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[Guide] The way to make pasta

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LuDwig-
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Italy1143 Posts
August 30 2009 19:44 GMT
#1
As italian I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make pasta.
This is really strange because it is one of the easiest dish to cook..
Don't blame if you alredy know it but here is it the RIGHT way of making pasta.

Take your cooker and fill it with water;
Wait until water boils;
Put salt in the water as much as needed;
Wait until water boils;
put pasta;
wait the time written in the box. However you want to check it time by time to make sure pasta arrives to the right cooking time.
Drain the cooker.
Add sauce

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Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
August 30 2009 19:46 GMT
#2
lol is there actually any other way to cook pasta?
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Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-30 19:47:36
August 30 2009 19:46 GMT
#3
Everyone cooks pasta like this.

Edit: Oh shit Its my birthday in TL time :D.
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RaGe
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Belgium9949 Posts
August 30 2009 19:47 GMT
#4
lol everyone knows this

and i was expecting a guide on how to make real, fresh pasta.
now that's more of a challenge (well, time drain)
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
August 30 2009 19:53 GMT
#5
As american I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make hotdog.
This is really strange because it is one of the easiest dish to cook..
Don't blame if you alredy know it but here is it the RIGHT way of making hotdog.

Take your cooker and fill it with water;
Wait until water boils;
Put salt in the water as much as needed;
Wait until water boils;
put hotdog;
wait the time written in the box. However you want to check it time by time to make sure hotdog arrives to the right cooking time.
Drain the cooker.
Add mustard

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Skyze
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada2324 Posts
August 30 2009 19:56 GMT
#6
why do you wait til water boils before putting pasta in? I just put it in with the water at the start, works perfect everytime.

and adding salt is MAJOR no-no.. do you know how much sodium is already in most pasta sauces as it is?? More salt is overboard.
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Aresien
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United Kingdom305 Posts
August 30 2009 19:56 GMT
#7
Thanks Jibba!
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20141 Posts
August 30 2009 19:56 GMT
#8

As american I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make potato.
This is really strange because it is one of the easiest dish to cook..
Don't blame if you alredy know it but here is it the RIGHT way of making potato.

Take your cooker and fill it with water;
Wait until water boils;
Put salt in the water as much as needed;
Wait until water boils;
put potato;
wait the time written in the box. However you want to check it time by time to make sure patato arrives to the right cooking time.
Drain the cooker.
Add butter.


how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8751 Posts
August 30 2009 19:57 GMT
#9
most american skip salt and cook for too long
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Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
August 30 2009 20:01 GMT
#10
On August 31 2009 04:56 Skyze wrote:
why do you wait til water boils before putting pasta in? I just put it in with the water at the start, works perfect everytime.


Because you get a consistent temperature (also higher) when the water is at boil, which is better for the texture of the pasta. Do you ever pre-heat the oven, it's the exact same logic.


and adding salt is MAJOR no-no.. do you know how much sodium is already in most pasta sauces as it is?? More salt is overboard.

Do you know how many calories are in fries? Why do you eat it with a burger and a soda? Because it tastes better.

Pasta without salt taste bland and disgusting.
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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36390 Posts
August 30 2009 20:08 GMT
#11
As an Asian I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make dog.
This is really strange because it is one of the easiest dish to cook..
Don't blame if you alredy know it but here is it the RIGHT way of making dog.

Take your bathtub and fill it with water;
Wait until water boils;
Put poison in the water as much as needed;
Wait until water boils;
put dog;
wait the time written in the box. However you want to check it time by time to make sure dog is dead at the right cooking time.
Skin and tenderize the dog.
Add sauce

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L
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada4732 Posts
August 30 2009 20:14 GMT
#12
I don't make pasta like this.

I am italian.

You can provide a much stronger flavor if you bed the pasta, or cook the pasta in a sauce with slightly extra water just before the al dente phase. You can also fry pasta once its almost done with eggs and a thick meat sauce, which is also good. You can also cook pasta in a broth to create a nice soup.

The main difference between italian and foreigner pasta cooking is that foreigners cook well past al dente and lose the texture and resistance of the pasta, which makes for a much less satisfying bite. The sauces used are also inferior; homemade sauce is light years away from canned or bottled sauce.

Also remember: Pasta is not spaghettini. Pasta is pasta. I haven't even touched most pastas.
The number you have dialed is out of porkchops.
keit
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
1584 Posts
August 30 2009 20:15 GMT
#13
thanks, I always wondered, it's not like these instructions are on every pasta package in the whole world.
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Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
August 30 2009 20:17 GMT
#14
Alright Mr. Italian, please tell me the following: Is it acceptable to put the sauce into the pot with the drained pasta and stir it up in there? Or is the sauce only supposed to go on top of the pasta on the plate as one nice blob?
Megalisk
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States6095 Posts
August 30 2009 20:17 GMT
#15
On August 31 2009 05:15 keit wrote:
thanks, I always wondered, it's not like these instructions are on every pasta package in the whole world.


But he's Italian so he must know the proper way to make it!
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L
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada4732 Posts
August 30 2009 20:27 GMT
#16
Is it acceptable to put the sauce into the pot with the drained pasta and stir it up in there? Or is the sauce only supposed to go on top of the pasta on the plate as one nice blob?
Blob is nub technique.

Put a decent amount in the pot if you use the OP technique to heat up the sauce to the same temperature as the pasta, but don't use all the sauce. Place the remainder in something which can pour easily. The pasta should be lightly covered, and the remaining sauce can be used to top people up as needed.

Cheese, by contrast, is normally added afterwards unless the sauce is a cheese based one, like the standard butter/parmigiano.
The number you have dialed is out of porkchops.
imperator-xy
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany1377 Posts
August 30 2009 20:29 GMT
#17
On August 31 2009 04:56 decafchicken wrote:

As american I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make potato.
This is really strange because it is one of the easiest dish to cook..
Don't blame if you alredy know it but here is it the RIGHT way of making potato.

Take your cooker and fill it with water;
Wait until water boils;
Put salt in the water as much as needed;
Wait until water boils;
put potato;
wait the time written in the box. However you want to check it time by time to make sure patato arrives to the right cooking time.
Drain the cooker.
Add butter.



isnt potato more european/german than american?
caldo149
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States469 Posts
August 30 2009 20:29 GMT
#18
On August 31 2009 04:53 Jibba wrote:
Add mustard
and/or or ketchup. You'd think an American would know that. Ketchup is probably more common.

On August 31 2009 05:08 Hot_Bid wrote:
As an Asian I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make dog.
This is really strange because it is one of the easiest dish to cook..
Don't blame if you alredy know it but here is it the RIGHT way of making dog.

Take your bathtub and fill it with water;
Wait until water boils;
Put poison in the water as much as needed;
Wait until water boils;
put dog;
wait the time written in the box. However you want to check it time by time to make sure dog is dead at the right cooking time.
Skin and tenderize the dog.
Add sauce

~
I frickin' died of laughter HotBid, wow. nice one. XD
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Skyze
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada2324 Posts
August 30 2009 20:33 GMT
#19
On August 31 2009 05:01 Cambium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2009 04:56 Skyze wrote:
why do you wait til water boils before putting pasta in? I just put it in with the water at the start, works perfect everytime.



Show nested quote +

and adding salt is MAJOR no-no.. do you know how much sodium is already in most pasta sauces as it is?? More salt is overboard.

Do you know how many calories are in fries? Why do you eat it with a burger and a soda? Because it tastes better.

Pasta without salt taste bland and disgusting.


I try not to eat fries or burgers.. and esp dont drink Soda.

My point is, pasta sauce already has like, what, 600 mg of sodium per cup?? why would you add another huge chunk of salt to the water itself?? thats going more overboard than it already is (theres loads of salt in it already)
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BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
August 30 2009 20:56 GMT
#20
It's important to stir the pasta when it gets into the water so that it doesn't stick together. Pretty important detail to leave out of such a simple dish to make
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