Should I get a spurtle on? (1 Viewer)

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Porridge: not doing it, but making it!


Now that the season is here, what’s the best way to make the kind of porridge a true Scot might enjoy?


What ingredients?

What Equipment?

What method?

 

[BobtheBass]

Get the porridge for free. Guaranteed ecstasy for a true Scotsman.

 

[Southdowners]

Good quality porridge oats
Pinch of salt
Full cream milk
Cook in heavyweight non-stick saucepan
Honey.... Yummmm!

Oh, and if you feel like it, a dash of Whiskey

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[Cinderz]

Yes but not porridge oats only oatmeal no honey and milk in a cup to dip each spoonful in

 

[Janine]

Blueberries! Stir them in a watch the porridge turn a lurid shade of purple

 

[two]

Good quality porridge oats
Pinch of salt
Full cream milk
Cook in heavyweight non-stick saucepan
Honey.... Yummmm!

Oh, and if you feel like it, a dash of Whiskey

I agree that best quality ingredients produce better results, but how can you tell?
What proportions, especially the Whiskey?

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[tacr2man]

Serving for two
Flahavans jumbo oats 1 Cup
Jersey Raw milk 3 Cups
Microwave cook with 900watt 9 mins Leave stand 2 Mins then stir
Several times then cook 2.5 mins
Leave stand 2 mins stir several times
Cook for 1.5 mins stir check if consistency
is what you want , if you like it stiffer then cook 1 min stir check repeat to suit .
Ladle out in to bowl and add blueberries or Honey to taste or both

After eating finish with small glass of Applejack You will find that you dont need hardly any clothing to work outside

 

[MillieMoocher]

My favourite porridge recipe:

Waitrose Essential oats

Dry blueberries

Cinnamon

Skimmed milk

Put oats, cinnamon and blueberries (8 per person) into a pan over a low heat and gently toast them together.

Then add milk, ratio by volume is 2 liquid to 1 oats, so for me it’s half a cup of oats and a cup of milk

Stir so it’s all mixed nicely and low heat until reaches desired consistency.

Then eat, no added sugar, honey, cream or owt.

 

[BreweryDave]

Packet of ready brek from the supermarket and a bottle of Buckfast - sorted.

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[two]

Yes but not porridge oats only oatmeal no honey and milk in a cup to dip each spoonful in

I prefer the 'grainy' rather than the 'creamy' type of porridge. Oatmeal can be difficult to find, though, so I use a mixture of oatmeal and 'jumbo' rolled oats.
If using only oatmeal, do you soak it overnight?

 

[Gellyneck]

@Jim adds special optional ingredients into his!
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[ambulancekidd]

Scotts (the manufacturer) porridge oats was always the best quality & it does matter. Follow the instructions on the packet, season to your personal taste & cook in microwave....yes the microwave, perfect results everytime.

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[Cinderz]

I prefer the 'grainy' rather than the 'creamy' type of porridge. Oatmeal can be difficult to find, though, so I use a mixture of oatmeal and 'jumbo' rolled oats.
If using only oatmeal, do you soak it overnight?

Sometimes but usually just cook a bit longer I also like some "raw" oatmeal sprinkled on top.

 

[snailtrailer]

Apparently we ran out of oats this morning - usual recipe for us two, one and a half cup of oats to three cups milk (or milk and water) so Derek added muesli to the porridge - yummy, the added sultanas had swollen up. I prefer long, slow cooking rather than microwave.

 

[scotzsue]

Porridge, love the smell, hate the texture, no matter how it is cooked and the size of the oats, Even cleaning the pot makes me gag. amazing what you can cope with when your grandchildren love it.
Have been told I loved it as a child too !

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[Lot lover]

Never having heard of a "spurtle" till now it seems that it is the handle end of a wooden spoon.

My own version of porridge is as follows

60g French oat flakes
270g water
Microwave for 5 mins @ 600w
Stir with spoon end of an all purpose wooden spoon
Microwave for 3 mins @ 600w
Stir in pot of plain yog
Add splash of cream if feeling decadent

This is to my taste so it works perfectly

 

[Dazzlin]

1 oats to 3 liquid.
Dash of salt.
Whisky to taste.
Wifey has it every morning in bed delivered by yours truly but she has it without the last two ingredients but likes it with prunes or half an avocado in (think mushy peas) I have the other half with salt, mmmmmm.

I am on a low carb diet so have to miss out the oats.
The salt gives you a thirst........
So win win!!!!!

 

[tacr2man]

If you want to take my recipe to the next level , replace the blueberries with raisins that have been soaked in Rhum Agricole Vieux Niesson add after cooking and quantity to taste .

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[Allanm]

We use Pinhill organic oats with milk, heated up in a pan on the stove, never microwaved. These are the very best we have ever had, and served with full fat milk or cream and maple syrup or coconut sugar. Or as an alternative topping, banana and chocolate chips or grated apple.

 

[two]

Never having heard of a "spurtle" till now it seems that it is the handle end of a wooden spoon.

That's about right. A rather ornate handle but, for some reason, missing the 'business end'.
I though they were made just to sell to tourists looking for something 'different'.

 

[Puddleduck]

40g rolled porridge oats (gluten-free are best)
250 mg water
pinch salt

Put in a pan and leave to soak overnight.

Heat until it "gloops", stirring with wooden spoon.

Serve with cream or milk and sugar or honey to taste. Fruit etc if you must.

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[34127]

Apparently we ran out of oats this morning - usual recipe for us two, one and a half cup of oats to three cups milk (or milk and water) so Derek added muesli to the porridge - yummy, the added sultanas had swollen up. I prefer long, slow cooking rather than microwave.

You can get medication for this

 

[Euphony]

There’s only one porridge oats....

.
Just follow the instructions and add a little salt to taste.
For best possible taste..........Add NOTHING more!

 

[Neckender]

Pat puts sliced banana, blueberries and strawberries in our porridge with a dollop of honey.

John.

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[two]

There’s only one porridge oats.....
Just follow the instructions and add a little salt to taste.
For best possible taste..........Add NOTHING more!

I have to disagree. I'm not sure there's any difference between Scott's and Quaker oats. If you study their packaging, you will see that even the closures are identical. In any case, I think that Jordan's jumbo oats are better.

Porridge production has become a stove-top activity, for me, having discarded the microwave in a weight-saving exercise. I prefer the consistency obtained with minimal stirring or simmering - just bring to the boil and leave for a minute. It also makes cleaning the pan easier if you serve just before it starts to set. A spurtle might serve better for stirring, using my method, but a spoon or spatula is needed for serving it out - you don't want lumps left behind for your waste tank.
In my youth, porridge was a thin 'pancake' that floated on a pool of milk. Now it's more of a 'dumpling' with very little extra (a little honey, or a knob of butter, perhaps, but no sugar or salt).

 

[34127]

If anyone is feeling competitive about their porridge making.
http://www.goldenspurtle.com/competition/rules/

 

[Euphony]

I have to disagree. I'm not sure there's any difference between Scott's and Quaker oats. If you study their packaging, you will see that even the closures are identical. In any case, I think that Jordan's jumbo oats are better.

Porridge production has become a stove-top activity, for me, having discarded the microwave in a weight-saving exercise. I prefer the consistency obtained with minimal stirring or simmering - just bring to the boil and leave for a minute. It also makes cleaning the pan easier if you serve just before it starts to set. A spurtle might serve better for stirring, using my method, but a spoon or spatula is needed for serving it out - you don't want lumps left behind for your waste tank.
In my youth, porridge was a thin 'pancake' that floated on a pool of milk. Now it's more of a 'dumpling' with very little extra (a little honey, or a knob of butter, perhaps, but no sugar or salt).

Everyone’s entitled to disagree, even though they’re wrong....
The similarity in packaging is because Quaker Oats own Scott’s and they’re both owned by PepsiCo.
Oats, Milk, Salt, nothing more; nothing less.

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[two]

Well Quaker & Scott's look & taste much the same to me and, as they're addressing a mass market, I imagine that neither provide the 'little extra' that I'm seeking.
I have found the odd packet of nice oats (pinhead and rolled) in specialist shops and a few of those have scored more highly whilst others have been just 'fodder'.

I'd suggest that, if Scott's oats are still original, they'd have passed their sell-by date by now!

 

[rich g]

Flahavans Irish Organic Jumbo Oats,1 cup of oats to 2.5 cup of milk/water cook in a pan for 5mins add greek yoghurt and blueberrys serves 2 people.yummy

 

[Camdoon]

Well Quaker & Scott's look & taste much the same to me and, as they're addressing a mass market, I imagine that neither provide the 'little extra' that I'm seeking.
I have found the odd packet of nice oats (pinhead and rolled) in specialist shops and a few of those have scored more highly whilst others have been just 'fodder'.

I'd suggest that, if Scott's oats are still original, they'd have passed their sell-by date by now!

Quaker bought out Scott's in 1982. All European Quaker products are now made in Uthrogle Mills, Cupar, the old Scott's factory.
https://www.scottsporage.co.uk/the-scotts-porage-story/our-heritage/#9

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