Our Pasta Debate - 09/03/02 03:58 PM
My husband and I are at odds over the correct cooking and finishing of basic pastas.
I usually make my pasta rather than buy pre-packaged. However, either way, my husband prefers the limp, soft noodle and I a more "al dente" consistency. I add salt to the water, wait for a healthy, rolling boil and time the noodles based on their size and shape.
Depending upon the dish I am preparing, I either pour into a collander and rinse (fettucini alfredo) or dip from the pot (lasagna) as needed.
1) What is your preference in noodle consistency?
2) Do you cook pasta by the type (i.e. spaghetti, macaroni, vermicelli, etc.,)? For instance, does spaghetti only take ten minutes at a boil and macaroni less?
3) When putting your pasta into the water, do wait for a rolling boil? Do you add anything to the water? (Salt, oil, seasonings, etc.)
4) When you remove your pasta from the heat, do you immediately pour into a collander? Do you dip from the water? Do you rinse with cold water or add ice to stop the "cooking"?
I am truly curious! I wonder if this may be a debate in your household ......
Kitty <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I usually make my pasta rather than buy pre-packaged. However, either way, my husband prefers the limp, soft noodle and I a more "al dente" consistency. I add salt to the water, wait for a healthy, rolling boil and time the noodles based on their size and shape.
Depending upon the dish I am preparing, I either pour into a collander and rinse (fettucini alfredo) or dip from the pot (lasagna) as needed.
1) What is your preference in noodle consistency?
2) Do you cook pasta by the type (i.e. spaghetti, macaroni, vermicelli, etc.,)? For instance, does spaghetti only take ten minutes at a boil and macaroni less?
3) When putting your pasta into the water, do wait for a rolling boil? Do you add anything to the water? (Salt, oil, seasonings, etc.)
4) When you remove your pasta from the heat, do you immediately pour into a collander? Do you dip from the water? Do you rinse with cold water or add ice to stop the "cooking"?
I am truly curious! I wonder if this may be a debate in your household ......
Kitty <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />