Do you eat porridge and if so, what sort/brand do you have and how do you cook it?

I have the traditional Scotts Porridge Oats. I put some porridge oats in a dish with milk and microwaive it for a minute at a time, stir it and carry on microwaiving until cooked. I always put sugar on mine.

Bought a box of Scotts Porridge Oats today £1.75p - 1kg. I have mostly had that brand but am interested in trying some of the cheaper brands.

Nowhere near as often as I should, but I've taken to eating it with a fairly liberal helping of chopped fresh ginger - nice way to get those blood vessels open and pumping and reduce cholesterol. I'm waiting to get the ineluctable Christmas/New Year rubbish-bingeing out of the way, and one of my NYR's will be to regularly have porridge for brekkie

PS - only organic or 'Finest' for me lol

5 teaspoons? What are you, a borrower?

I also eat porridge.

cooking just 5 teaspoons of porridge!

Not had porridge in about 5 years.

I have oat so simple. Or something like at. One packet in milk 3 mins zapped in microwave job done

Scott's or Quaker Oats for me. But I put 2/.3 of a cup with equal amounts of milk and water, and simmer for 6 minutes. Sprinkle of salt and add prunes and apricots or peaches. Milk. Keeps me going for longer than normal cereals. Lately I have also taken to adding a sprinkle of all bran in the pan. It dissolves. Not sure it is needed since there is plenty of fibre anyway, but I like a bit of variety.

5 "good" teaspoons is the perfect measurement for me for 1 portion of porridge. I also have a slice of toast and jam so I dont want too much porridge.

Me too, if your new to porridge then this is the easiest one to have.

Supermarket own brand oats for me. Milk and a little water and microwaved for 2-3 mins. Stir in the sugar at the end.

I actually thought you must have meant tablespoons. How stupid of me

Is ready brek porridge?

If so, yes. It's the kids but occasionally I'll dip in of an evening.

If ive had a long.run or burnt some calories, might even mix some jam in with it.

I do like a bowl of porridge - I generally use Sainsbury's organic porridge oats. For the two of us I use one cup of oats, one cup of milk, one cup of water, cooked on the stove. My husband likes his all horrid and runny, whilst I like mine cooked for so long that's it's almost one solid lump!

I generally have my porridge with a handful of frozen raspberries or cherries, plus a scant teaspoonful of brown sugar and some ground flax seed. Husband has greek yoghurt and honey with his.

Ok, I just measured out 5 good teaspoons of my Scottish Porridge oats into a bowl. I couldn't see them.

Couple of my colleagues have porridge every morning, those wee pots you just add hot water to. I have to leave the room because the smell makes me want to vomit.

I have to admit though, I've never tasted porridge just ready brek is it the about the same?

I have porridge a lot, or else homemade muesli using the same oats. Tesco's Basic, or whatever basic from whatever supermarket I happen to find myself in when I have run out.

I make it on the hob. If it takes 3 mins in the microwave, there's a faster way of doing it, as I boil a kettle, use that water, and maybe only boil it on the hob for 1 or 2 mins. Pinch salt, or none. No sugar. I like it with manuka honey or golden syrup.

Oh Lord, Fio Montoya - I have edited my post - sorry.

Occasionally yes. Prefer Weetabix though.

No need to apologise, it just tickled me is all

Very occasionally but after the first few mouthfuls I start to feel sick.

Sainsburys express porridge

10 packets per box. 2 boxes for £2.50

1 pack of porridge.
180ml of milk.
2 mins in microwave.

For some reason I always thought only poor people eat porridge.

You're thinking of Gruel.

Bless you

I used to just chuck in the porridge and the milk and inevitably, the porridge was too thick for me. So I improvised and the 5 teaspoons (right heaped ones) are just right with the amount of milk I have.

I never touched you Flo Montoya (only joking).