Dave Smith wrote:
> 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.

Can steel oats be put in a slow cooker the night before?