Tinfoil or no tinfoil?

[flobadob]

I'm heating up a lasagne in the oven. Should I cover it with tinfoil while I'm heating it or not? What difference does it make?

[Nibble]

For a crispy top to your lasagne, I'd leave the tinfoil off.

[EcclesCake]

I would cover it for 2/3 of the time and then remove the foils to allow the top to brown/crisp up a tad.

Not using foil will let the lasagne dry up as the moisture will evaporate.

[mojay]

I'd not think it necessary

[flobadob]

I'm not cooking it, just heating it up as my mother cooked it yesterday.

[Mick-Talbot]

If you are reheating a lasagne, make up a bit of cheese sauce and pour that on top

no tinfoil.

[EcclesCake]

I stand by my comment.

[craft1948]

I'm with Eccles on this.................

[snags]

''make up a bit of cheese sauce''

And wait even longer whilst it goes crispy...

[Mick-Talbot]

crispy but moist not dry.

[flobadob]

It's in now with tinfoil on and after a while I'll take tinfoil off and throw some cheese on.

[Mick-Talbot]

My oven has one of those built in grill thingies ....speeds things up somewhat.


peasants .....

[snags]

Goats cheese?

[craft1948]

lol @ Mick Talbot.................this is the guy who asked how to do baked potatoes.

[Mick-Talbot]

shurrup ..... I would have got a badge for my answer if it was posted next week.

[craft1948]

I'm getting a sarcasm badge :-)

[flobadob]

Nah snags, no extra cheese here. Guys I had this in the oven for 15 minutes with tinfoil over it and when I went to check it, it was cold. I took the tinfoil off and 10 mins later it was okay. That's the last time I use tinfoil.

[gingejbee]

Why, on Earth, do people call this stuff "tin foil"? It's aluminium!

[ChuckFickens]

Because it was made from tin before it was made from aluminium and the name stuck.

[gingejbee]

Ah, a bit like the Gas Board, Water Board etc?

[ChuckFickens]

Yep, and GPO for phones.