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I wonder wtf you guys do to your pasta, it's like the easiest thing to cook... Boil water, add salt, wait for the time written on the box (or just look at it, you'll see when it's done).
I don't think they boil the water. Must be that. No other way I can think why it would stick.
If you don’t stir the pasta adequately after adding it to the pot that can make it stick together. Source: my husband does this all the freaking time.
Your stir at the beginning to ensure that each piece of pasta is properly engulfed by water. But after that there really shouldn't be much need of stirring, the pasta moves around in the water on its own.
Sometimes I just hold the pot handle and swish it around slightly. Never had a problem with sticking. It seems like an infomercial problem.
Yeah, he usually just dumps it in and walks away. 🥴
I usually just snap mine in half, and throw it in boiling water with a bit of salt. I haven't stirred pasta in years.
Also, if the pan isn't large enough the pasta will stick I think. I say I think because despite having cooked pasta hundreds of times I've never had this happen lol
*visible confusion*
After cooking the pasta just short of done, many toss them in the sauce pan and let them finish cooking in the sauce for a more even pasta-to-sauce-distribution. Saves you the hassle of portioning your sauce.
Hmm I call the large "pans" that you boil water and make sauces in pans, but I assume you don't in your country- presumably the USA? I'm not even sure what you would call them instead tbh
Or not stir at least once I guess.
I have never stirred pasta once in my life, it's self stirring
That is not true, if you don't stir at all, pasta will stick. To stir just once or twice is sufficient though.
I have never stirred pasta. I need you to understand this. I'm old, I've never once stirred pasta. I've made a lot of pasta.
I wait for the water to boil, I put salt in and question if this even does anything but I do it anyway, I put the pasta in then seven minutes or so later it's done.
Salt bumps up the boiling temp of your water, and it also keeps the flavor of your noodles from leeching out. It's very important
Yeah, I've read those theories, I've also seen people say it does nothing. I've forgotten and it's made no difference. But I still do it. It's worth noting you have to add a lot of salt to meaningfully change the boiling temperature.
I usually do a 50/50 mix measured by mass.
Did you ever make spaghetti? When you put a bunch of them in the pot, one end of the bunch still sticks out and the bunch just stands there while the lower ends stick together.
I have made endless spaghetti and this has never ever been the case for me, ever.
Are you american? i gotta know if this is some american food is weird thing. american food is often weird. this is not something the rest of the world talks about.
I am a EU citizen and don´t know about US spaghetti. Probably the FDA approved Teflon coating or something ...
I have never stirred pasta before, and never had it stick even once. Are you sure you're waiting for the water to reach a full boil to add the pasta? At that point that air bubbles should be knocking it around enough that you don't have to bother.
Did you ever make spaghetti? When you put a bunch of them in the pot, one end of the bunch still sticks out and the bunch just stands there, so no amount of bubbles is going to "knock them around".
All you gotta do is push the ends that're stocking out under once it's soft enough. No stirring necessary. I suppose you can if that's easier for you, but I don't bother.
Editing in real quick though, I've never cooked high end pasta, so maybe that's different. I'm broke, so it's always the cheap stuff for me
If you´re using anything than your bare hands for that, I´m pretty sure that counts as a half stir at least! /s
Yeah but we prefer eating our pasta in lots of small pieces, not in one big log.
Source: first time my son was home alone and made spaghetti 😘
Yeah but we prefer eating our pasta in lots of small pieces, not in one big log.
Source: first time my son was home alone and made spaghetti 😘
What are you people doing to your pasta... I don't even know what universe it would do that. How would it do that? Is this some American thing where American pasta isn't made from wheat anymore but instead corn syrup?
Nah, they are probably letting it sit for 5 minutes after draining before they serve it.
If you don't take care, and don't stir, spaghetti might stick badly.
If you have enough water, hot enough, salt a bit, see to it that when you put the pasta in the water it's not in a big lump, then it's going to be okay.
I like to stir after a minute or three, but it's mostly to see everything is okay like water temp.
Beginners might chuck it in colderer water, not stir spaghetti or whatever. Been there done that ☺️
Good night!
I bought cheap store brand pasta once. That was the only time I've ever had noodles stick together.
Did you buy pasta or noodles... I'm confused
What do you think the difference is?
It's a trap! Don't answer that!
Truest thing I've read this morning. O/P better have a strong umbrella by the computer.. if they dare.
Noodles are synonymous with east Asian cuisine, come in varieties such as soba, egg, glass, upon, etc.
Pasta is synonymous with Italian cuisine and comes in varieties such as penne, tortellini, spaghetti, rigatoni, etc.
Pasta is a type of noodles.
.... you what.
I suppose you'll tell me I'm the king of merry old England next
Some bad celebrity chef at some point told Americans that you have to put olive oil in the water to prevent sticking.
Like....no. Just stir it occasionally lol
Americans and oil. Name a more iconic duo.
Ooh ooh! Pasta and sauce!
Italians and pasta!
Stir at the beginning for 45 seconds so that the pasta don't stick then let the boiling water move the pasta and cook them. Simple.
Why? It doesn't stick while its in the water either way (for me at least, maybe the starch content varies enough to change that around the world).
*This recipe is sponsored by Sovena.
Half the time written on the box, believe me if you want a perfect "al dente". Anyway the problem of everybody outside Italy is that they boil the water with the pasta in.
https://www.seriouseats.com/tips-for-better-easier-pasta