I know, I know – how could I find a Thermos that I love more than my previous one? Well, it took a Thermos that had a snap-in strap; foldable, Transformer-like handle, two-count-’em two cups, & a double-cap/plug-thing: one for hot coffee and one for food. (Points to me for using almost every form of punctuation known to man in that sentence.)
Why? To cook oatmeal. And I don’t even like oatmeal that much. It’s a quarter cup of steel-cut oats, a cup of boiling water (pre-heat the thermos, though), pinch of salt and some dried fruit if you like, seal ‘er up and let it sit a couple of hours. If you use the all-metal kind of thermos it will stay hot forever! (Or until I like oatmeal, which is almost as long.)
Apparently you can cook other things in it. I tried ramen (four minutes for me, please), and realized this would have come in handy in college when John would only let you use his hot pot for water only – no actual cooking. You just could not cook noodles in a Big Gulp cup. It just didn’t work.
Hey – new favicon! I like it! 🙂
No curse words on this website, please. It’s a family show.
(I had to look up ‘favicon’. I think Lloyd is responsible for it.)
Hey! Now it’s back to the old one! What’s up with that?!?
What was it when it was different?
It looked like a big daisy on a navy blue background. It was very springy and happy. But I did miss your drawing of the two of you.
So, you have no need for instant gratification (even in the form of 5 minutes of cooking) because you don’t really like it?
I wish I could be that way with all food. Will a Thermos make that happen?
I’m too impatient – steel-cut oats take about 15-20 minutes when you cook ’em stovetop, and they are the only kind of oatmeal that I can choke down. The instant stuff has some bad history behind it. *shiver*
Could you cook a roast if you put hot water in there and left it for, say, 24 hours? I think you need to run a series of experiments.
I hope you enjoy your dinners when you visit. 🙂
I didn’t mean HUMAN experiements! (Are there any rabbits at your house? Do they like oatmeal?)
I’m disturbed by the notion of “food bottle”. I mean, babies drink their food, but beyond babyhood having a “food bottle” is a little disturbing…
But don’t you like the idea of your kids taking nice homemade soups to school instead of eating school lunches. But maybe your lunches are better than ours…
My kids aren’t in school. Tim’s just 11 months, and Tara’s 3…It’s a full two years before she’ll be eating school lunches…
Even then, I don’t think I’ll be sending her lunch in a bottle. I’ll make a peanut butter and jelly, and send it in a baggie. No “bottle food”. That’s disturbing.
I’m thinking this is the perfect size for headless rabbits … yes, rabbit stew, rabbit parmesan, stuffed rabbit, rabbit pie … but please no hares.