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Quick Questions on reheating

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  • sKiTz-0
    sKiTz-0 Posts: 943 Forumite
    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
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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,339 Forumite
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    I've merged this with our reheating thread

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  • jewlls
    jewlls Posts: 278 Forumite
    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
  • 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
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    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
    Gigglepig Posts: 1,270 Forumite
    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.
  • 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!
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  • IrishRose12
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    I'm confused :o 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
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  • skitler
    skitler Posts: 3,065 Forumite
    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
    jewlls Posts: 278 Forumite
    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
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