it was made perfect but i didnt like it.My mom loved it.Me and my friend found out we dont wasnt good

Total bust for me...will not try again. But not a total loss, my guy's want me to make corn bread so I'll be checking out more recipes!

This is the first time making polenta and I think I really screwed it up. Like others suggested I used chicken stock instead of water reserving 1 cup of stock to mix the cornmeal in. When I poured in the cornmeal misture it almost immediately became thick while stirring. I was afraid to let it cook any longer because I thought it would burn. I poured it in a small pan and let it set up, when I tasted it, it was grainey. I will try and cut it and fry it and see how it turns out.

This was my first attempt at cooking polenta, and it came out great. I used about 1/2 c of parmesan cheese. Delicious!

What a yummy polenta! Definately follow the directions and stir every 3-4 minutes to avoid lumps. Also, I used 2% milk and half the butter. Delicious! A definate keeper!

I don't know what we did wrong because it sure seemed like an easy recipe, but we did not care for this at all. My husband said he'd stick with cornbread. We did take the suggestion & put in a loaf pan, refrig for at least 4 hours, then slice & fry as fingers. It came out a mess. We should've stayed with the original recipe, but even with that as soon as I started to whisk the cornmeal into the milk/water it seemed creamy & thick to me. We did cook it still as directions stated. I guess sometime we better try polenta where someone else is making it so we can see what it is supposed to taste like.

Excellent, easy alternative to the store-bought logs, as well as to rice, potatoes & pasta. A bit bland to stand up as a side dish on its own, but great base for something saucy. I put the cold liquid, meal & salt (about half) in the pot and heated them together; no problem with lumps at all. Think I will add more meal next time to firm it up as it chills. Lends itself to lots of options for flavoring (garlic, mushrooms, SD tomatoes, etc.) Will be cooking this a lot.

This is phenomenal! I've made this at least a dozen times. DH and the kids all love it, as do the other people I make it for. I didn't change a thing!

This is a nice quick side dish. I enjoyed it with grilled sirloin steak. Topped it with some torn fresh basil. Delicious!

Wonderful! Another use for Polenta is to pour it onto a pan while warm and let it set up in a thin sheet. When cool, slice up into small squares or strips for use in casseroles. Endless possibilities... A favorite is ground beef and taco seasoning, layered with cheese and sour cream/plain yogurt. Yummy!

I agree with using shaved or grated parm in place of cheddar. Also, I put the cornmeal into cold liquid, whisking as I do and then I bring it to the boil, then simmer. Otherwise, I always get lumps.

i loved this recipe, i was a little worried when it didn't call for parmesan cheese like i was so used to using. Very nice. My only recommendaton would be not to use sharp cheese if you don't want that strong of a cheese flavour. i'm going to be making it tonight and i'm going to try medium cheese this time.

Yummy! Loved this recipe. I changed it a bit. I added 1/2 tsp. less salt and instead of water, used vegetable broth. I also substituted one of the cups of milk for rice milk. Noboby knew the difference.

I substituted chicken broth for the water, as suggested, and added about a quarter cup of Parmesan cheese along with the cheddar. It was very good, but next time I'll use less salt. Good basic recipe. Very rich and tasty.

I thought this recipe was awesome, though I admit I made a couple changes. I used chicken broth instead of water, shredded parmesan instead of cheddar, and I actually used white cornmeal instead of yellow or polenta. It was GREAT!

Perfect side dish for pork chops...I will try using the suggestions of others and use chicken broth in place of water and Parmesan cheese instead of cheddar the next time around, however it is good as is. Thanks!