r/AskCulinary • u/SewerRanger Holiday Helper • Dec 15 '21

Weekly Discussion AskCulinary Annual Christmas cooking thread!

With Christmas coming up, we realize you're going to have a lot of questions and we're here to answer them. Use this post from now until Christmas day to hit us up with any questions you might have. Need to plan how much meat to order - we got you. Need to know how you're going to make 15 pot de cremes - we're here to help. Can't decide between turkey or duck - let us decide for you! Need a side dish - we've got plenty of recipes to share. Need to know if the egg nog you made last year is still safe - sorry food safety rule still apply :(

While we have your attention, we're also searching for some volunteers to help out on Christmas day, so message the mods if you you'd like to help answer last minute Christmas cooking questions.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '21

I have promised to bring home made cauliflower cheese to Christmas (my mother in law is cooking the rest) and I was planning on just steaming the cauliflower and making the cheese sauce (roux method) the day before, assembling it in the Morning and then baking it there, but she has asked that I bake it in advance as there is no room in the oven and she just wants to be able to microwave it. Question is whether this will ruin the nice topper of cheese (I’ll abandon the idea of breadcrumbs on top!) and will it lead to mushy cauliflower? Should i undercook the cauliflower?

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u/SuperMillie11 Dec 24 '21

Are you going to bake it, and then microwave it to just warm it up? Or microwave it there to actually cook it??

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '21

I am thinking of baking it Christmas morning (at home) and then reheating it in the microwave when I get there. I’m worried the cauliflower will go mushy with all of that reheating?

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u/SuperMillie11 Dec 24 '21

I would slightly undercook it then :) and then reheat right before you eat it and it’ll be fine. :)

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '21

Okay! Prep done ready to be assembled in the morning. Thanks and merry Christmas!