Quick Questions on reheating

sKiTz-0

Doh! Typed out a long reply earlier but it didn't post for some reason.

Short version = thanks for the tips! I now have a few freezer bags of stock in the freezer for soups/sauces etc Cheers

zippychick

I've merged this with our reheating thread

Zip

jewlls

Hi,
Can you warm ready made shop bought pasta in a microwave,
Reason being where daughter works they only have a microwave to warm up food, she was thinking of taking food in, instead of taking boring sandwiches.

Many thanks

Mazzarati2000

I'd be tempted to boil the kettle and cover it in boiling water, or at least put some water in the bowl with it if I was going to try microwaving fresh pasta, but have never done it so can't give you a definitive.

Tbh, it might be less faff to opt for noodle or couscous if she likes them, as you can get a variety of options on these with the sauce/flavouring included, so it would all be ready at once, rather than cooking the pasta then reheating the sauce. DH has done the pasta in sauce sachets in a microwave at work with much success, so may be an option if she likes these. I believe the instructions for those are on the packet ( avoiding the need for experimentation/estimation.

Any

What kind of pasta are we talking here? Ready made meal, or bought fresh uncooked pasta, sauce separately?

I personally would be inclined to cook it at home (with sauce) and then just bung it in the microwave to reheat it.
I often take left overs to work, including pasta and also use microwave for cooking it.

If uncooked fresh pasta, I would opt for the covering with boiling water option - and perhaps bung it into the microwave for few minutes so the water is boiling just like it would be if you were making it in the pan.

Gigglepig

Depending on how picky your daughter is, as it might not turn out quite as well as if cooked in the conventional way.

I would experiment with a glass pyrex form with lid, add pasta and enough boiling water to barely cover, and microwave for a couple of minutes. Should work if you are talking about ready made filled pasta that normally only needs 2-4 minutes cooking on the hob.

lushlifesaver

Mazzarati2000 wrote: »

I'd be tempted to boil the kettle and cover it in boiling water

I do the above if I'm just having filled pasta BUT I always cook it through at home first and omit the water if I'm having it with a sauce on (heat both at the same time.

We only have a kettle and microwave with which to heat food at work so I have a stash of cup soups and dried noodles for emergencies and then usually bring in some form of left overs, especially on colder days!

IrishRose12

I'm confused are we talking about a non-frozen ready meal, pasta that you have already cooked at home and want to re-heat, or are we talking about dry pasta??

Me personally, if I have made pasta the night before and have some left over, I take it to work and re-heat it in the microwave in there. Same when I make Tuna Pasta - I don't like cold pasta so I heat that up in the microwave also. Have been doing it for 12 years now, and I'm still here lol

skitler

don't know why folk get confused ect read post 1.

I don't cook pasta much as its a bit naff, well I prefer spuds really but when I have cooked pasta its always stuck together the next day, so just chuck it and don't feel I can give it the dog. but he will eat any old s:rotfl:t. am I doing something wrong with it?

or am I a thread stealer:eek:

op's not been back since yester:D

also mazzarati2000 what did you do with the eggs

regards:beer:

jewlls

What I meant was the fresh cooked pasta which you buy in the bags already made which you just add sauce to.

Is it ok to reheat the normal pasta that u do yourself at home, as it says on the packet that I buy not to reheat.

Might be dumb question but don't eat pasta a lot