If you have a rice cooker, you can put them in there. My rice cooker has a timer, so I program it to have the oats ready about 10 minutes before my alarm goes off in the morning. Throw in about 2 1/2 cups water per cup of oats, plus cinnamon/raisins/whatever the night before, and set it to porridge mode. Excellent, hot breakfast ready for you as soon as you get up.