Quickie--What's the normal cooking time for frozen ravioli?

About 11 minutes?

Cogito wrote:About 11 minutes?

Short answer: Until they're done.

Longer answer: I would imagine that the size and filling will play a big part in the time it takes to cook them properly. Floating is generally a good indicator of done-ness, but the best way to be sure it to sacrifice one for the cause and open it up.

Until it's done.

I'm not really trying to be flip, but there's so much variation in the fillings and size and thickness of dough that it's hard to say. I'd say probably shorter, though, more on the order of 5-7 minutes.

edit: dammit, beaten to the punch.

As soon as I replied, I saw this post about doneness at Michael Ruhlman's blog.

Says basically the same thing, even if it's more about meat.

Thanks. I found an unmarked bag of frozen cheese raviolis, so I tried 10 minutes and checked them and they weren't done, then checked them again at 12 and they were overdone. Any longer and I think they would have started breaking up. Can't remembe where they came from, but they weren't very good. Good enough for a quick late lunch though.

I eat "frozen ravioli" frequently and have had the same problem. So, I reverted to thawing them and cooking them like fresh...until they float. They keep well in the fridge for up to a week.

I frequently do frozen raviolis or tortellinis for Sparky's lunch (sent in a thermos) I am amazed at the range of times each variety takes to cook, and the factors that cause this range are unclear. I've seen the same size frozen tortellini take 5, and some that take 15 minutes; large raviolis seem to be in the 11 minute range, but are equally likely to be less or more.

I usually follow the package directions but remove them when they float.

For some unknown reason, mine started out floating and stayed there.

Well, that does put you in a quandry, doesn't it!

I'd follow directions above and thaw & cook as fresh; I saw one directive for 7 minutes for fresh, but I'd spend some time over the pot poking them with a fork to see if the texture was right after 5 minutes. (I assume you no longer have package directions)