Oatmeal hack

Solinvicta · 03-15-2008, 07:28 AM

So, I saw a video on YouTube a while back where a guy was using a coffee pot to make instant oatmeal in the hotel room, and I thought "hmm...I wonder if this could be worked out to be even better."

Here's what I came up with. Obtain a small coffee maker with a built-in timer function - the kind that can be set to brew coffee on an alarm in the morning before you get up. Then, before you go to sleep, add your oatmeal to the carafe (you don't have to use instant! You can use the good kind of oatmeal). Then add a little more water to the water holder than the oatmeal calls for - just a bit more to account for evaporation.

Set the "auto-brew" feature for about half an hour before you plan to wake up. The oatmeal will be ready, it will have had time to sit and thicken, and, thanks to the coffee hot plate, it will still be warm.

Milehimama · 03-15-2008, 12:46 PM

There is a cookbook about cooking with just a coffee pot. The man made noodles alfredo and all kinds of stuff!

Or check out this site dedicated to dorm room cooking:
http://www.armory.com/~auerbach/kitchen.html

kav122 · 03-16-2008, 09:14 AM

I don't drink coffee anymore, but my husband would kill me if I made my oatmeal in his coffee pot

Might be fun to do, though!

USCGamecocks · 03-16-2008, 10:30 AM

Will it have a coffee flavor, or do you dedicate the coffeemaker just to cooking foods?

amandajane · 03-16-2008, 10:48 AM

You can do the same thing in a wide mouth flask, leave it overnight and it's ready in the morning :0)

Solinvicta · 03-16-2008, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by USCGamecocks

Will it have a coffee flavor, or do you dedicate the coffeemaker just to cooking foods?

I haven't noticed much of a coffee taste...but, maybe if I brew coffee INTO the oatmeal, I could save myself another thing I have to wash after breakfast

gt0163c · 03-17-2008, 05:30 AM

Being a regular business traveler who's not always able to get rooms with anything resembling a real kitchen, I've found that there's a lot you can do with a coffee maker. Oatmeal, instant soup, condensed soup, pasta, rice, many pasta and rice mixes, soft boiled eggs (although you have to be careful with this one and it may take more than one run of water through the coffee maker. Consider this "advanced hotel room cooking".). With an iron and foil you can also make "grilled" cheese sandwiches, quesadillas and similiar warm sandwiches...as long as everything just requires warming and not real cooking.

Caitlin · 03-17-2008, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amandajane

You can do the same thing in a wide mouth flask, leave it overnight and it's ready in the morning :0)

Can you elaborate on this? I understand the coffee maker method, but how does just a flask do anything?

kav122 · 03-17-2008, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caitlin

Can you elaborate on this? I understand the coffee maker method, but how does just a flask do anything?

It (or a thermos) keeps the water warm enough that it slowly cooks the oatmeal

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Solinvicta Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sandy Hook, CT Posts: 79 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (12)	Oatmeal hack So, I saw a video on YouTube a while back where a guy was using a coffee pot to make instant oatmeal in the hotel room, and I thought "hmm...I wonder if this could be worked out to be even better." Here's what I came up with. Obtain a small coffee maker with a built-in timer function - the kind that can be set to brew coffee on an alarm in the morning before you get up. Then, before you go to sleep, add your oatmeal to the carafe (you don't have to use instant! You can use the good kind of oatmeal). Then add a little more water to the water holder than the oatmeal calls for - just a bit more to account for evaporation. Set the "auto-brew" feature for about half an hour before you plan to wake up. The oatmeal will be ready, it will have had time to sit and thicken, and, thanks to the coffee hot plate, it will still be warm.

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Milehimama Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 116 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (13)	There is a cookbook about cooking with just a coffee pot. The man made noodles alfredo and all kinds of stuff! Or check out this site dedicated to dorm room cooking: http://www.armory.com/~auerbach/kitchen.html

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kav122 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 526 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (243)	I don't drink coffee anymore, but my husband would kill me if I made my oatmeal in his coffee pot Might be fun to do, though!

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amandajane Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 490 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Reputation: (287)	You can do the same thing in a wide mouth flask, leave it overnight and it's ready in the morning :0)

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gt0163c Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 340 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Reputation: (59)	Being a regular business traveler who's not always able to get rooms with anything resembling a real kitchen, I've found that there's a lot you can do with a coffee maker. Oatmeal, instant soup, condensed soup, pasta, rice, many pasta and rice mixes, soft boiled eggs (although you have to be careful with this one and it may take more than one run of water through the coffee maker. Consider this "advanced hotel room cooking".). With an iron and foil you can also make "grilled" cheese sandwiches, quesadillas and similiar warm sandwiches...as long as everything just requires warming and not real cooking.