Flahavan's Irish Porridge Oats 500g Cereal

As a person who doesn't care for oatmeal, this was such a pleasant, tasty surprise. We made it with milk. It is so creamy and good. Sometimes mix in some blueberries, etc., but usually just have it plain. It doesn't need a lot of sweetening as it has a natural sweetness to it per my taste buds. I would definitely recommend.

Brings back the wonderful memories when we visited Ireland! So creamy and delicious and better than our US oatmeal. No digestive issues from the porridge at all like I would get with the oatmeal!

A soft flavor, gentle on my tummy, quick oatmeal. It's mushy, so if you like steel cut or even flakes, this may not be satisfactory for some. It takes 3 minutes to make and tastes delicious with maple syrup. I bought on line because my grocery store did not have the product for months.

I have never had porridge oats, only steel cut oats, but these oats really surprised me. First the cook time is amazing, 3 mins! Second is the flavor. The oats have a very good taste on their own, kind of a sweet taste to me. I added some chopped apples and brown sugar, but I could have done without the brown sugar because when I tasted the oats by themselves I realized I didn't even need the brown sugar. I'm so used to bland tasting oats. I could eat these everyday, so good. I'd buy them again for sure.

My wife and I have tried just about every brand of oatmeal out there. We tend to prefer Scottish or Irish style or rolled oats rather than steel cut, There are amazing oatmeals out there (for the longest time we used almost exclusively Bob's Redmill). The Flahavan's Irish Porridge oats have become a favorite. Not only does it have great oat taste and a creamy texture but is easy to prepare. After bringing the oatmeal to a boil, it takes only three minutes of stir and simmer to finish. Our mornings tend to be hectic and a fast and delicious is always welcome.There are two small downsides. One sticking point is that it is a little bit on the expensive side. You probably depending on the size of the order will probably pay a little more than you might for a similar quantity of, for example, Quaker Oats or McCann's steel cut oats.The other issue is that the packaging is really less than ideal It seems like some kind of coated paper package. The top folds out and you need to carefully pry apart the glued top of the package to spoon or pour out the contents. I reckon I go about 70-30 on successfully opening packages without ripping hole in the top of the package where the clue defies separating. In that 30% of the time when I do rip the packaging, pouring the oatmeal into a measuring cup or container for storage becomes messy. Scattering some of the oatmeal onto the kitchen counter or floor becomes pretty common at least until we have consumed enough to make cutting down the packaging below the rips. While I might lay some of the blame on my relative lack of manual dexterity, I still think most users will have experienced difficulty opening the package from time to time. I suppose on the upside, it would make the packaging a quite a bit hard to tamper with.Notwithstanding those small downsides, it is certainly an oatmeal we enjoy. They do make a steel cut but I have never tried it. So even those who prefer steel cut might want to try that.

A little pricey however it is really good, very creamy.

Delicious and easy to prepare.

These are quick cooking oats, similar to instant oats. I had expected steel cut oats, I guess I should have read the description better. Not happy but that's probably my fault.