I have eaten quaker oats for breakfast for around 20 years.. long before the microwave made it easier.. you had to make it in a pan,

But now the 10 sachet boxes have become 9 and now 8 sachets in a box
Also i feel the quality of each sachet is compramised, by having less oats and fruit
So the taste and portion size has decreased too, these cereals can be bought from £1 in asda to £2.45 in tesco.. anyone feel the same about quakers oats.

Is there a better one out there ?

The only Quaker sachet ones I like are the golden syrup ones.
I tried lidl equivalent and they were awful. Like wallpaper paste.
I would stick with Quaker, though I only tend to buy them when they are on offer.

I find the sachets aren't nearly large enough to satisfy my appetite, so I buy a kilo, supermarket own-brand bag for 75p. The sachets are comparatively very poor value.

Are you saying you make porridge in a pan ? If not what ?

I tend to use normal Quaker oats cooked in the microwave with a squirt of honey or a pinch of salt.

I do use a hob, more often than not. I prefer the consistency and texture of the porridge that way. Microwaving is quicker, but the end-result is less creamy. In my experience anyway.

Even when I use the microwave, I still measure out half a mug of oats into a bowl and mix in milk or water.

Alpen porridge is more ftuity than quakers, but alas quanity lets it down..

You can buy a 1kg bag of porridge in Tesco for 75p. Quaker is overpriced.

It would never occur to me to buy Quaker, just whichever supermarket own brand seems the cheapest. I really can't see the point in paying for expensive sachets, when making it without could hardly be easier. I simply put three or four tablespoons into a bowl with vertical sides, then add slightly more milk than I think I'll need and put it in the microwave for two minutes.

The vertical sided bowl helps to prevent it boiling over. It's surprising how much milk gets absorbed, but I find that even if I do put a little bit too much in, another 10 or 20 seconds in the microwave will usually get it to thicken.

I live about 1 mile away from a big oats company, now there oats are sold all over the country, and abroad, However i have tried them and their is a difference in the taste of oats.. and i do not like my local company porridge. But i do love their own hawalian scrunch cerials fantastic..these are rolled oats with dried fruit etc..

And scotts porridge oats tasts different again, but IMO not as good as quackers.
Maybe i am biased..

If there's any difference it's because of something that's added. To me, the whole point of porridge oats is that they're a virtually unadulterated cereal that can be enhanced with whatever you choose. I prefer to dribble a small amount of honey onto mine.

If i have to go back to the stone age of boiling porridge in a pan again. I would have to add sugar and maybe dried fruit, raisans or sultanas..
Makes such a gooey mess in the pan.. could not eat it like the scotts do with salt added
Oh no..

I think making it in a pan is the only way to go! I add salt to mine while it's cooking and then throw in walnuts and maple syrup

I just did a Google search for Hawaian scrunch and it was not what I expected.

I was still pretty pleased mind you.

Why would anybody make it in a pan when you can make it far more easily in the bowl that you eat it from?

I rarely make porridge
Used to love the natural Quaker oats
Then added creamy milk and caster sugar

Lately have had it a few times a week from these packets
Got about 8 different tempting boxes recently
Only because they were selling for the reduced price of £1 per box
Would eat far more - but am trying to keep the daily calories down as much as I can

I love porridge with either golden syrup or maple syrup. Not good for the waistline though, unfortunately.

mornflake oats and the 1,2,3 method

1 cup porridge oats
2 cups milk/water
3 minutes in the microwave

the oats are about 75p and last for weeks

No but good for reducing cholestrol, and a sachet of oats is not that high in calories
Far less than nutty cornflakes, and other high sugar cereals.. porridge is a low sugar cereal

Yes but are a required taste..which i do not like..
If you do good..

If you believe these are high in sugar and calories,
Maybe you should eat nothing..

Not when I've finished with it, it's not

Well said....lol

Ditto. But at least I know exactly how much sugar I've put in it, which is less then a teaspoonful. A lot of cereals have a lot more than that.

I like some porridge with my sugar