Last night I saw directions for making hot oatmeal in a crockpot and so
I tried it thinking that it would be easier making hot oatmeal good for
several days instead of making individual portions each morning. It
called for 2 cups of steel-cut oatmeal and 6 cups of water left
overnight for 10 hours at the low setting. The hot oatmeal turned out
fine, and I now have enough for 4 more mornings to be warmed up in the
microwave. The only drawback was that a hard layer of burnt oatmeal was
left on the bottom and sides of the crockpot, and took some effort to
scrub off. Is there some way to prevent this from happening the next
time? Thanks for any advice/suggestions.

tenplay wrote on 12 May 2005 in rec.food.cooking

> Last night I saw directions for making hot oatmeal in a crockpot
> and so I tried it thinking that it would be easier making hot
> oatmeal good for several days instead of making individual
> portions each morning. It called for 2 cups of steel-cut oatmeal
> and 6 cups of water left overnight for 10 hours at the low
> setting. The hot oatmeal turned out fine, and I now have enough
> for 4 more mornings to be warmed up in the microwave. The only
> drawback was that a hard layer of burnt oatmeal was left on the
> bottom and sides of the crockpot, and took some effort to scrub
> off. Is there some way to prevent this from happening the next
> time? Thanks for any advice/suggestions.
>

cook the oatmeal in one of those plastic oven Bags...or Spraying the
crock with Pam before use and cleaning the crock immediately after
use...or filling the crock with soapy water and Soaking over night on
low...one of these should solve your problems.

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