I do quick oats on the stove top.. cos i have non stick saucepans it doesn't make a mess and super easy to clean.. My DH reckons mine are the best he's ever had including his nana's lol.. I find the way to get them creamy is to use low fat milk (or just milk) instead of water in them. I find this is a great way to build up my calcium levels too cos i can't bring myself to drink a glass of milk. I put about a cup into a saucepan and about 2.5 cups of milk roughly... ( i just poor till it looks right) and stir for about 7 minutes. then sprinkle with brown sugar.. it's soo nice on these cold mornings.. actually i might go have some now.

I have never learnt to do them in the microwave, They always end up gluggy when i try to do it that way.