What's the deal with cooking millet?

Question

I've had the wretched stuff boiling for about an hour and a half. Sometimes it'll cook up nice and fluffy, other times it just won't cook at all! Is it something about hulled and unhulled?

Answer 1

Unhulled takes much longer. It is usually reserved for bird seed.
The hulled version, usually sold as pearl millet, it the kind that cooks up soft and fluffy.

Answer 2

And don't forget to rinse your millet before you cook it!!