Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Hank Rogers Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: A nice simple dinner Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2025 17:11:51 -0600 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:11:57 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="a01fa74039f929ccfaeea148329d9c20"; logging-data="1054747"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/LQ/0t9kmJZQnsv86WuGx964KIRsCBY0g=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:128.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/128.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.20 Cancel-Lock: sha1:DFrHbQDnMHN78O8UfBoWx+4QgaY= In-Reply-To: Cindy Hamilton wrote: > On 2025-03-02, songbird wrote: >> >> the first stage for how much i normally cook is 2 minutes >> or less. after that it is a few seconds of putting in the >> new power level. and then waiting 8:11 for them to finish. >> i can easily do other things while the 2 and 8:11 are >> going so it's really not a lot of time involved at all. > > Granted I use the "1-minute" oats and add the water about > an hour before I nuke 'em so they'll be fully hydrated. > I microwave oatmeal on full power for 2.5 minutes, stirring > after the first 1.5 minute. > > That gives me enough time to pour a glass of milk and slice > a pat of butter to go in my oatmeal. > Works perfectly for me too. The "quick oats" are the same as "old fashioned" except they are not only steamed and pressed, but also cut, so they are a little finer, and cook a little faster. I like a tiny amount of chopped dates for flavor, a touch of salt and pepper, small chunk of butter, and that's it. I don't bother to stir, but I do use a lower power setting and cook longer. I also love cream of wheat, but I never found a way to make it without stirring every 30 seconds. Else, I get lumpy stuff.