Comments on: My recipe for perfect porridge (and tight buttocks)

By: James

James — Sat, 14 May 2011 03:00:35 +0000

@Matt..

If you ask me the best way to clean saucepans of any type that have something stuck to them like porridge is to fill them with water and bring the water to a boil, add a small amount of detergent, then let it sit for 2-3 hours. It’ll come right off without any effort.

By: Kimbers

Kimbers — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:59:42 +0000

Brilliant post!
I feel like we share something in common. I love oats. I soak my thrifty Coles brand oats each night, heat them up in the morning, chop up my prunes, raspberries and dried apricots and throw them on the top. Yum yum. I look forward to it every morning!
I laugh at people who eat ‘diet’ ’99% fat free’ or ‘More fibre’ cereal Mwahahaha:)
I should take orange juice soaked oats to work tomorrow:)

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:01:31 +0000

Now that you’ve hooked a whole generation of hipsters on porridge, how about some tips to clean saucepans…it’s a PITA! :p

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:00:51 +0000

I could have sworn I already replied to comments here – maybe my browser crashed – yet again.

Vida, you have to enjoy yourself don’t you even if it means porridge for breakfast rather than chocolate cake.

Injera/Reemski, the rice cooker is a brilliant idea. I guess a slow cooker would also work although you’d need to ensure it doesn’t dry out.

Jess, ’tis like rocket fuel. I’m trying to ween myself off the sugar though so I can climb even higher up the hog.

Will, sounds like a great idea. I may try adding nuts and fruit just in case I get malnutrition from a diet of pure oats.

Hannah, good idea. I quite like prunes asides from their obvious benefits. Maybe soaked in eau de vie for an extra decadent breakfast.

Sticki, served with ham? Gosh. Maybe it is my genes but porridge certainly helps.

Neil/Talia, I’ll perhaps try those as a change to my Black & Gold.

Jane, this is about the only true thing on this blog. How dare you defame my buttocks. When – if you ever make it – to Sunday lunch I shall cook in budgie smugglers to prove it.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:43:10 +0000

I am surprised no one has yet mentioned your ‘tight buttocks’ Ed, I guess in the world of blogging you can get away with such claims. But readers I have seen him in the flesh (well, not in the nude mercy), many times over many years, and ‘buns of steel’ they ain’t. Sorry Ed, someone had to put the record straight.

By: neil

neil — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:05:26 +0000

Hi talia, happy to help, got mine from Carlisle Health Foods, 238 Carlisle St, Balaclava (03 9534 6588), here in Melbourne. Not quite at the Aldi price, these were $5.90/kg. If you know where to get farro, I’d be pleased to know, wanting to have a crack at that MasterChef minestrone that knocked out Poh, I would have guessed barley too.

By: Talia

Talia — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:50:47 +0000

Neil, I’ve been looking for steel-cut oats for ages! Where exactly did you get them from? Also, has anyone seen them online?

Re. porridge, I make mine slowly with half water / half soy milk, and add some shredded coconut and chopped dates as it cooks.

By: neil

neil — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:46:52 +0000

We’ve just got onto steel cut oats from the health food shop in Carlisle St. They’re the whole oat grain just cracked into pieces, just like cracked wheat for tabouli, only coarser. They make a creamy porridge just like rolled oats, but also have a better texture and a pleasant nutty flavour. Will try a suggested spoon of peanut butter in it next time.

By: Foodlover

Foodlover — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:43:52 +0000

Yum – that looks like the perfect breakfas for a cold winter morning in Melbourne! Will try this weekend.

By: stickyfingers

stickyfingers — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:27:45 +0000

I’ll be doing the congee-rice cooker-version tomorrow. My Chinese Grandfather believed that oats cooked that way – or cream of wheat – served with ham was the perfect antidote to colds.

Ed, I think your genes have a lot to do with the shape of your physique too.