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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Thank you. I will miss the "1-minute", no-prep, no-clean aspect, but I needed to make the switch anyway, b/c despite the superfood health benefits the instant stuff tastes like crap.

If you don't mind my asking, why no stirring - wouldn't that help?

And what does "edge of boiling" mean? Is it just above, like I've heard for pasta and noodles, or just below, for whatever but I've heard it called "simmering"? Yeah, I don't know the first thing about cooking, for the most part - I know how to stick something in the oven and leave it alone, and like fry-cook a scrambled egg, and that's about it. Companies are taking advantage of my weakness there, by making low-effort prepped foods like cereal cost more, b/c they know that most people will just give in and pay more rather than learn to eat other foods:-(.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Another good one to try is to put the oats, some frozen berries and a little bit of milk into a mason jar.

Put the jar in the fridge overnight, they'll be ready in the morning, sweeten as desired.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Omg "cold(-brew?) oatmeal", this just blew my mind a little:-P.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It kind of is like cold brew! Haha. They call them "overnight oats". I have a bad habit of skipping breakfast and it really helps!

[–] adespoton 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You heat it back up until the oats start to roll in from the outside.

You don’t stir, because this makes the oats stick to the pot. Cleanup is really simple if you don’t stir; serve the oats, then rinse the pot in soapy water and leave it to dry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Cool, thanks! None of that really makes sense to me, so I guess I will just have to follow your directions and watch it happen in order to learn. Especially if I can find something where I can enjoy or even halfway stand the taste, that will be great:-).