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Cooking & Baking

Bobstandard

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7. Long pasta might not be right for you

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2020, 12:51 PM

Dec 2020

If you want more even cooking of long pasta, get a pot that’s big enough to immerse the entire pasta at once, or nearly so. If half the pasta is sticking out of the boiing water when you add the pasts, your pot is too small.

If you want pasta that’s easier to fork, cook smaller pastas like tubitini, rigatoni, penne, the list is endless. Many hold sauces much better than the long pastas.

I would also point out that many, many, many people are able to eat heavily sauced long pastas without spraying sauce all over themselves or having pasta hanging out of their mouths (though it’s perfectly polite to slurp up long pastas).

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Some Questions Re: Cooking & Eating Long Pasta's Like Angel Hair, Linguine & Spaghetti..... [View all] global1 Dec 2020 OP

Agree padfun Dec 2020 #1

Pot sized pasta dweller Dec 2020 #2

I break them in half. No rules at home. LakeArenal Dec 2020 #3

I use a pasta server or tongs to push the dried pasta down into the water, and BusyBeingBest Dec 2020 #4

watching pros roll it up with fork and spoon is cool Kali Dec 2020 #5

I had the same problem till I realized the vodka goes in the sauce Major Nikon Dec 2020 #24

You should do what you want wryter2000 Dec 2020 #6

Long pasta might not be right for you Bobstandard Dec 2020 #7

Use macaroni. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2020 #8

I also break the length in half or thirds. And I always run a knife thru.... Budi Dec 2020 #9

Angel Hair True Blue American Dec 2020 #15

Yup. Angel hair is the only type I buy anymore. Budi Dec 2020 #20

Will be checking that out True Blue American Dec 2020 #25

That'd be good. Maybe with capers & a mild lemon butter sauce. Like chicken picatta Budi Dec 2020 #27

Short cut angel hair may work in that salad, but you won't get the volumn as a larger macaroni Budi Dec 2020 #28

It all depends on your taste. True Blue American Dec 2020 #29

I find longer pasta easier to eat Warpy Dec 2020 #19

Depends on the size of the pot I'm using. luvs2sing Dec 2020 #10

Forget the "rules." Jirel Dec 2020 #11

+1000s DinahMoeHum Dec 2020 #12

I have been breaking the long pastas down to cook and eat for many years. Heresy, I know. niyad Dec 2020 #13

I do break my spaghetti in half for cooking ... I don't cut my pasta as I'm eating but 42bambi Dec 2020 #14

I just ate spaghetti & meatballs for lunch! tblue37 Dec 2020 #17

Sicilian-American here: I always break spaghetti in half to cook it. I don't cut it at table, though tblue37 Dec 2020 #16

It depends largely on the pot Warpy Dec 2020 #18

I just ordered True Blue American Dec 2020 #26

go right ahead marti Dec 2020 #21

I've cooked long spaghetti, including the classic procon Dec 2020 #22

Cook long spaghetti noodles in a large skillet procon Dec 2020 #23

My mom broke it in half and so do I PennyK Dec 2020 #30

I always break in half & now with Instant Pot, no more draining! SheltieLover Dec 2020 #31

How Do You Make Pasta In An Instant Pot?.... global1 Dec 2020 #32

Easy & super yummy! SheltieLover Dec 2020 #33

Thanks For The Recipe.... global1 Jan 2021 #34

Yw! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #35

Its your pasta do what you want. Buzz cook Jan 2021 #36