On Thu 15 Dec 2005 11:37:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Pandora?

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> "Peter Aitken" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>> "jake" > wrote in message
>> . nl...
>>> biig wrote:
>>>> Has anyone frozen or reheated risotto? I would like to make a
>>>> large
>>>> batch so we can have it several times without standing at the stove
>>>> so long each time...Thanks...Sharon
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>>> I don't know much about reheating it (I have done it but it never
>>> tasted as good on the first day). However, there might be ways to
>>> reduce your time at the stove. More and more often, I hear you don't
>>> need to stir *constantly*. It's okay to not stir it much at all.
>>>
>>> And maybe it woudl work to cook a large batch and *just before* it is
>>> truly vooked, take it the part you want to reserve. So that reheating
>>> equates finishing cooking it, rather than overcooking. But I've never
>>> done that. Might eb worth an experiment, though.
>>
>> Microwave risotto is easy and every bit as good as the stovetop
>> variety. Search past messages in this group for info and recipe.
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> I don't see the utility to make a risotto in MW: it takes the same
> cooking time of the "stovetopo variety". Don't you think so?
> Pandora

Some people seem to prefer it because there is little or no stirring
involved and all liquid is added at once.

I haven't tried, but I don't see how you could get the same creamy yet al
dente texture as with the traditional method.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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