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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
Belgium9950 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 States20168 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
Braavos36402 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.
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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.
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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
BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
August 30 2009 20:59 GMT
#21
On August 31 2009 05:29 caldo149 wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


mustard is more common
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9110 Posts
August 30 2009 21:13 GMT
#22
I disagree, in my experiences in the mid-west ketchup is more common.

Btw, HB that was funny.
skuj
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States302 Posts
August 30 2009 21:17 GMT
#23
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.
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XythOs
Profile Blog Joined February 2005
Germany520 Posts
August 30 2009 21:24 GMT
#24
As german I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make sauerkraut
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 sauerkraut.

Take your cooker and fill it with water.
Wait until the water is hot.
Put sauerkraut.
Wait 15 Minutes.
Kennelie
Profile Joined December 2007
United States2296 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-30 21:28:34
August 30 2009 21:27 GMT
#25
wtf op....whoever doesn't know how to prep some pasta needs to be shot in the face. What was the whole purpose of this blog. Why am I even posting.

Edit: P.S. Its my b-day...and I have lots of bills that im behind on with no money.
ya had ya shot kid!
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
August 30 2009 21:38 GMT
#26
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.

Yep. Ketchup dominates the taste of anything it's on, whereas Mustard can compliment things better.
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SwEEt[TearS]
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1575 Posts
August 30 2009 21:38 GMT
#27
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

~


/thread

on-topic: wtf op, you're italian and you don't even take the time to make fresh pasta? ...
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Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
August 30 2009 22:26 GMT
#28
pasta is originally from china
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SwEEt[TearS]
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1575 Posts
August 30 2009 22:28 GMT
#29
On August 31 2009 07:26 Zoler wrote:
pasta is originally from china


much like 98% of all things in the world
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3clipse
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Canada2555 Posts
August 30 2009 22:41 GMT
#30
Tbh, I'm kind of curious as to what this "wrong way" that the op brought up actually is.
NarutO
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Germany18839 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-30 23:18:18
August 30 2009 22:41 GMT
#31
As a man I am really often disappointed by the way others take the virginity of a girl
This is really strange because it is one of the easiest things to do..
Don't blame if you alredy know it but here is it the RIGHT way to take someones virginity.

Take the girl and make her drunk with cocktails; (doesn't really matter which kind of cocktail)
wait until she can't think straight;
Put as much effort as needed in it;
Wait until she's with you at your place;
put compliments;
don't wait, now's your chance. However you want to check it because you don't want to force it.
make sure to use a condom.
add cumshot
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Retsukage
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1002 Posts
August 30 2009 22:48 GMT
#32
this thread is classic
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EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2802 Posts
August 31 2009 00:04 GMT
#33
As TLnetter I am really often disappointed by the way foreigners make blogs.
This is really strange because it is one of the easiest things to post..
Don't blame if you alredy know it but here is it the RIGHT way of making blogs.

Take your notepad and fill it with stuff;
Wait until your head boils;
Put shit in the post as much as needed;
Wait until your fingers boil;
post blog;
wait the time written in the TLnet 10 Commandments. However you want to check it time by time to make sure posters arrive to the right flaming time.
Erase the blog.
Find new website

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Sharp-eYe
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada642 Posts
August 31 2009 00:21 GMT
#34
On August 31 2009 07:26 Zoler wrote:
pasta is originally from china

actually its still being disputed. They found the oldest meal of noodles in China, but they are still seeing if there is anything older.

But still... a 4000 year old bowl of noodles.. yummy.
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Clasic
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Bosnia-Herzegovina1437 Posts
August 31 2009 00:24 GMT
#35
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.


You forget hes from Italy.
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koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
August 31 2009 00:26 GMT
#36
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.

You are the biggest pasta noob in the world.
Piste
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
6183 Posts
August 31 2009 00:41 GMT
#37
lol at op. does he think we're all dumb?
Jayme
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States5866 Posts
August 31 2009 01:01 GMT
#38
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)


Perhaps you missed the part where the Pasta tastes rather bland without salt.

My diet is pretty damn healthy but I won't shy away from adding salt if it makes the dish taste better. It's not going to kill you.

Also a huge chunk is a bit of a STRETCH man.. you usually add no more than like 2 pinches.
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Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom5399 Posts
August 31 2009 01:11 GMT
#39
The sad thing is - I met people at University during all four of my years there who *didn't* know how to do this.
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uglymoose89
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States671 Posts
August 31 2009 01:59 GMT
#40
Happy Birthday Megalisk.

And was this guide really necessary?

And Jibba that guide was fantastic!......... Hahahah
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".
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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.



This post is this blog entry necessary
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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

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Hahahaha, nice one HB
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Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Germany1377 Posts
August 31 2009 12:41 GMT
#52
On August 31 2009 11:46 coltrane wrote:
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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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Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Greece2298 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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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.
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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:
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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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