Kitchen

[Mominohio]

On 3/4/2015 Room2Breathe said: This always works for me: Combine water/milk and oats in the pot at the beginning. Bring to a boil together, then cook according to the time in the directions. Box directions always say to bring the water to a boil separately, then add oats, --- but mixing them together at the beginning, then cooking, always results in creamy oatmeal for me. I hope this works for you, too.

This is good advice, and I will add, cook longer than required if necessary, and stir, stir, stir. The more you stir, the creamer they become, as well.

[cuddlesmama]

On 3/4/2015 mominohio said:

On 3/4/2015 Room2Breathe said: This always works for me: Combine water/milk and oats in the pot at the beginning. Bring to a boil together, then cook according to the time in the directions. Box directions always say to bring the water to a boil separately, then add oats, --- but mixing them together at the beginning, then cooking, always results in creamy oatmeal for me. I hope this works for you, too.

This is good advice, and I will add, cook longer than required if necessary, and stir, stir, stir. The more you stir, the creamer they become, as well.

Thanks I am going to try it.

[SaggingGal]

My friends run a Bed and Breakfast and make a lot of creamy oatmeal every morning.

They insist on using original Old Fashioned Quaker Oatmeal since it has more fiber, no added sugar, and more nutritional benefit than the highly processed Quaker quick cooking oatmeal packets.

They follow the instructions on the box, use milk, stir it frequently while it is cooking over medium heat.

When it is done cooking they set the pot on a cold burner, and put a lid on it for five minutes. Comes out creamy every time.

(When I make it, I follow the directions on the box, use either water or milk since it does not matter to me, remove it to a cold burner, add a little hot water of it looks dry, stir it, and put the lid on it for five minutes. Creamy every time.)

Hope these options might help you.

[Lynneuk]

The best way is to make it is overnight in a small slow cooker. I make steel cut oats and it turns out creamy and delicious with no stirring or worrying about it overflowing onto your stovetop.

[Junker2327]

Make a bowl every morning! One cup milk and 1/2 c oats. I put it all together and cook slow for about 5 minutes until creamy! Delicious!

Beckyblu

[lovesrecess]

I make oatmeal almost every morning in the microwave. I use regular Quaker old fashioned oats....follow amount ratios on box....I use water and 1 tb brown sugar for 4 servings.....add the sugar to the water then to the oats; cook in microwave about 3 -4 minutes.

[Shiloh09]

Have you ever had baked oatmeal? I make it on Sunday and it lasts a week! Some great recipes on Pinterest! Not really creamy but I love it and it is a real time saver in the morning!

[Sooner]

I'm the opposite. I like oatmeal barely cooked--if you can call it cooked. I start with about 1/3 cup of oatmeal (regular or thick cut), cover it with water and microwave about 90 seconds or even less sometimes. I then add milk, flax oil and ground flax meal, a small squirt of honey and stir, then cover with milk and eat!

[Mothertrucker]

My WP rice cooker makes good oatmeal...

[Marienkaefer2]

Cook at a lower heat, use milk instead of water. In my opinion.