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Can someone explain to me how you're supposed to eat Weetabix? If you put two in the bowl at once then by the time you finish the first one the second one has turned to mush. At the moment I only have one in the bowl at once, but even then I have to eat the first one quite quickly to avoid mushiness. Is my bowl the wrong shape or something?
Also, I should point out my most recent experience is with Oatibix, but I remember similar experiences of Weetabix, so I presume there isn't much difference.
Also, I should point out my most recent experience is with Oatibix, but I remember similar experiences of Weetabix, so I presume there isn't much difference.
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Wrong type of milk?!
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It depends if you prefer it hot or cold, I suppose.
If cold, just eat them as quick as you can, is my suggestion.
I personally prefer to microwave them, so they're already mushed, but it's nice and warm, and feels very filling. And even having bits of sliced banana on top makes it taste even better too.
If cold, just eat them as quick as you can, is my suggestion.
I personally prefer to microwave them, so they're already mushed, but it's nice and warm, and feels very filling. And even having bits of sliced banana on top makes it taste even better too.
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I detest mushy cereal, it's like, should I chew this shit or what? I guess I don't like things that are ambiguous about whether they're a food or a drink (soup is usually fine, because either it's just something you drink, or it's really stodgy and has potatoes in and stuff). I think it's the same reason I could never work out rice pudding.James Robinson wrote:It depends if you prefer it hot or cold, I suppose.
If cold, just eat them as quick as you can, is my suggestion.
I personally prefer to microwave them, so they're already mushed, but it's nice and warm, and feels very filling. And even having bits of sliced banana on top makes it taste even better too.
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I'm not sure it's wet and thin enough to consider drinking, surely? Unless you have some kind of Power Throat set up that allows you to drink foods such as mashed potato and mushy peas.Michael Wallace wrote:I guess I don't like things that are ambiguous about whether they're a food or a drink
Maybe you ARE using the wrong type of milk. Or just too much.
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This has happened with both Sainsbury's semi-skimmed and Sainsbury's mostly-skimmed (the orange one), so I don't think it could be that. Maybe I'm using too much milk, but if you don't use very much all that happens is the bottom half of the Weetabix sucks up all the milk and you're left with a completely dry half and a completely soggy half. Is that what God intended?Matt Morrison wrote:I'm not sure it's wet and thin enough to consider drinking, surely? Unless you have some kind of Power Throat set up that allows you to drink foods such as mashed potato and mushy peas.Michael Wallace wrote:I guess I don't like things that are ambiguous about whether they're a food or a drink
Maybe you ARE using the wrong type of milk. Or just too much.
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I eat three for breakfast, and I just eat them quickly enough that the mushiness doesn't become too much of a problem, although it's always the case that the last couple of spoonfuls is struggling to hold its shape.
As for warm Weetabix, I think that would be very similar to eating sick.
As for warm Weetabix, I think that would be very similar to eating sick.
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Maybe you've stumbled upon the answer. Maybe God intended for you to turn over the Weetabix and re-milk them, thus ensuring the correct milk distribution throughout the bix. God insists you must work hard to achieve the perfect bix.Michael Wallace wrote:Maybe I'm using too much milk, but if you don't use very much all that happens is the bottom half of the Weetabix sucks up all the milk and you're left with a completely dry half and a completely soggy half. Is that what God intended?
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Warm Weetabix is nice, although I do prefer it cold. I like to let it go mushy, then suck all of the milk out (force it out with a spoon mostly), then sprinkle a little sugar on top, then eat it sort of like a pudding.
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If this were the case, surely there would be instructions on the box?Matt Morrison wrote:Maybe you've stumbled upon the answer. Maybe God intended for you to turn over the Weetabix and re-milk them, thus ensuring the correct milk distribution throughout the bix. God insists you must work hard to achieve the perfect bix.Michael Wallace wrote:Maybe I'm using too much milk, but if you don't use very much all that happens is the bottom half of the Weetabix sucks up all the milk and you're left with a completely dry half and a completely soggy half. Is that what God intended?
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Step 1: Stack Weetabix side by side on their long thin side in a bowl. 2 or 3 depending on hunger/bowl size.
Step 2: Fill any gaps at the side of the bowl with yummy fruit. Chopped bananas and/or berries and/or grapes do the job for me.
Step 3: Pour a small amount of milk slowly over the surface of the Weetabix. You want just enough so that it doesn't saturate the bottom of the Weetabix. The tallness of the Weetabix stood on their side allows the milk to slowly drain through it allowing for an even distribution so it doesn't get too mushy.
Step 4: Dollop a tasty yoghurt on top. Vanilla Muller Lite with black cherry underlayer is my personal favourite. It redresses the balance of moisture without permeating the Weetabix.
Step 5: Enjoy your nutritious breakfast treat. Repeat every other day alternating with a different breakfast so it doesn't get too samey.
Step 2: Fill any gaps at the side of the bowl with yummy fruit. Chopped bananas and/or berries and/or grapes do the job for me.
Step 3: Pour a small amount of milk slowly over the surface of the Weetabix. You want just enough so that it doesn't saturate the bottom of the Weetabix. The tallness of the Weetabix stood on their side allows the milk to slowly drain through it allowing for an even distribution so it doesn't get too mushy.
Step 4: Dollop a tasty yoghurt on top. Vanilla Muller Lite with black cherry underlayer is my personal favourite. It redresses the balance of moisture without permeating the Weetabix.
Step 5: Enjoy your nutritious breakfast treat. Repeat every other day alternating with a different breakfast so it doesn't get too samey.
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Weetabox?Michael Wallace wrote:If this were the case, surely there would be instructions on the box?Matt Morrison wrote:Maybe you've stumbled upon the answer. Maybe God intended for you to turn over the Weetabix and re-milk them, thus ensuring the correct milk distribution throughout the bix. God insists you must work hard to achieve the perfect bix.Michael Wallace wrote:Maybe I'm using too much milk, but if you don't use very much all that happens is the bottom half of the Weetabix sucks up all the milk and you're left with a completely dry half and a completely soggy half. Is that what God intended?
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I've been eating Weetabix for years and know what I'm talking about.
If possible, use a bowl where you can put two Weetabixes side by side. Put two Weetabixes side by side. Pour the milk over the top, but you only really need enough so that it won't be dry in the middle. Experience has told me it's generally a lot less than you'd intuitively think. Then put sugar over them and eat with a spoon. Unless you eat very slowly, it shouldn't turn to mush.
Now you are ready for your Oatibix course. Different rules apply here. Oatibixes (which should be Oatabixes) are manufactured to a much lower standard than Weetabixes. The amount of milk you need to use depends on the quality of the batch. Normally you need more milk to penetrate than you would with Weetabixes, and it will generally be a more mushy meal.
Once I had such a poor batch that whatever I did, there was still a big risk of it being like sawdust in the middle. I poured on hot milk, turned them over, and poured on even more hot milk and yet sawdust remained. That level of extreme was a one-off, but they are inconsistent.
If possible, use a bowl where you can put two Weetabixes side by side. Put two Weetabixes side by side. Pour the milk over the top, but you only really need enough so that it won't be dry in the middle. Experience has told me it's generally a lot less than you'd intuitively think. Then put sugar over them and eat with a spoon. Unless you eat very slowly, it shouldn't turn to mush.
Now you are ready for your Oatibix course. Different rules apply here. Oatibixes (which should be Oatabixes) are manufactured to a much lower standard than Weetabixes. The amount of milk you need to use depends on the quality of the batch. Normally you need more milk to penetrate than you would with Weetabixes, and it will generally be a more mushy meal.
Once I had such a poor batch that whatever I did, there was still a big risk of it being like sawdust in the middle. I poured on hot milk, turned them over, and poured on even more hot milk and yet sawdust remained. That level of extreme was a one-off, but they are inconsistent.
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It's a matter of taste.
Some people just lightly moisten so that some crispiness is retained.
Some use a lot of milk and mix it all up into a mush.
Others spread butter on one side and eat them dry.
Some people just lightly moisten so that some crispiness is retained.
Some use a lot of milk and mix it all up into a mush.
Others spread butter on one side and eat them dry.
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It pleases me I'm not the only one that uses the side by side method. Also I agree Not-made-with-wheat-made-with-oats-instead-abix are shithouse. I normally buy Tesco Wheat Biscuits as they're a bit cheaper than Weetabix but this week 36xbiscuit packs of proper Weetabix are £2 so I got those. They're only slightly better (about 15% better) than Tesco brand though which are quite good.
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Enough about your sex life, Ralph.Ralph Gillions wrote:It's a matter of taste.
Some people just lightly moisten so that some crispiness is retained.
Some use a lot of milk and mix it all up into a mush.
Others spread butter on one side and eat them dry.
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What's the difference between Weetabix and Oatibix?
Weetabix is weetily recognised, but Oatibix is oatally different!!!!
Weetabix is weetily recognised, but Oatibix is oatally different!!!!
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Quite hard when you're in a straight jacket. Good poem though.Ralph Gillions wrote:Others spread butter on one side and eat them dry.
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I haven't had Weetabix for years but I'm sure I used to pour milk on them, put in microwave and then pour treacle on them. My only advice for you is if you're complaining about Weetabix then just switch to another cereal.
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I gave up Weetabix when I found no solution to the mushiness problem.
Now I'd only consider buying the stuff if there was nothing else but sugary cereals.
Now I'd only consider buying the stuff if there was nothing else but sugary cereals.
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Yup, that's the same as my recipe, but I can't remember which book it came out of. I certainly can't remember how old I was when I started eating Weetabix.Jon Corby wrote:Warm Weetabix is nice, although I do prefer it cold. I like to let it go mushy, then suck all of the milk out (force it out with a spoon mostly), then sprinkle a little sugar on top, then eat it sort of like a pudding.
Digressing - a bowl of Shreddies with a knob of butter on the flat rim used to be a favourite - each Shreddie getting a little bit of butter from the knob. The art was to get just the right amount of butter so that the last Shreddie used the last little bit of butter. I haven't done this since I was about 11, I'd guess, but it was an occasional evening diversion then. It was probably my parents' way of keeping me quiet, as a change from mowing the lawn with scissors.
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What the actual fuck?Brian Moore wrote: Digressing - a bowl of Shreddies with a knob of butter on the flat rim used to be a favourite - each Shreddie getting a little bit of butter from the knob. The art was to get just the right amount of butter so that the last Shreddie used the last little bit of butter.
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Any odder than putting butter on bread, in dietary terms?Ryan Taylor wrote:What the actual fuck?Brian Moore wrote: Digressing - a bowl of Shreddies with a knob of butter on the flat rim used to be a favourite - each Shreddie getting a little bit of butter from the knob. The art was to get just the right amount of butter so that the last Shreddie used the last little bit of butter.
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It's just wrong!Brian Moore wrote:Any odder than putting butter on bread, in dietary terms?Ryan Taylor wrote:What the actual fuck?Brian Moore wrote: Digressing - a bowl of Shreddies with a knob of butter on the flat rim used to be a favourite - each Shreddie getting a little bit of butter from the knob. The art was to get just the right amount of butter so that the last Shreddie used the last little bit of butter.
This forum is the only place where I've come across (*yawn*) people who have such diverse breakfasts and very particular eating habits. All the people in my life would just eat one of the traditional brand cereals and in fact most of my friends don't even have breakfast at all. Just the other day I read something about having a glass of port with a slice of cheese. I mean, who does that? It's the 21st century where cheap, sugary snacks and drinks are king. Is it a social class thing? Probably.
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OK, I'll admit it does sound a bit odd now, but I liked Shreddies, and I liked butter, and the two went together quite nicely, I seem to remember, though I've not tried it in about 35 years.Ryan Taylor wrote:It's just wrong!
It IS all a matter of taste. To me, anything sweet on bread and butter is just wrong. Bread -salty; butter - salty: a savoury combination. But I believe that some people put jam, marmalade or honey on bread. Very odd.
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Peanut butter. (The peanuts are salted).Brian Moore wrote:It IS all a matter of taste. To me, anything sweet on bread and butter is just wrong. Bread -salty; butter - salty: a savoury combination. But I believe that some people put jam, marmalade or honey on bread. Very odd.Ryan Taylor wrote:It's just wrong!
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Have you ever visited Cambridge?Ryan Taylor wrote:Just the other day I read something about having a glass of port with a slice of cheese. I mean, who does that?
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The King askedRyan Taylor wrote:Peanut butter. (The peanuts are salted).
The Queen, and
The Queen asked
The Dairymaid:
"Could we have some peanut butter for
The Royal slice of bread?"
Nope, won't do. It doesn't scan.
Anyway, I have double standards. I like bread, and I like peanuts, but I've never smeared peanut butter on bread. For some completely illogical reason, the thought makes me squirm.
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No but there's a guy on my uni course who is from March which I gather is near Cambridge. He pronounces grass as "grarse" and castle as "carstle". He had also never had cheesy chips as a meal before or ever seen or tasted chip spice for that matter. Apaprently only Hull does chip spice wtf? My image of Cambridge is of people walking around with jumpers strewn over their shoulders with quiffs like tidal waves who enjoy taking a bicycle trip to the river, putting on a straw hat and then jumping in a rowing boat and discussing which wines taste the best. Is that what it's like?Charlie Reams wrote:Have you ever visited Cambridge?Ryan Taylor wrote:Just the other day I read something about having a glass of port with a slice of cheese. I mean, who does that?
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Good.Ryan Taylor wrote:He pronounces grass as "grarse" and castle as "carstle".
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One of my Countdown opponents (Gary McInerny or something I think his name was?) had orange juice on his cornflakes instead of milk.
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Michael Wallace wrote:Can someone explain to me how you're supposed to eat Weetabix? If you put two in the bowl at once then by the time you finish the first one the second one has turned to mush. At the moment I only have one in the bowl at once, but even then I have to eat the first one quite quickly to avoid mushiness. Is my bowl the wrong shape or something?
Also, I should point out my most recent experience is with Oatibix, but I remember similar experiences of Weetabix, so I presume there isn't much difference.
.... and also I have never managed to dish out two Weetabix without getting crumbs over the table! And my hands don't even shake yet. Eat em very quickly after putting the milk on is my tip, I usually have finished them before they go mushy. Don't talk until they are all gone. Also over the years I have tried all supermarket varieties of Weetabix impressions and all have been like sawdust. The one exception is the Waitrose version and I never thought I would say this - prefer them to the real thing. Try em and save some money too!
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I used to know someone that did cherryade on cornflakes.Jon O'Neill wrote:One of my Countdown opponents (Gary McInerny or something I think his name was?) had orange juice on his cornflakes instead of milk.
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I don't understand, what's strange about that? Cheese goes brilliantly with port (or red wine for that matter). What would you suggest as an accompaniment to port? Chip spice (whatever the fuck that is)?Ryan Taylor wrote:Just the other day I read something about having a glass of port with a slice of cheese. I mean, who does that?
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Had to look it up, I'm as interested in chips and spices as Scott Gillies is in half pizza crunches - so here we go: http://www.chipspice.co.uk/content/6-wh ... chip-spiceJon Corby wrote:Chip spice (whatever the fuck that is)?
A mix of salt, tomato powder, paprika, onion and garlic. Mad big in Hull apparently. I'm looking forward to visiting you Ryan. Actually, can you bring a little bit to Colin?
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But not for breakfastJon Corby wrote:I don't understand, what's strange about that? Cheese goes brilliantly with port (or red wine for that matter). ...Ryan Taylor wrote:Just the other day I read something about having a glass of port with a slice of cheese. I mean, who does that?
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I don't know because I don't fricking drink red wine or port!Jon Corby wrote:I don't understand, what's strange about that? Cheese goes brilliantly with port (or red wine for that matter). What would you suggest as an accompaniment to port? Chip spice (whatever the fuck that is)?Ryan Taylor wrote:Just the other day I read something about having a glass of port with a slice of cheese. I mean, who does that?
Are you being serious? Have you really never heard of it? Or are you just playing silly devils with me?Matt Morrison wrote:Had to look it up, I'm as interested in chips and spices as Scott Gillies is in half pizza crunches - so here we go: http://www.chipspice.co.uk/content/6-wh ... chip-spiceJon Corby wrote:Chip spice (whatever the fuck that is)?
A mix of salt, tomato powder, paprika, onion and garlic. Mad big in Hull apparently. I'm looking forward to visiting you Ryan. Actually, can you bring a little bit to Colin?
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Of course I haven't fucking heard of it. Even the site says it's only used in Hull. And America. And yes of course I want you to fucking bring some to Colin. I'm interested, although it sounds a little dry.Ryan Taylor wrote:Are you being serious? Have you really never heard of it? Or are you just playing silly devils with me?Matt Morrison wrote:Had to look it up, I'm as interested in chips and spices as Scott Gillies is in half pizza crunches - so here we go: http://www.chipspice.co.uk/content/6-wh ... chip-spiceJon Corby wrote:Chip spice (whatever the fuck that is)?
A mix of salt, tomato powder, paprika, onion and garlic. Mad big in Hull apparently. I'm looking forward to visiting you Ryan. Actually, can you bring a little bit to Colin?
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So I just tried my first serious attempt at eating Oatibix without fucking it up. It looks like (unsurprisingly, I suppose) I was using too much milk, but trying to slowly slosh it on wasn't great either. I get my milk in 4 pint bottles, which makes it quite hard to get a small trickle going. I started off with the 'bix on their long edges (as suggested by Dinos) and pouring milk slowly on top, trying to minimise how much fell off either side. This proved a bit difficult, and it's also very hard to judge (as Gevin noted) when optimal saturation has occurred. I eventually knocked one over to investigate and it was completely dry on one side, not good.
From here I then tried splashing milk on top and waiting until it seemed soft on top. This worked slightly better, but still suffered from it being hard to detect penetration. Eventually it all went tits up as I lost control of my milk stream and everything went to mush.
Shall have to try harder tomorrow.
From here I then tried splashing milk on top and waiting until it seemed soft on top. This worked slightly better, but still suffered from it being hard to detect penetration. Eventually it all went tits up as I lost control of my milk stream and everything went to mush.
Shall have to try harder tomorrow.
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Oh! How frightfully common, you ghastly little man.Ryan Taylor wrote:I don't know because I don't fricking drink red wine or port!
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I'm from t'other side of Yorkshire and I know nowt of it. Funneh place, Ull.Matt Morrison wrote:Of course I haven't fucking heard of it. Even the site says it's only used in Hull. And America. And yes of course I want you to fucking bring some to Colin. I'm interested, although it sounds a little dry.Ryan Taylor wrote: Are you being serious? Have you really never heard of it? Or are you just playing silly devils with me?
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I hate mushy weetabix too, but have a much simpler solution to the problem. I break my 2 morning weetabix into 4 half weetabix and eat them one half bix at a time.
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By the way, I'm disturbed by the way some of you are writing. The plural of "Weetabix" is "Weetabixes".
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Actually, Weetabix is the plural, Weetabic is the singular. Duh.Gavin Chipper wrote:By the way, I'm disturbed by the way some of you are writing. The plural of "Weetabix" is "Weetabixes".
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Anyone know what WEETABICES+P is?
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Soggy Weetabices?Jon O'Neill wrote:Anyone know what WEETABICES+P is?
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Obviously WEETABICES is the other valid plural. Well spotted. Never pissed on mine though. Charlie has (on his).
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A+Charlie Reams wrote:Soggy Weetabices?Jon O'Neill wrote:Anyone know what WEETABICES+P is?
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Hang on a minute, didn't you buy a special Weetabix container/dispenser specifically because of this? Was it rubbish?Chris Corby wrote:.... and also I have never managed to dish out two Weetabix without getting crumbs over the table!
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A new attempt today. I laid them out side-by-side and tried slowly sploshing milk on top of them. This seemed to be going well - I could get most of the milk to be directly absorbed with only a little bit splashing off the sides and into the base of the bowl. But then I found that whilst the 'bix seemed to be bordering on 'too mushy' they were still, somehow, too dry (in a Jacob's Cracker Challenge kind of way). Odd.
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I think you have your wires crossed. I had a dispenser for Ryvita biscuits, like most people do.............Jon Corby wrote:Hang on a minute, didn't you buy a special Weetabix container/dispenser specifically because of this? Was it rubbish?Chris Corby wrote:.... and also I have never managed to dish out two Weetabix without getting crumbs over the table!
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Ah yes, of course. I think you must have mentioned about inventing a crumb-free Weetabix dispenser, and it would make you millions. (Sorry if anyone reads this and steals your idea.)Chris Corby wrote:I think you have your wires crossed. I had a dispenser for Ryvita biscuits, like most people do.............
I had Weetabix this morning for breakfast, and because of this thread I concentrated a little more. They started out a bit soft but with some crunch, and gradually got softer. And it was all good, it doesn't matter. You're a bunch of pansies.
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This would follow VERTEX/VERTICES. I'm even tempted to start using this as the plural.Gavin Chipper wrote:Obviously WEETABICES is the other valid plural. Well spotted. Never pissed on mine though. Charlie has (on his).
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I took more notice of my breakfast today. Shame it was toast really.
However, yesterday, I had three Weetabix. I have two laid side-by-side in the bottom of the bowl with one laid on top in the same direction. Milk gets poured on the top one, and is deep enough to cover the bottom two. This arrangement appears to provide stability to the bix while also having enough wetness for a pleasant eat.
Honey (acacia usually, don't go for that bee stuff) on top of course too, don't think that makes too much difference.
However, yesterday, I had three Weetabix. I have two laid side-by-side in the bottom of the bowl with one laid on top in the same direction. Milk gets poured on the top one, and is deep enough to cover the bottom two. This arrangement appears to provide stability to the bix while also having enough wetness for a pleasant eat.
Honey (acacia usually, don't go for that bee stuff) on top of course too, don't think that makes too much difference.
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The Weetabix FAQ recommends that you don't eat more than 4 'bix a day. So now you know.
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Thanks for explaining.Joseph Krol wrote:This would follow VERTEX/VERTICES. I'm even tempted to start using this as the plural.Gavin Chipper wrote:Obviously WEETABICES is the other valid plural. Well spotted. Never pissed on mine though. Charlie has (on his).
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Is acacia honey from wasps or something?Ian Volante wrote:Honey (acacia usually, don't go for that bee stuff) on top of course too, don't think that makes too much difference.
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Acacias, obviously.Gavin Chipper wrote:Is acacia honey from wasps or something?Ian Volante wrote:Honey (acacia usually, don't go for that bee stuff) on top of course too, don't think that makes too much difference.
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