porridge oats

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Porridge oats are oats processed specifically for making porridge—the warm, soft cereal eaten at breakfast.

The term is more common in British English, where it distinguishes oats sold for porridge from those used in baking or muesli.

The oats are typically rolled or steel-cut to cook into a creamy consistency: She measured out the porridge oats and added milk.

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steel-cut · creamy · warm · bowl · spoon · honey · brown sugar · maple syrup · cinnamon · milk · hearty · grain · fiber · morning · simmering · sticky · lumpy · comfort

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processing and preparation time

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breakfast cereal type

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grain type

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congee · rice porridge · polenta · semolina

Family

porridge, oats, oatmeal

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G