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HunterX11
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1048 Posts
August 31 2009 02:24 GMT
#41
On August 31 2009 06:17 skuj wrote:
i saw on the food network that it was frowned upon to eat ketchup on hot dogs after a certain age in some hot dog lovin' town.


That town is called "Chicago".
Try using both Irradiate and Defensive Matrix on an Overlord. It looks pretty neat.
coltrane
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Chile988 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-31 02:48:17
August 31 2009 02:46 GMT
#42
On August 31 2009 05:29 imperator-xy wrote:
Show nested quote +
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?



No, potato is from south america, peru actually. It can be genetic proved as fact.


And actually the common potato is from chile.
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FoBuLouS
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States570 Posts
August 31 2009 02:48 GMT
#43
I love pasta from Italian restaurants
On August 31 2009 04:46 Megalisk wrote:
Everyone cooks pasta like this.

Edit: Oh shit Its my birthday in TL time :D.


Happy birthday! My gift was those 3 ZvP rapings!
gLyo
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
United States2410 Posts
August 31 2009 03:25 GMT
#44
I came to this blog hoping to find ancient secret Italian methods for cooking pasta.

Thanks for nothing.
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LuDwig-
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Italy1143 Posts
August 31 2009 07:30 GMT
#45
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.

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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koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
August 31 2009 07:34 GMT
#46
Anyone that cooks noodles by putting the noodles into the water before the water is boiling needs to seriously learn basic cooking. That's like one of the biggest noob moves you can do with food.
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
August 31 2009 07:39 GMT
#47
I once saw a container of chocolate sauce that said "Chef's tip: Goes great on ice creme as well!"

It was funny. But this blog just makes me angry. You didn't mention any important subtleties to cooking pasta, and you probably don't know any either. I beg you to turn in your citizenship to the proper authorities.
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benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
August 31 2009 07:48 GMT
#48
adding salt is absolutely essential to making pasta, skyze is completely off here
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Sentenal
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States12398 Posts
August 31 2009 07:58 GMT
#49
As american I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make cheeseburger.
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 cheeseburger.

Take your cooker and fill it with water;
Wait until water boils;
Drive to McDonalds;
Buy cheeseburger;
Drain the cooker.
Add mustard

~
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Loanshark
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
China3094 Posts
August 31 2009 08:53 GMT
#50
On August 31 2009 16:58 Sentenal wrote:
As american I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make cheeseburger.
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 cheeseburger.

Take your cooker and fill it with water;
Wait until water boils;
Drive to McDonalds;
Buy cheeseburger;
Drain the cooker.
Add mustard

~


LOL
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Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
August 31 2009 09:13 GMT
#51
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

~


Hahahaha, nice one HB
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imperator-xy
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany1377 Posts
August 31 2009 12:41 GMT
#52
On August 31 2009 11:46 coltrane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2009 05:29 imperator-xy wrote:
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?



No, potato is from south america, peru actually. It can be genetic proved as fact.


And actually the common potato is from chile.

yes, but i think europeans started eating it and you eat something with potato at nearly every lunch in germany.
Slithe
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States985 Posts
September 01 2009 00:03 GMT
#53
What method do you guys use to make sure that the pasta doesn't stick to itself and clump up? I've heard that running the pasta in cold water after works, as well as drizzling with a little olive oil.
Mora
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Canada5235 Posts
September 01 2009 05:29 GMT
#54
has anyone else noticed that the box instructions almost always say to cook the pasta longer than is actually al dente?

i almost always cook the pasta about 20% shorter than specified; texture is much better.
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ffswowsucks
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Greece2297 Posts
September 01 2009 09:07 GMT
#55
You forgot to add small pieces of feta over the spaghetti when its served
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Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
September 01 2009 09:15 GMT
#56
On August 31 2009 21:41 imperator-xy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2009 11:46 coltrane wrote:
On August 31 2009 05:29 imperator-xy wrote:
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?



No, potato is from south america, peru actually. It can be genetic proved as fact.


And actually the common potato is from chile.

yes, but i think europeans started eating it and you eat something with potato at nearly every lunch in germany.


Yeah in Sweden too. We eat potatoes for everything! Potatoes saved Sweden during a "hungerneed" (or whatever the name is lol, didn't show up in my online lexicon) I think around the 1800? Or maybe earlier. Since it can grow everywhere even in Swedens sometimes harsch climate.
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Falcynn
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3597 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-01 16:31:18
September 01 2009 16:28 GMT
#57
On August 31 2009 05:33 Skyze wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2009 05:01 Cambium wrote:
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.




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)
Only if you buy pre-made sauces. When I make pasta sauce I generally try to add in as little salt as possible so I can judge how much I need at the very end.

Also, I think I'm the only one I know who actually cooks the pasta for the length of time written on the box/package. Everyone I know seems to prefer their pasta over cooked =/
Pengu1n
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
United States552 Posts
September 02 2009 03:09 GMT
#58
hmm i just made some pasta using this very method, except i used virgin olive oil instead of salt ;p
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