Carnaroli Rice for Risotto, 11 lbs (5 Pack x 1 Kg) | Chef Selected, Italian Carnaroli Rice for Perfect Risotto, Vacuum Packed, Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Product of Italy

This is excellent risotto! a bargain for the quality and price. Great texture and taste. Be sure to stir and stir for creaminess to develop. Box arrived a little beat up-crushed corners and scuffed edges, but the rice is vacuum packed and undamaged.

Fantastic value and an excellent product. We have risotto regularly and this has become my go-to rice for creamy risotto with consistent quality. Much cheaper than buying by the pound at the grocery store. Vacuum sealed ensures that your rice will keep fresh and viable for a while. Taste and texture are great, though that’s probably up to the cook. Those who know how to properly prepare risotto will not be disappointed.

Exactly as advertised. It arrived quickly, and was vacuum sealed and protected. I made risi e bisi, a Venetian rice and peas dish, and this rice was perfectly suited for this risotto type of recipe. It took a bit more to cook, but I possibly may have lowered the heat too much. Local grocery stores have a limited (if any) choice of this style of rice, so this was a good find.

Made a Creamy Risotto Alla Milanese (Saffron Risotto) with this rice. It's perfect for Rissoto.

Delicious. I’m obsessed with lemon risotto. Great Italian rice.

New to Risotto so have no bench marks. Very enjoyable. Will not go back to just rice.

As I explore the cuisines of the world and seek to demystify the foods gatekept by the illusion of expense and perceived difficulty, I run across dishes that are basically poor people food made novel and rare by access to ingredients. Risotto is one of those dishes. It is essentially a rice porridge or rice based stew or even a casserole if we want to go that far, that was priced out of the average American's recipe book because of lack of access to the proper ingredients. That proper ingredient being carnaroli rice. Yes you can make a perfectly suitable risotto with arborio rice, and it is cheaper and more accessible to the average shopper thanks to Latin/Central and South American cuisine and their popularity in the US; but, carnaroli rice makes risotto so much easier and so much better. Game changer. I find that one of 2lb packs of the carnaroli rice makes about 3 batches of risotto making 4 generous portions per batch. The little packs have a guide on the side of how much of the rice will feed how many people, which is pretty nifty in my book. I will say at this price and weight it isn't a weekly staple but it is in rotation. I've not been disappointed so far in the quality and have kept it for a couple years in my pantry and plan on keeping it as a pantry staple so long as it doesn't become cost prohibitive with tariffs and all.

Very delicious and easy to cook.