• Margot Robbie
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    111 year ago

    I’ve never oiled my pasta water before. It’s really simple: use the minumum amount of water to fully boil the pasta, salt the water, wait until the water comes to a full boil, then put the pasta in, regular spaghetti takes about 6-7 minutes to become al dente.

    Oil the pasta after you strain it is the way you prevent it from sticking together.

    • geoma
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      21 year ago

      If you use the minimum and precise amount of water, water will be completely evaporated when pasta is done, so you won’t have to strain. I don’t know why, but this makes pasta so much tasteful.

      • @shift_four@sh.itjust.works
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        51 year ago

        It’s saltier because all the salt you added is now on the pasta instead of a bunch starting in the water and going down the drain when you strain it

        • geoma
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          21 year ago

          Yeah but also has like another taste (I don’t salt much)… Maybe starch or something?