50 cous cous 'n water with a little butter into the microwave for 2.5 minutes. Add a little honey and a dash (or more) cinnamon and some strawberries or blueberries, and I have a nice hot breakfast that doesn't make me feel like I swallowed a leaky gas canister. And my loved ones can actually sit in the same room with me. Another substitute is good old fashioned Farina. Love the stuff, as long as I've got my lactose pills as I like a little milk in mine. Either that, or my loved ones have to sit in another room again .

Too bad I can't stand rice based hot cereals as I could handle them in a gastric sense but I just don't like em. If I could find something that could take the bloat out of oats that would be great, as I actually like oatmeal, but it doesn't like me.