The best way to tell if risotto is done is to taste it. Cooked risotto should be al dente - that is, fully cooked but still a bit firm and chewy to the bite.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen you run a wooden spoon through cooked risotto, it should be creamy but not overly thick. so that when you run a spoon through it, the risotto slowly flows back in to fill the space.