[Sca-cooks] crockpot oatmeal

[Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Also sprach KarenO:
>     Has anyone cooked oatmeal in a crockpot overnight?  We just tried a
>small batch of the Mc Canns' in the rice cooker  - didn't do as well as we
>hoped.  :(   A bit crunchy still & boiled out the lid.  But I think using a
>small 1 qt crockpot & turning it on low at bedtime would work well.  The
>guinea pig thinks it would be all dried out & icky.
>Comments? suggestions?
>Caointiarn

Scottish and Irish porridge enthusiasts would probably suggest that 
the secret of a good porridge is a certain amount of aeration; 
probably the same rules for a good risotto apply, and I gather that 
fine hotels in Scotland give the porridge a couple of good whips with 
a balloon whisk immediately before serving.

I think maybe a night in a crock pot might make it sort of lumpy and clotted.

I guess it comes down to, what sacrifices are you willing to make to 
save 20 minutes?

Adamantius