What is a good cheap wine to cook with?

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AllGood · 28/01/2009 11:06

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Lizzylou · 28/01/2009 11:06

Tesco do some cheapo "South African white" or "Chilean white", about £3

suzywong · 28/01/2009 11:07

if you wouldn't drink it you shouldn't cook with it

what's the cheapest one you like to drink?

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AllGood · 28/01/2009 11:10

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Lizzzombie · 28/01/2009 11:11

I use the Sainsburys basic white table wine for cooking risotto with. It doesn't stop me draining the bottle when I've cooked it though...

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AllGood · 28/01/2009 11:25

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onebatmother · 28/01/2009 11:39

Asda do an Australian White, I think, which is fine.

I've often heard that 'don't cook with it if you wouldn't drink it' thing but it's no longer true I don' thtink - these days most cheap own-brand wines are blends (ie middle of the road and uninteresting but dependable, rather than vinegary shite) so it won't affect the taste of the food.

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