Flaked oats

[Jon G]

Can I use porrige oats as a replacement for flaked oats?

 

[Smileyr8]

I have in the past, they are not the same thing though, porridge oats tends to be more broken/powdery where as flaked oats are usually mostly whole not sure I could discern a difference in the finished product but I don't have a sufficticated palate.

 

[MickDundee]

I’ve always just used the cheapest porridge oats the supermarket has

 

[Clint]

I’ve always just used the cheapest porridge oats the supermarket has

Me too.

 

[The Baron]

I am sure there will be a difference as the purists will say but for all intents and purposes as with the previous answers I substitute them all of the time infact some brewers put them in virtually every brew for mouthfeel and possibly better head retention?