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(American) Italian cooking advice sucks (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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You should not cook pasta in water as salty as the ocean, and there is such a thing as too much garlic.

Edit: I liberally but not excessively use salt in pasta water and garlic in dishes which include garlic.

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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (4 children)

Al dente noodles are also unpleasant. Just cook them a minute or two longer.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah? I always take the suggested time on the box for when to start checking if done. Only if I can bite through half a noodle and not see any white uncooked core is it actually done. Do you go past that...?

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    My technique isn't as refined as yours, I just add on a minimum of 2 minutes and hope for the best

    For full disclosure, I don't usually chew noodles, and that may be a big part of my preference here. Also my most common noodles are fettuccine and macaroni, but I do the same with spaghetti.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    If you then afterwards mix the pasta with hot sauce in a pan to combine them, the heat from the sauce both in the pan and the plate will finish cooking the pasta. That's why you don't want it to cook more, it won't absorb the sauce well.

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