Oatmeal for breakfast

[Sky King]

Oatmeal makes me hungry. Seriously. I eat it 2-3 times a week, but if I don't have some serious protein with it, my stomach is rumbling in an hour. I even put walnuts or almonds in my oatmeal, but that doesn't seem to help.
Does anyone else have this issue?

Ha, I was complaining about this to my DH and he says "so go eat something" He eats six times a day and is as skinny as a rail I am not that lucky but I do eat a banana now mid morning on days I eat oatmeal and that gets me through to lunch time.

[surgtech1956]

I've tried cooking up a batch of oatmeal ahead of time but it's too mushy. Does anyone take eitherbquick or old fashion oats and cook in the microwave?

[Aromig]

I use my rice cooker. I have a ten cup cooker, but usually only make 2 cooked cups of steel cut oats. I've found that spraying nonstick spray (even though the rice cooker is nonstick) and the small amount keeps it from boiling over. I also use about 50 per cent more water than the recipe calls for (I think soaking overnight somehow requires more water) I set the timer to cook it overnight so it's ready when I wake up. I don't have a porridge setting, I use the brown rice setting. When it's done in the morning I mix in ground flaxseed (I don't like to cook the flaxseed) and whatever else I want to mix in (sometimes a mushed banana, sometimes nuts, etc).

[emily_in_nc]

It's too hot in Belize for hot oatmeal in the morning, but boxed cold cereals are really expensive here, so I have taken to eating my oats muesli style. I use regular (non-instant) rolled oats and add some whey protein powder, chopped walnuts, chia seed, cinnamon, and fruit (usually banana, mango, and papaya), then add milk. It's a delicious breakfast and so much more pleasant than eating hot cereal, which makes me sweat like crazy here!

I only regret that it took me so long to think of it.

[Chile Pepper]

I cook steel-cut oats in a double boiler. I boil water in a tea kettle first while the water in the bottom of the double boiler is heating, then add the oats and hot water to the top bowl. It takes the same amount of time to cook as doing it directly in a saucepan, but I don't have to worry about burning the porridge.

[redrhodie]

I make rolled oats in the microwave. I use milk as the liquid, but if you put too much, it will boil over, so I put in less than I like, then add more at the end. It takes 3 minutes in my microwave.

[Catrin]

Back when I still ate oats, I would cook steel-cut oats in advance which worked great but I never tried it with rolled oats. What kind of oats did you try this with?