Instant oatmeal - can I make it with cold water? Can I make regular oatmeal with cold water as well?

If it's instant oatmeal it will eventually soak up the water, so you're fine. It just takes longer.

Just add cold water, a little less than u usually use. Let it soak for about 10 minutes, stir, then soak another 10 minutes. The oats never expand but they get to a palatable texture. You can cover it and it s still good hours later.

I eat a lot of it because its healthy and excellent for digestion..I also keep a lot of it, in the case of an emergency e.g., (grid down) and hot water may not be readily available.

Maybe add milk. I think either one will work. If it isn't good cold then cook, cool a bit and then add cold milk. Or cook it half time and it would be in between let cool a bit and then cold milk or water. Thats how I do it. I cook half time in micro and then put in a cool bowl and stir in cold milk.

the heat is what cooks the oatmeal what i do is go ahead and cook it normally.then add cold water to it ..it wont be so solid and it will be cold!! :) good luck...