I've recently discovered that I really enjoy eating porridge. Seems a shame I've missed out on it for all of these years! So, how do you like yours - sweet, salty, runny, stodgy?

I like mine runny, but with lumps, made with mostly water and a bit of milk in the microwave. Sprinkle of sugar on top and/or few squares of chocolate pushed into it to make little melted choc pockets. Ooh, Can't wait for breakfast now. I haven't tried it savory yet, but I will next evening I'm just cooking for one.

An extremely welcome bonus is that eating porridge has instantly fixed the problems I've had with constipation for years (TMI?)

I've been a fan of porridge since I was a child. Back in those days I had it half milk, half water with some salt and then more milk and sugar on top. Nowadays I have it half 1% milk, half water with no salt. I have only fruit with it, either blueberries, mixed soaked dried fruit, apple with cinnamon and sultanas, the choice is endless. I don't care if the porridge is thick or runny.

I had the alpen porridge this morning, it was lovely!

Alpen porridge, sounds interesting. Where did you buy it? Is it like porridge with Alpen type stuff in it?

I like jumbo oats made with water, milk and sugar added after. I cook it before I take my dog out, when I come back I reheat with a bit of extra water - tastes better as it has time to mature!

I used to love ready brek however since discovering the Quaker rolled oats I now much prefer that!

I like mine fairly thick with lots of honey

I like Mornflake oats with semiskimmed milk and honey.

I buy Porridge frequently to add to the bird's food ~especially in winter
I love thick porridge with milk poured over it and sugar sprinkled on top

I made some lately ~I cooked it up partially then added a good handful of sultanas ~~
I was nice hot at the time ~and later had some heated
in the microwave and the rest in a cold slab ~the next day

It was good every which way

I like it best, reasonably thick, with chopped banana, pecans and a drizzle of good maple syrup.

I always have one with apricot and almond bits in it.

I think the microwave oven has rescued porridge !

I'd never eat it now if I had to make it in a pan like in the olden days

I make mine with skimmed milk and sugar.....I don't usually add to it but recently I've been adding a handful of nixed nuts

I usually get the Sainsbury hand rolled oats but I've got an unopened bag of Flanahan's Irish Oats to try next......

Half porridge and half stewed apple is a really nice breakfast' with a bit of golden syrup and milk or cream. I agree about the microwave, s much easier to use this cooking method.

For a long time I would buy the pre-packaged oats, but since I started cutting down on the sugar in my diet, I switched to plain porridge oats and add my own things like apple, raisins, and cinnamon, for example. It definitely doesn't taste as sweet, and I'm fine with that, my palate needs time to adjust.

I make mine with milk, and I like it more runny than thick, somewhere in the middle though.

Honey or jam can also be nice, but I have to be mindful of the sugar in those too.

Porridge is the devil.

I'm currently switching from Ready Brek to Quaker Oats. I'm not sure if both, either or neither would count as porridge, but I'm not seeing much difference between them. I'm making them the same way, with milk in a microwave in a bowl, sugar added after. (I may experiment with syrups/honey, but I'm not sure that mixes in well in a bowl?)

The times given on the packets are way too long for me. Quaker Oats says 3.5 minutes, but even 1.5 was too long.

Quaker Oats are the bee's knees of porridge oats! :ccol:

I use 50g rolled oats and pour on boiling water to cover and leave it overnight and just warm it through in the microwave in the morning, I enjoy it extremely thick with a touch of cinnamon and half a Weetabix crumbled on the top so there is texture too.

Weetabix and porridge?! I would rather add nuts for texture than additional carbs.

I use the microwave on medium power for 3 mins and then one minute medium at a time.

Be careful about porridge volcanoes in microwaves and consequent washing up. Always have the bowl on a plate.

I add a dollop of marmalade to it.

I get those porridge volcanos all the time.

I don't have a microwave so I pan cook my porridge
With apple and cinnamon

I make it in a big bowl and give it 3 minutes

then I stir it and give it another 3 minutes but keep my eye on it ready to shut down when it approaches the rim of the bowl.....

I microwave. I started with a jug but kept getting volcano eruptions so now I use a massive plastic mixing bowl, so easy, so yummy, so healthy (until I add chocolate or sugar).

This morning, I was lucky enough not to get the volcano effect like you just mentioned.

I was wondering, since people do make it with salt, what would it be like with cheese and a sunny side up egg, a bit like American's do for breakfast with grits? I might try it...