lid on or off?

freedom

My friend always cooks vegs, rice, eggs etc with no lid on saucepan, she says her mother never used a lid (she was an excellent cook)
I maintain one should always cover utensil

ariba10

My dear sainted mother used to say.

"Veg grown underground Lid ON."

other veg "Lid Off"

geordie_joe

Heat travels up, if you don't put the lid on then you have to provide more heat at the bottom to compensate for the heat escaping from the top.

ladybabe

freedom wrote: »

My friend always cooks vegs, rice, eggs etc with no lid on saucepan, she says her mother never used a lid (she was an excellent cook)
I maintain one should always cover utensil

depends how quick you want it to cook or how much power you wanna use lid on less cooking time therefore cheaper

chocdonuty

I cook with the lid off. it's just a pain when it's on as it just tends to make the water bubble over and make a mess of my cooker!

tessie_bear

i thought u used less power if u put the lid on....i suppose the lid keeps the heat in

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fiscalfreckles

You should def. cook rice with a lid on, as the rice absorbs the water/steam.

Veg will cook quicker with a lid (and its more economical, energy wise) but its not essential. That's if you're boiling it. If you are steaming, you should have the lid on.

Pasta, for some reason cooks better without a lid - I find it goes soggy if I cover it. (But sometimes pop a lid on until it is boiling, then remove it).

Essex-girl_2

Yes as fiscal says above - pasta should be cooked without a lid. Rice with.

I use a lid when cooking veg but once any green veg has reached the boil I take the lid off as keeping it on can make it lose its colour.

foxgloves

I often tend to cook the stuff that makes a horrible mess when it boils over without a lid, but have noticed that all the books on green living/energy saving recommend cooking with a lid as it takes less energy so as I've been working hard over the last year at getting our monthly energy bill repayments down, I use a lid whenever I can.

ladylouise62

Using a lid more often also cuts down steam in the room, helping keep damp and mould at bay.