Manda Ruby wrote:
> What's the difference between porridge and oatmeal?
>
> What's the fastest and cheapest way to make porridege as well as
> oatmeal ?
>
>
> I have been using the expensive Quaker oats but saw thread in rfc
> about complaints on the prices and also learned that in US, the price
> of the traditioonal oats has also been inflated.
>
Porridge us boiled grain. While oatmeal is the most common, there are
others, like Cream of Wheat, even corn. IMO, large flake is the tastiest
and easiest to cook. Steel cut is pretty good but takes a lot longer to
cook. The name brans steel cut oats tend to be pricey but I buy it in
bulk for the same price as other types of oatmeal... 75 cents per pound.
Quick cooking oatmeal is bland in comparison to steel cut or large
flake. Instant oatmeal tastes like paste.