I was converted to milk first by a kid i was watching. It's better for keeping your cereal harder for longer. If you're a fan of mushy cereal then go milk second so everything gets wet. But if you're a fan of the last bite still being crispy then milk first is the way.
Most people that put milk first actually warm up the milk in the microwave rather than put it on the stove or something like that. I personally do it because it saves on dishes
As for me, I have another reason. When you run out of cereals, do you put more in another bowl, then transfer the milk in? Obviously not, you just add it on top of the milk, which is the same thing as putting milk first
Also, putting hot milk on the cereals sometimes makes them all soggy and I rather have them stay crips
I really don't see how this debate is so heated over which step to start the cycle of cereals eating lol.
I'd laugh, but I can't since this is more nuanced than it seems at first glance.
Pros of cereal first:
Accurately gauge the amount of cerial
Controlling quantity of milk pouring is very easy.
Pros of milk first:
There's always enough milk to soak the cerial at the time of pouring cerial.
This post however misses the true way to maximise crunchyness which is to have a pool of milk and pour only smaller quantities of cerial and immediately eat them.
So to conclude, this post misses the mark on many accounts because of oversimplification of the subject and reactions should be moderated accordingly.
However, it is very representative of having the ocean as the pool of liquid and dropping the dry in it. Therefore I believe this is worthy of my upvote and stamp of approval.
My boyfriend bought his kids special cereal bowls that have a divider in the middle. Cereal on one side, milk on the other. Spoon the dry cereal, dip into the milk side.
My old ass feels like either that's too much trouble, or maybe I just don't appreciate cereal that much lol .
Pour a bowl of milk and put the jug back in the fridge so it's not sitting out. Then add cereal once you get set up in front of the TV or whatever else you're trying to do while you're eating.