• @echo64@lemmy.world
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    38 months ago

    I have never stirred pasta. I need you to understand this. I’m old, I’ve never once stirred pasta. I’ve made a lot of pasta.

    I wait for the water to boil, I put salt in and question if this even does anything but I do it anyway, I put the pasta in then seven minutes or so later it’s done.

    • @Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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      28 months ago

      Salt bumps up the boiling temp of your water, and it also keeps the flavor of your noodles from leeching out. It’s very important

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        8 months ago

        Yeah, I’ve read those theories, I’ve also seen people say it does nothing. I’ve forgotten and it’s made no difference. But I still do it. It’s worth noting you have to add a lot of salt to meaningfully change the boiling temperature.

    • @Nacktmull@lemm.ee
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      18 months ago

      Did you ever make spaghetti? When you put a bunch of them in the pot, one end of the bunch still sticks out and the bunch just stands there while the lower ends stick together.

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        18 months ago

        I have made endless spaghetti and this has never ever been the case for me, ever.

        Are you american? i gotta know if this is some american food is weird thing. american food is often weird. this is not something the rest of the world talks about.

        • @Nacktmull@lemm.ee
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          18 months ago

          I am a EU citizen and don´t know about US spaghetti. Probably the FDA approved Teflon coating or something …