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oats - nearly 13 years Dougalling ... [sigh]

Postby KatherineUK » Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:31 am

after all this time, trying to eat oats most days, and only just discovered how not to have them explode out of the bowl - put in half the water at the start and mid way through cooking add the remainder ...
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Re: oats - nearly 13 years Dougalling ... [sigh]

Postby chewy68 » Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:55 am

:)
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Postby Trinity » Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:55 pm

Good to know—I just was keeping an eye on them and stopping the microwave as soon as it looked like it was about to boil over…unless I forgot!

Congrats on almost 13 years! That’s my lucky number.
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Re: oats - nearly 13 years Dougalling ... [sigh]

Postby MINNIE » Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:16 pm

Thanks Katherine!

One great mystery of the universe finally solved:).

I am approaching my 10th McDougall anniversary, and still couldn't properly cook oats in the microwave.

Live and learn!
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Re: oats - nearly 13 years Dougalling ... [sigh]

Postby frozenveg » Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:41 am

Katherine, congrats on the nearly 13 years--me too!

I started eating oats every day for breakfast in mid-May 2010. I realized I didn't want it to boil over in the microwave, so I make my 1/2 oats (with either 1 or 1 1/2 cups water) in a 4-cup (~1-liter) Pyrex bowl. I never boils over (unless I hit too many zeroes on the microwave :lol: )

When I use the 1 1/2 cups water, I cook for 8 minutes at 50% power, and it won't boil over. I've gone so far with this that when I used to travel, I'd bring the 4-cup Pyrex bowl with me. My husband hates my luggage sometimes.
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Re: oats - nearly 13 years Dougalling ... [sigh]

Postby debknott » Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:22 am

I put mine in a bowl that is way larger than appears to be needed. It never overflows.
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Re: oats - nearly 13 years Dougalling ... [sigh]

Postby Keepyerplantieson » Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:41 am

I eat oats for breakfast most days in winter. For cooking oats in the microwave, the size and shape of the bowl you're cooking in makes all the difference. I cook my oats in soup plates, wide shallow bowls with a large surface area. The oats never boil over, and I don't need to do anything special like adjusting the temperature or adding the water in stages. The large surface area is what works.
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