That recipe uses a lot of liquid because the steel cut oats absorb a lot of liquid and take longer to cook than rolled oats, so I don't know if that would work with this recipe or not.
When I have a lot of milk in a recipe I try and use a big dish so that it won't boil over or put a tray under the dishes in case it boils over.
Saltine, I will have to work on the apple cider kraut.