more about grits por favor

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

I have NEVER gotten two batches of grits alike.  I try to do it the same way but I always get different result.

 

HELP  (I hope)

[Blackwater 53393]

I’ve done mine successfully in my rice cooker!

 

I do the measuring and the cooker handles the rest.

[Rip Snorter]

Ah, but what is TRUE Grit!  Input from the South.

[Whitey James]

Apparently some people kiss them.

 

I like mine with just butter and a little sugar.

Edited October 8, 2025 by Whitey James

[Boggus Deal #64218]

@Scarletthas a source of some of the best grits I’ve had since leaving the South.

[Scarlett]

Just now, Boggus Deal #64218 said:

@Scarletthas a source of some of the best grits I’ve had since leaving the South.

You KNOW IT! NOTE TO FOLKS NOT FROM THE SOUTH!! GritS are ALWAYS plural when speaking of the ones you eat. Singular grit is for sandpaper. I’m not a sweet grits fan. I like them with some salt and butter, you can add cheese and garlic, too. This link is where I buy mine.Half A Hand Henri likes them, too!

https://adluh-store.myshopify.com/

 

@Rip Snorter… us southerners would say,  “if you have to ASK what TRUE GRIT is… you don’t have it.” 🤣😂😘

 

Hugs!!

Scarlett

[Rip Snorter]

22 minutes ago, Scarlett said:

You KNOW IT! NOTE TO FOLKS NOT FROM THE SOUTH!! GritS are ALWAYS plural when speaking of the ones you eat. Singular grit is for sandpaper. I’m not a sweet grits fan. I like them with some salt and butter, you can add cheese and garlic, too. This link is where I buy mine.Half A Hand Henri likes them, too!

https://adluh-store.myshopify.com/

 

@Rip Snorter… us southerners would say,  “if you have to ASK what TRUE GRIT is… you don’t have it.” 🤣😂😘

 

Hugs!!

Scarlett

Only times I had Grits was at the Quantico Mess Hall in the mid '60's - reminds me of the line out of Crocodile Dundee - "You can live on it...".  I'll leave the rest out because I didn't find it inedible, just in a class with my Grandfather's everyday Oatmeal,  all 4 seasons, when visiting as a small boy.  I did eat both, have never prepared either, and I do /  have done most of the family cooking for 4 decades and change.

BTW True Grit was a pun on the movie.

Edited October 8, 2025 by Rip Snorter

[Subdeacon Joe]

44 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

I have NEVER gotten two batches of grits alike.  I try to do it the same way but I always get different result.

 

HELP  (I hope)

 

Small inconsistencies can make a big difference with grits. A Tablespoon or two more or less liquid, a slight difference in your heat source, how fast you add the cereal to the liquid,  how you stir it.

 

I'd bet on slight differences in the amounts grits and liquid. 

 

If you have a digital scale, set it to grams and weigh out all your ingredients. That will remove a variable.

 

For example: https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-make-grits

[Scarlett]

21 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

Only times I had Grits was at the Quantico Mess Hall in the mid '60's - reminds me of the line out of Crocodile Dundee - "You can live on it...".  I'll leave the rest out because I didn't find it inedible, just in a class with my Grandfather's everyday Oatmeal,  all 4 seasons, when visiting as a small boy.  I did eat both, have never prepared either, and I do /  have done most of the family cooking for 4 decades and change.

BTW True Grit was a pun on the movie.

😂🥰🤣🥰🤣I was punning back at you!

 

We ALL should know what True Grit is… the first cowboy match I attended as a visitor I asked what this sign meant: We Don’t Rent Pigs…. 
 

It was as if I had asked who Jesus was! The collective disgust among the cowboys. Needless to say, they invited me to shoot a stage and I was HOOKED! Then, went home and watched ALL six hours of Lonesome Dove! ♥️

 

Hugs!

Scarlett

[Alpo]

One cup water. 1/4 tsp salt. Bring to a boil.

 

Stir in 1/4 cup grits. Lower the heat to a simmer. Stir occasionally.

 

It ain't rocket science.

[Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680]

Well it should turn out the same every time, cause the last step is to turn down the heat and cook it till it's just right. 

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Let’s go back to the beginning. What product do you start with?

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

So many responses, so few answers.  I'l try the answers as I get the chance.  Thanks for you who helped.

 

Those who didn't don'y get any grits at my place.

 

SO THERE!

Edited October 8, 2025 by Forty Rod SASS 3935

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

7 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

So may responses, so few answers.  I'l try the answers as I get the chance.  Thanks for you who helped.

 

Those who didn't don'y get any grits at my place.

 

SO THERE!

Don’t know if they’ve come out good yet so THERE, RIGHT BACK AT YA!

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

6 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Don’t know if they’ve come out good yet so THERE, RIGHT BACK AT YA!

You won't know for a week or so.  I don't eat grits all that often.....so a Back At You response to your Back At Yo...." ah crap!  This could go on longer than NCIS.

[Scarlett]

7 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Let’s go back to the beginning. What product do you start with?

https://adluh-store.myshopify.com/collections/stone-ground-grits
 

Hugs! 
Scarlett

[Kid Rich]

Usually if you read the label on the package they come in AND follow the directions they come out perfectly good. I noticed in an earlier post your ratios were way off but figured to each his own.

kR

[Scarlett]

On 10/14/2025 at 8:28 AM, Kid Rich said:

Usually if you read the label on the package they come in AND follow the directions they come out perfectly good. I noticed in an earlier post your ratios were way off but figured to each his own.

kR

I made the CRITICAL error of thinking the whole package was what the directions called for… those grits were taking FOR EVER to cook and I just kept adding liquid… 😂🤣😂🤣😂

 

Finally, they were done. Add enough cheese and they were Delicious! 

Moral: Read and MEASURE!
 

Hugs!

[Scarlett]

On 10/7/2025 at 9:33 PM, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

I have NEVER gotten two batches of grits alike.  I try to do it the same way but I always get different result.

 

HELP  (I hope)

That’s the challenge and the fun!

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Bought some Dolly Parton grits with shrimp.  Not too bad and it was easier to clean up.  Next time I'll add some Mexican style corn and a bit of garlic.  It's got the makin's of a good base to work from.

 

I'm still looking for a rice cooker.  I guesss no one in Arizona eats rice.

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

21 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

 

I'm still looking for a rice cooker.  I guesss no one in Arizona eats rice.

Check Walmart

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

8 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

Check Walmart

I did.  They haven't any idea what I'm talking about.  We have 2 Walmarts in the area, neither one is worth my time any more.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

1 hour ago, Scarlett said:

That’s the challenge and the fun!

Most of the time that's true.  I have had a few disaster type messes, but they didn't kill me...yet.

[Alpo]

You know, since everything in Walmart comes FROM China, one would think they would have rice cookers.

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

1 hour ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

I did.  They haven't any idea what I'm talking about.  We have 2 Walmarts in the area, neither one is worth my time any more.

Have you looked at Amazon?

Are you a member of COSTCO or Sams Club?

[Cypress Sun]

 

You can also get an "InstaPot" type cooker. Does rice and a bunch more food.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

2 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

Have you looked at Amazon?

Are you a member of COSTCO or Sams Club?

Dropped Costco  awhile back, Sam Club moved down to Phoenix, 100 miles away, about six years ago.  I'm going to check Amazon next, They're only three miles for here and usually have whatever I want.

2 hours ago, Cypress Sun said:

 

You can also get an "InstaPot" type cooker. Does rice and a bunch more food.

Thanks, I'll take a look.