I know I'm not alone in using quite a lot of white wine in the kitchen.
In the UK I'm obliged to buy a bottle of cheap white (£5), and keep it in the fridge. A bottle will probably last for several weeks, and thankfully doesn't 'go off' (unlike red).
But here in France I buy small 6-packs of white, specifically for cooking. The small plastic bottles contain 250 ml, and are ideal. They take no room in the fridge, and are always on hand. What a very good idea!
So, Mr Sainsbury and Mr Tesco, why not start importing these little 6-packs. Everyone would buy them (as they do here), and everyone would be happy.
I certainly would be. And it would save me having one more big glass bottle in the fridge door.
Hi Cro - you can buy 125ml 175ml and 250 ml bottles in UK supermarkets, albeit not in six packs! James
ReplyDeleteWhat supermarket? I've never seen any at Sainsbury's.
DeleteTesco Sainsbury Waitrose Morrisons etc
DeleteLidl, Aldi, ASDA, Co-op, Budgens etc.
DeleteI must get out more!
DeleteThere is a school of thought that you shouldn't cook with wine you wouldn't be happy to drink yourself and/or serve your guests.
ReplyDeleteHot tip of the day: If you cook with white wine keep a bottle of Noilly Prat in the fridge. At 18% Vol it won't go off as white wine does yet every splash does a magnificent job.
Plastic bottles? I abhor plastic. Even at a premium, I do buy mineral water (S. Pellegrino) in six packs of 250 ml a shot.
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To clarify ... in six packs [glass] of 250 ml a shot.
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I agree; Noilly Prat is very good. It might be a lot more expensive than my cheepo-white (which doesn't go off).I'm afraid that some plastic is almost unavoidable, as much as I try to avoid it. Luckily Lady M is very conscientious about re-cycling.
DeleteI am Yorkshire's answer to Keith Floyd but unlike him I do not habitually toss glasses of wine into everything I cook - including baked beans on toast and porridge.
ReplyDeleteTry buying a can of ordinary white beans. Add a splash of red, some tomato puree, and a tiny amount of vinegar. The best baked beans ever!
DeleteWaitrose have small plastic bottles of 0% white and red wine for cooking.....still have to have the assistant say I am old enough though!
ReplyDeleteI must have a look. I very rarely visit their wine dep't.
DeleteWe used to get ours from Morrisons.... and they also used to do red in those little soft drinks blocks that come with a straw.... the wine lacked the straw!
ReplyDeleteBut neither was specifically for cooking, they were just one large glass size for people living alone.
That sounds like a slur on people who live alone. Why would Morrisons think that such people only drink one glass?
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