Subj : INGREDIENTS
To   : Denis Mosko
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Sat Oct 24 2020 23:56:27

Hi, Denis!  Recently you wrote in a message to All:

DM>  : wholegrain oat flakes

DM>  Quick-cook porridge in microwave ovewn: 200 ml water
DM>  and 100 ml quick-cook poeeidge oats in a micro-safe
DM>  dish. Microwave at full power (700 W) for 2 min and
DM>  stir.

DM>  Can I replace water to milk?


             You could ask the folks in the COOKING echo, but I don't suppose they'd correct your grammar... [chuckle].

             IMHO a native speaker would be more likely to say "Can I replace the water with milk?" or "Can I substitute milk for the water?" here.

             Now, as to your question... I've never tried using quick-cooking oatmeal or preparing hot cereal in a microwave oven.  But it seems to me that ground or rolled oats need to absorb a certain amount of liquid.  You haven't specified the butterfat content of the milk in this case.  If you prefer skim milk at 0-2% you may not get the same result someone else would at 3.25%.  At any rate, I figure milk is probably less easily absorbed than water.

             I'd suggest you begin by substituting 10 ml of milk for the same amount of water, and if you like the result keep increasing the proportion of milk in similar increments until you find you don't like the result....  :-))




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