To think that you do NOT use naice wine as cooking wine?!

[MadameLeBean]

DP polished off the 1/3 of a bottle left of wine that I had treated myself to the night before by POURING it into the STEW

He says if it's not good enough to drink, it's not good enough to cook with.

I say that one does not casually use naice wine in cooking especially if it is the last bit in the house and that if you eat food that has been made with wine it does not make a difference if it is £3 plonk or naice.

Who is BU?

[Bejeena]

YABU - men who cook, particularly men who cook a stew, should be encouraged

[HeySoulSister]

which wine was it?

[Elderflowergranita]

YABU. You shouldn't cook with wine you wouldn't be prepared to drink. It does make a real difference.

Though I feel your pain .

[MadameLeBean]

I didn't want to say as then there will be a debate about whether it was actually that nice haha

It was £7 casillero del diablo carmenere which is a treat for me (as it is all relative and it was a weeknight and we are not loaded)

[Tee2072]

You should never cook with wine you wouldn't drink.

He's right. You're wrong.

[LovesBeingOnHoliday]

Sorry but he is totally right yabu

[MadameLeBean]

But to cook with the last bit of it? Surely it is more important that there is wine to drink??!

And I defy anyone to tell the difference in cooked stew! (Between cheap wine and good wine)

[nickelbabe]

YABU

if you think the wine is inferior, you shouldn't be buying it.

you use the best wine you can in cooking otherwise it's rank

[beginnings]

Yabu

[Trazzletoes]

Yep, he's right, sorry.

But I do feel your pain.

[Sirzy]

YABU.

It makes much more sense to finish off one bottle rather than opening another and having 2 part bottles

[MadameLeBean]

It seems the consensus is against me.. It just seemed like such a waste

And I had been looking fwd to drinking it

Is it essential to put ANY wine in stew? Surely not..

Disclaimer: I do not cook

[Trazzletoes]

And yes, of course you can tell the difference, just like you can tell the difference if you're drinking it.

[WhereMyMilk]

He's right.

You're wrong.

Sorry, but that is the way it is!!! Cheap plonk in a stew makes it taste nairsty!

[thebody]

what is this tale of left over wine that you speak of?? how does that happen? pray tell.

[UnexpectedStepmum]

Hmmm I'm sure I've read that the whole 'cook with naice wine' thing is marketing by chefs tied into advertising with supermarket chains (like St Jamie). So YANBU!

[WhereMyMilk]

And yes, wine in stew is vair lovely and makes it so much richer-sounds yummy!x

[PrincessRomy]

You'd never put a full bottle in your cooking, would you? So it would be silly to buy a cheap bottle for cooking as then you'd have to drink the rest of the shit wine. I can understand being pissed off there's no more wine in the house but not for that particular 'grade' of wine being used for cooking. Was the stew nice?

[MadameLeBean]

Okay. I'm still not convinced you can tell difference in food. You have all been brainwashed by advertising

[MadameLeBean]

Princess but you don't need to use whole bottle at once. Could use it in next nights dinner.

[PatPig]

I've cooked with a full bottle.

And it does make a difference.

[5Foot5]

YANBU and I disagree with the posters saying don't cook with cheap wine.

Have you seen any of Raymond Blanc's recipes or prgrammes? He always boils the wine before using it to boil off some of the alcohol. Don't know what this is meant to do to the taste but surely if you are going to boil it before using it then it doesn't have to be that good.

[PrincessRomy]

How much wine cooking do you need to do in one week though? Surely would only go in a meat based stew or chilli type thing.. don't want to eat that every night. Even if you do, I still think you shouldn't buy poor quality wine to do it.

[PrincessRomy]

patpig I'd like the recipe for that

[HeySoulSister]

well the alcohol cooks off and you are left with the wine taste....so it matters. yabu