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> 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
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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
>> >>>
>> >>> 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
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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.
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>> 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.
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>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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>> A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!
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> Thanks to all who replied. I may try the micro version, but I'll do
> the stove top version first....Sharon

This is a very good decision
Cheers
Pandora