Straight from the Southern Living Test Kitchen.

How do you like your grits?

FormerSouthern LivingTest Kitchen Director Robby Melvin prefers to cook grits in a mixture of water and heavy cream.

Southern Living Gouda Grits in a bowl ready to serve topped with butter

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“I use mostly water with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of cream.

“Cooking grits in all milk or chicken stock imparts too much of those flavors into the grits.”

Give your grits a taste test after cooking and then add more salt, if needed.

Instant Pot Grits

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you could use the same trick when adding wholebuttermilkor cream cheese to your grits.