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Old 13-10-2016, 23:46
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I want to make a lasagne on Friday to eat Saturday. Should I...

A) Make meat sauce & bechamel, assemble, refrigerate, bake.

- or -

B) Make meat sauce & bechamel, assemble, bake, refrigerate, reheat.

Which will give the best result?
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Old 14-10-2016, 00:31
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Most things with sauce-derived flavour tend to intensify in said flavour on 'round two'.
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Old 14-10-2016, 01:04
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What's the refrigerating for? I've never heard of anybody doing that.
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Old 14-10-2016, 06:52
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I'd stick with option 'A'. You're making the meat sauce first so it'll be cooked twice anyway. I think it's nicer when the lasagne sheets soften slightly and soak in some of the sauce for a few hours before they're cooked.
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Old 14-10-2016, 07:09
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I want to make a lasagne on Friday to eat Saturday. Should I...

A) Make meat sauce & bechamel, assemble, refrigerate, bake.

- or -

B) Make meat sauce & bechamel, assemble, bake, refrigerate, reheat.

Which will give the best result?
A. Reheating it buggers the bechamel. Don't see the point in chilling it though.
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Old 14-10-2016, 07:38
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A. Reheating it buggers the bechamel. Don't see the point in chilling it though.
Maybe I wasn't clear - I will be making Friday and eating Saturday so I need to refrigerate at some point so as not to leave it out for 24 hours.
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Old 14-10-2016, 07:40
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What's the refrigerating for? I've never heard of anybody doing that.
If I'm making it Friday - whether I bake it that day or not - I need to put it in the fridge overnight before cooking (possibly for second time) on Saturday.
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Old 14-10-2016, 08:26
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Maybe I wasn't clear - I will be making Friday and eating Saturday so I need to refrigerate at some point so as not to leave it out for 24 hours.
Fair enough.
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Old 14-10-2016, 09:56
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Thanks for all your replies. I'm leaning towards assembling, putting in the fridge overnight and then baking the next day

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Old 14-10-2016, 10:00
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It's C) Make meat sauce and béchamel, assemble, bake, and eat straight away. Never reheat lasagne, it's a sin, unless it's frozen.
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Old 14-10-2016, 10:14
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It's C) Make meat sauce and béchamel, assemble, bake, and eat straight away. Never reheat lasagne, it's a sin, unless it's frozen.
Perhaps a sin to postpone the pleasure of eating a lasagne. But surely the consensus is that allowing a meat sauce to 'mature' for a day only improves the flavour.
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Old 14-10-2016, 14:23
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I'd go with A, it'll be better fresh cooked.
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Old 14-10-2016, 23:07
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