The Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship in Scotland
A spurtle. [Photograph: etsy.com]
Of all the thingamajigs floating around in drawers, the spurtle might be the coolest. The wooden stick is something of a magic wand for porridge—it's engineered to prevent the lumping and congealing of mushy hot cereals. On October 11, expert porridge makers from far and wide will compete for the coveted golden spurtle trophy at the sixteenth annual Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship in Carrbridge, a village in the Scottish Highlands.
This year, Matt Cox of Bob’s Red Mill—the first and only U.S. participant—will compete with his oatmeal brûlée topped with pears, cherries, hazelnuts and distilled spirits, stirred with a custom-made Myrtle spurtle (naturally). Part of me still wants a spurtle to be an endangered hybrid of spider and turtle, but porridge saber is also pretty great.
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7 Comments:
Now I want a spurtle!
With the cold weather on the way, I really need one to make great hot porridge. I wonder how it would work with risotto?
BostonZest at 8:23AM on 09/21/09
I mix oatmeal and chocolate flavored whey protein powder with cold water and let it sit for 15 minutes, it's very tasty and nutritious. Too hot and muggy here to eat a hot breakfast.
redfish at 8:50AM on 09/21/09
..... but it's just a stick!
Anran at 10:30AM on 09/21/09
i really like the word 'spurtle'. i could say that all day long.
gastronomeg at 11:18AM on 09/21/09
I want a spurtle too! I don't really have the desire to make porridge, but I still want one!
madfishgrill at 1:03PM on 09/21/09
go bob's mill! their steel cut oats are the best!
cybercita at 1:17PM on 09/21/09
My wife loves porridge, but is a bit...odd about it. She likes it cooked with vanilla soya, and cooked until it forms a hard ball you could literally slice. Bananas on top. What can I say? I married her for other reasons.
NotAmerican at 1:59PM on 09/21/09