How thick should a lasagne be?

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To celebrate Wales's crushing defeat of Italy in the six nations cup I've just made a lasagne. Now I know I don't do them authentically but I do do them better. I make them 3 inches thick because that's the depth of my square dish and I put 4 thick layers (2 meat, 2 veggie) and generously top with cheddar cheese sauce.

Of course you never eat it on the first bake. Much better reheated the next day. But how thick do you like yours?

misogynistic_pig · Accepted Answer

The thickness of a lasagna can vary depending on the recipe and the personal preferences of each cook.

In general, lasagna is made up of layers of lasagna pasta, tomato sauce or Bolognese sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as ground meat, vegetables, and herbs.

Generally speaking, a lasagna should have at least three layers of pasta, alternated with layers of sauce and cheese.

An average thickness lasagna would have around six layers of pasta, resulting in a total height of about 5 to 7 centimeters.

However, some people prefer to make lasagnas thinner or thicker, depending on their personal taste.

It's important to note that a lasagna that is too thick may be difficult to cook properly, as it may not heat all the way through the center.

On the other hand, a lasagna that is too thin could turn out to be too dry and crunchy.

So finding the right balance between the number of layers and the thickness of each layer is important to achieving a well-cooked, delicious lasagna.

mstbooblover · Accepted Answer

To be honest, although I love lasagnes, I've never made one myself. Concerning the tickness, a minimum is required to be practical, I daresay about 2 inches, which is about 5 cm. At least that's what one of these days I'm going to aim at when trying to prepare one.

EmmaMary · Accepted Answer

@purplepoppy

Sounds like you and I must have the same dish!

My method is very similar to that of @freyared although I tend to use vintage cheddar along with the bolognese for the top layer.

My husband though still puts a generous amount of grated parmesan with his serving!

FreyaRed · Accepted Answer

I make 3 layers, 2 layers with bolognese, bechamel and mozzarella, top layer only bolognese with Swiss emmentaler. It's around 6-7 cm. I put grated veggies in bolognese sauce that's makes lasagne less dense.

LiamSawyer · Answer

They make specific lasagna dishes that are deep enough tovsllow enough layers I msje more of an Italian traditional lasagna, so no veggies other then onions and peppers, diced tomatoes in the rich thick tomato meat ( the meat is a mix of hot and sweet Italian sausage meat squeezed out of the casings and browned) sauce. I layer it sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano, pasta and repeat for 4 to 6 layers and top with a generous amount of mozzarella and Parmigiano Reggiano.

SnowedIn · Answer

The depth of the baking dish that I have. About 2.5". Poppy, question: cheddar cheese sauce? Really? Do you do cheese in the middle layers? If so, what kind?

ODC2112 · Answer

In Italy rugby is so popular that nobody cares. So enjoy the victory. It's so popular that I heard they were playing by reading your post.

When you talk about lasagna, you mean pasta al forno (baked pasta). Lasagna is a shape of pasta, which is usually used for pasta al forno. But baked you can make pasta al forno with many pasta shapes.

Normally when I make it it's three layers, the height will be about 5cm. It depends on the thickness of the pan I use. My father makes it in many layers with a little ragu for each layer but always about 5/6 cm thick.

AviatorTom · Answer

The thicker the better, with lots of cheeses, meat and sauce. I agree... next day warmup tasted better.

Iron_Man · Answer

Thick with a lot of meat in it you also want to make it tender not dry always put your lasagna back in the refrigerator. We had a bad experience in Los Angeles. My aunt Made lasagna put it out and it was covered but my sister found a maggot in it. It was disgusting.

ARWINGx1 · Answer

My dad did joke about using them as isolations for the house, 'cause of how slowly the heat dissipates from them. (likely 'cause of all those layers that air can slip into)

PBandJ_Nerd · Answer

not sure but I love eating it on the day it's made and as leftovers. My mom makes a good veggie lasagna.

exitseven · Answer

my nother used to make them 3 or 4 inches thick if I remember correctly.

SawerBrown · Answer

3 to 5 inches thick. The proper lasagna dishes have sides that will allow for a 5" thick lasagna.

douride2 · Answer

Thick isn't that the way it is supposed to be?

stratford · Answer

How many layers of pasta sheets do you think should be used?

Texaskid1 · Answer

What the fuck is all this talk of thick meat? I'm getting out of here.

gorydetails · Answer

Cheddar cheese on lasagna? You’re going to make the Italians mad.

shortster · Answer

1-5 inches, the noodles themselves should be about 1/4".

Texas_guy · Answer

I like 3 layers of pasta with 2 layers of cheese, meat and sauce between. I use a pan about 2.5 inches deep

Anonymous · Answer

You are the whole package Poppy.

weysally · Answer

except for the last one, it looks like sex

LavLavLuv · Answer

I like a thick and meaty one

osoli · Answer

The thicker the better honestly

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

Why does this have a sexual feel to it?

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