226
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2025
226 points (94.5% liked)
Today I Learned (TIL)
7351 readers
4 users here now
You learn something new every day; what did you learn today?
/c/til is a community for any true knowledge that you would like to share, regardless of topic or of source.
Share your knowledge and experience!
Rules
- Information must be true
- Follow site rules
- No, you don't have to have literally learned the fact today
- Posts must be about something you learned
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Okay but if they're as off as the times printed on the packet then it still does me no good 😭 lol
How are you cooking your pasta? It should be:
With a reasonably powerful induction stove there's no real difference between time 2. and 3.
True
The cook time varies a lot based on how dry the pasta is, which depends on how old they are, how they've been stored, and the air humidity where they're stored. It can vary as much as ±5min. Even on a conventional stovetop, it takes about 30s at most to come back to a boil after you drop in the pasta.
The best way to get perfectly cooked pasta is to regularly check on them.
I've found that whether barilla is precise or not changes geographically. it still is not a great brand, not even for budget.