Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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> 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
> > ...
> >> "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
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >
> > 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
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> 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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> A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

Thanks to all who replied. I may try the micro version, but I'll do
the stove top version first....Sharon