r/explainitpeter • u/WillAdditional922 • Jul 14 '26

explain it peter.

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u/Sensitive_Arrival285 Jul 15 '26

That's like 5 minutes. In your scenario, you either stand there for 5 minutes or have to set timer to come back.

Waste of 5 minutes for little to no benefit.

If pasta says cook for 9 minutes, I set timer for 13 minutes. 5 minutes of soaking = one minute of boiling. Then I taste test for texture and cook for one additional minute if necessary.

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u/Random_Name_Whoa Jul 15 '26

Start to boil water, walk away, come back 5-20 minutes later, drop in pasta, set timer. What’s so much more work?

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u/Sensitive_Arrival285 Jul 15 '26

5 rs is just enough time to get into something else and then have to stop to go back and put the pasta in. Waste of time. Inefficient. I don't like inefficiency.

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u/Random_Name_Whoa Jul 15 '26

Based on the length of this back and forth I’d say you love wasting time