Settle a bet: queso stove top or microwave?

[TheFied]

A friend of mine asked me why I was making my queso on the stove (got the recipe on here). He said he made it via the same ingredients but via microwave. Which is better?

 

[Phil Conners]

just about anything made on the stove is better than in the microwave.

 

[CleverNickname]

we talking valveeta and rotel? I think you can go with the microwave.

 

[TexasHooch]

I prefer the crock pot but there is no correct answer to your question. You'd need to be mindful of scorching on the stove top and you'd have to stop and stir often in the microwave. Other than that it will taste about the same depending on what ingredients you're using (if you use meat in queso you're sure as **** not going to cook it in the microwave).

 

[CelisHorn]

typically use the small football crock pot

 

[ERhine]

I usually do microwave.

 

[NickDanger]

The cheese doesn't know why it is hot.

 

[WhoseHouse]

In the microwave the cheese doesnt' burn to the bottom, BUT if you use something plastic it will burn on the sides and/or melt the container. Even if it is not a plastic container the cheese that has gotten on the edges will burn. So I think stovetop on low is the best.

 

[Beamwalker]

Stovetop

 

[Tex Pete]

On the stovetop. The trick to not burning it is to cook it in a double-boiler, which is the same principal as a steam table.

Get a pot and fill it 1/3 to 1/2 way with water. Put your Velveeta and Ro-tel inside a smaller pot, and set it inside the larger pot. It should float slightly. If not, add some water to the larger pot. The cheese should melt in 20 minutes or so, and you don't have to worry about burning the bottom. You can leave it on indefinitely to keep the cheese hot, as long as you have enough water in the bottom of the larger pot.

 

[Kwisatz]

Another vote for microwave.

 

[austintexas]

crock pot

 

[utexas_61]

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[MilkmanDan]

microwave

 

[S197HQQKEM]

microwave, double boilers are a pain in the *** especially the McGuivered ones.

Did double boiler queso for years and then lo and behold the microwave was invented and arrived on the scene and it was so much easier then the double boiler that it ain't even funny.

If you use plastic in the microwave to hold the queso you are nuts, I always use a pyrex bowl and cut the "cheese" in little chunks. If I am adding meat I brown it in a skillet first.

btw you can do queso in a regular oven too.



I just sucks that I am now allergic to queso.

 

[Brisketexan]

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[NickDanger]

It's all about the Tao of Cheese.

 

[THEU]

Crock pot is the correct answer. Not only does it keep the cheese from burning while it is 'cooking', but it also by far the best way to 'serve' the queso as well.

 

[Rusk]

it's velvetta, it makes no difference. It's not like we're talking about some high quality ingredients.

I always put my ro-tel in the blender first. I like smooth queso and blending up the peppers makes it a little spicier, too.

 

[shorty]

Add myvotefor the microwave. It is too easy to burn cheese on the stove. Plus you can heat, mix, and serve in the same bowl in the microwave. Anything that keeps me from having to scrub cheese off a pan is the way to go in my book.

 

[evil horn]

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[Smoky Brisket]

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[Tailgate]

Stove.

You can smell it as it gets going

 

[tx 3 putt]

Stove top...........

Sautee some onions / japs in butter, add rotel. Cube up the Velveta, set the pot with LOW heat. Slowly keep adding Velveta as the cubes melt.

When you make it in the microwave, it just seems to thicken up quicker as it cools.

 

[txboy_in_az]

Crock pot all day, baby. I also like to chop up some avocado and throw them bad boys in there.

 

[TexonLongIsland]

nothing sucks more than queso that has that slight burn taste from a stove.

go microwave - it's idiot proof

 

[idigTexas]

Yet another HornFans consensus.

 

[Summerof79]

Double boiler on the stove or crock pot are you best bets if you are going to eat it over a period of more than 15-20 minutes. If you are all ****** up after a night of drinking and found some old Velveeta and chips then the nuke is your friend.

 

[UTEE]

Offset smoker, but be sure to brine the cheese first.

 

[DRAG69]

Two pots and a splatter screen is all you need.

Dump all of your ingredients in the top pot, fill the bottom with water, place the splatter screen over the bottom pot of water, place the ingredient pan on top of the splatter screen, turn on the burner and forget about it.

Come back and stir every once in awhile.

You cannot burn it this way.

Add that can of cream of celery soup if you want creamy queso. You can dip chips in it cold, right out of the fridge it is so creamy.