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Date: 17 April 2007 13:56:14

So this evening I made up a batch of baked oatmeal mixture. It has to sit overnight (although who's to say that a few hours wouldn't suffice?) and this is not good when one has a hankering for some baked oatmealy goodness. So I pondered this for a while, then placed an amount (perhaps a third of a cup?) in a small ramekin, covered it with plastic wrap, and microwaved it for 30 seconds. Then another 10 seconds.

I was rather pleased with the result. It wasn't as dense as the baked version (cooking oaty things in the microwave tends to result in lots of... aeration... if cooking porridge, always use a much larger vessel than you think you need), but was a cohesive ramekin shaped bundle of goodness. I poured a little milk over it, however this was mainly to reduce the temperature to a comfortable level. I was impatient you see. I would be interested to see how it turned out if I were to let it cool. Maybe it would... densify into the correct... density. My reference density is from eating it cold (with a drizzle of golden or maple syrup on top perhaps, or often just plain) so I really don't know what it should be like when hot.

Tip: make your baked oatmeal in muffin dealies if you don't wish to eat it all at once. Well, if you feel it would be imprudent to eat it all at once. You will WANT to eat it all at once. Mmmmmm.