Quinoa catastrophe!

Posted by baboo, June 27, 2009 at 10:50 AM

This morning I made my first attempt at cooking quinoa. I followed a standard recipe, first soaking a cup of quinoa for about half an hour, then rinsing and draining a couple of times through a sieve. I returned the quinoa to my trusty old Revereware saucepan, added a cup and a half of cold water and a dash of salt, brought it to a boil, then lowered the heat and covered the pan. It simmered for 20 minutes, then, as the recipe dictated, I removed it from the heat and let it sit for five minutes with the lid on.

To my astonishment, the lid would not budge from the pan. It had come off easily when I checked it before the five-minute resting period, but now, no amount of tugging, banging, running water, or even attempts to pry the lid off with a screwdriver would move the thing.

I'm not an inexperienced cook (except, obviously, when it comes to quinoa), but I've never in my life seen anything like this. Can anyone explain why this happened, and advise me how to safely remove the &^*#!#@* lid from my pot?

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