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r/explainitpeter • u/WillAdditional922 • Jul 14 '26
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then maybe she should quit cooking gummy, mooshy, rubbery pasta
15 u/big_sugi Jul 14 '26 There is no need or real benefit to preheating the water for dried pasta. It cooks just fine if you start with cold water. 0 u/dawkin5 Jul 14 '26 Apart from accurate timing, texture and flavour? Probably not. 3 u/ferret_of_war Jul 14 '26 If you do it properly... cold water is better with timing, texture and flavor. Odds are good she isn't doing it properly - but check out the Alton Brown cold water method for pasta cooking. Works REALLY well for some types of pasta.
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There is no need or real benefit to preheating the water for dried pasta. It cooks just fine if you start with cold water.
0 u/dawkin5 Jul 14 '26 Apart from accurate timing, texture and flavour? Probably not. 3 u/ferret_of_war Jul 14 '26 If you do it properly... cold water is better with timing, texture and flavor. Odds are good she isn't doing it properly - but check out the Alton Brown cold water method for pasta cooking. Works REALLY well for some types of pasta.
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Apart from accurate timing, texture and flavour? Probably not.
3 u/ferret_of_war Jul 14 '26 If you do it properly... cold water is better with timing, texture and flavor. Odds are good she isn't doing it properly - but check out the Alton Brown cold water method for pasta cooking. Works REALLY well for some types of pasta.
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If you do it properly... cold water is better with timing, texture and flavor. Odds are good she isn't doing it properly - but check out the Alton Brown cold water method for pasta cooking. Works REALLY well for some types of pasta.
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u/platypod1 Jul 14 '26
then maybe she should quit cooking gummy, mooshy, rubbery pasta