Measure out the oats and add to a smaller saucepan together with the milk and few grains of salt.
Stir the porridge mixture and bring to a boil.
Turn down the heat and carry on stirring until your porridge thickens a little. This takes about 2-3 minutes.
Add more milk if the mixture looks too thick
Take off the heat, pour into a bowl.
Make it in the microwave
Add all ingredients into a medium size bowl.
Place into a microwave and cook for 2 minutes. Check and stir after each minute or 30 seconds depending on your microwave. Leave to rest for 1 minute in switched off microwave.
Serve straight away with toppings of your choice or on it's own.