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Actually, I´m not complaining, I just want to know what the word means. The generous Libralady and the kind Lady in Red have filled me in now. Thank you ladies
As for Oatmeal.....I am refering to a porridge made out of rolled oats, or any rolled grain...even rolled quinoa.... ......In this case for brevity, I used the term oatmeal, but it could also have been steel cut oats, kasha or any grain that cooks pretty fast.
I much prefer the texture of it when cooked with a double boiler...that is a special set of pots where one fits in another that contains boiling water. The process eliminates scortching the grains, or whatever else you have in the top pot.
Here is a photo of a double boiler
No no no no no no.....I hate microwaved food! I am trying to get away from it and I certainly do not want one in my home!
This thread, apart from sounding like a Women´s Institute blog, is a bit confusing for non-USA peeps! For example.
- "Oatmeal" - - - is that porridge?
- And... if you ARE talking about porridge, why the big fuss? It is one of the easiest things to cook in the world! Actually Alameda you need to forget your prejudice and buy a microwave as it makes the best porridge and the fluffiest, lightest scrambled eggs!
- When you say "double boiler" do you mean stove or cooker? A boiler for us is something that powers your central heating and has nothing to do with cooking!
So don´t DARE to complain about regional idioms 
Edited (11/5/2009) by alameda
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- but it never occurred to me that was where we get ´take the mick´ from - you learn something new every day!!