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I have been buying this rice for a while. its great for risotto. i also made a rice pudding with it.

I've seen it there over the past several months... I have been wanting to try it, but still haven't run out of the other box I have.

I'll let you know!

Emily

I just bought this two days ago and made a risotto. It was great! My only complaint (and it's not even really a complaint) is that the box is so big, I am going to be making risottos and puddings at least once a week from now till next summer.

It's been there for a while! I agree with dishing up delights regarding the amount of rice though. What I do in order to preserve the rice and its freshness after I open it: I put the box and bag in a gallon sized sandwich freezer bag and stick it back in the cupboard. I love simple solutions like this!

I love the TJ's Arborio, it is great quality for the price. I'm glad it's in a larger box because so often (especially now the weather is getting colder) I want to make risotto on a whim but don't want to pay the ransom of 12oz for $5 at the grocery store, and once I open the package I just seal it up in a tight-sealing plastic container like I would any grain in my kitchen to keep it fresh.

it's been there all along. For me it's a TJ's staple.

My only complaint (and it's not even really a complaint) is that the box is so big, I am going to be making risottos and puddings at least once a week from now till next summer.

.....I'm still not entirely clear why this would be considered a "problem". ;-)

Why does TJ's have to over-package everything? I don't mean the size, I mean the plastic bag inside a box. Couldn't they do one or the other? I do shop there but there are certain items I avoid buying for this reason (like this rice).

I'm glad many of you like this, I picked this up on my last TJ's trip (they're a 3 hour trip for me) and haven't used it yet, but look forward to making mushroom risotto soon. Thanks for the review!

I made risotto using this rice last night and it worked out well enough. The rice came apart a bit in a way that arborio usually doesn't, but it was not noticeable enough to throw off the texture of the dish.

My guess is that the bag/box serves the purpose of keeping the rice sealed while making it possible to pack a whole lot of rice in each crate. Y'know, the IKEA method.