lasagne sheets!!!! do I boil before using ??????

[losthermind]

It doesn't say to on the directions, I'm just wondering if it makes a difference ??

[SuzanneSays]

I never do! You just lay them over the sauce/white sauce and make sure they are completely covered. Good luck!

[Middleagedmotheroftwo]

I think it would say no boiling if you didn't need to boil them. Though most don't need pre-boiling these days. You could boil them a little bit to be on the safe side.

[losthermind]

Cheers ladies

[MaureenMLove]

I do dip mine in hot water first, but purely so that I can make the damn things fit in the dish without over lapping!

My lasagne dish is a few inches short for the sheets and it's an impossible task to try and break the sheets into neat peices! If I dip them first, then they soften up a bit and I can cut them to size!

[Fleecydressinggown]

No I use them dry but with twice as much sauce as it seems necessary to use

[ilovepowerhoop]

we use fresh sheets so that solves the issue of whether or not to boil first

[gastrognome]

I never boil the dry sheets first, but you have to make sure that the sauce you are using has enough liquid to cook the pasta. If it's a really dry sauce, you'll just end up with crunchy lasagne. Of course if it's too liquid it gets all sloppy so it's a bit of a balancing act!

I've started using fresh sheets lately too, and I must admit the result is much better.

[TravellingToad]

I don't. Some people soak them but I don't even do that.

[Twitterqueen]

I put them in the dish I'm going to use and cover with boiling water for a few minutes before assembling.

You don't need to boil them but I find they go dry and crunch if you don't do something