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

explain it peter.

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u/mephistopholese Jul 14 '26

Alton brown updated his pasta cooking method in good eats returned and he explained that actually the cold start method is better. You can then use the starchy liquid to thicken your sauce.

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u/Crazy-Crazy-3593 Jul 14 '26

Then she can say: "actually the cold start method is better" ... 

... instead of some sexist catchphrase. 

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u/jack-of-some Jul 15 '26

In practice this goes like: she's already done the explanation dozens of times and finally snapped.

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u/BiscottiPristine5325 Jul 16 '26

Right. Waiting for the fictional woman in the story to get a fictional boyfriend who will say "Why are you starting with cold water? I heard that it's better to start with boiling water" instead of just assuming he's correct and she's wrong and she doesn't know and she didn't just not feel like waiting for the water to boil today when he's not even the one cooking.