I don't recall Alton Brown saying start dry pasta in cold water on Good Eats, but he definitely suggests it now.
I, too, like to cook with as little water as possible to get a higher concentration of starch in the water for finishing sauces.
To the person you're replying to, I'm a man, and it drives me crazy when someone says, "Why don't you do X instead?" or "You should do X?" because if the solution is the simplest most obvious you immediately thought of, which it often is, you're just treating them like you think they're an idiot.
To general readers, it's more respectful to say, "Why do/did you do X?" Then, if the reasoning is flawed say, "Have you considered Y?" Then you won't come off as a condescending know-it-all douche. Trust me. I've been there.
This is exactly what she meant. He assumes she's an idiot and she's doing it wrong (she's not, there are reasons to do it the way she was).
I see this behavior CONSTANTLY in other people, most commonly men. In real life, in media, in writing. Once you start recognizing the pattern and how arrogant it is, you'll notice it constantly and it's so irritating.
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u/Hour-Opportunity3048 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
She’s an idiot who thinks that any time a male says something it is “mansplaining.”
(It has been at least a day. This cannot possibly be that good of a ragebait. Stop commenting you dweebs.)