| If nothing else, you must continually remember to only | | | | pasta, then you're better to use a wooden spoon. |
| cook pasta just before you dish the meal. A common | | | | Resist the temptation to break up the pasta whenever |
| mistake when cooking pasta is that people leave it | | | | you're putting it into the pot. Instead, wait until the pasta |
| sitting around whilst they then think about making the | | | | has softened before stirring using a wooden fork |
| rest of the dish. If the pasta is prepared well before | | | | If using a lid during cooking, allow some steam to |
| the meal, then odds are you'll probably finish up having | | | | escape, stirring the pasta every three minutes or so. |
| a cool, stringy and sticky mess. | | | | There are different types of pots that are fitted with |
| Make sure you utilize a good and high enough pot and | | | | special nonstick coating and will even allow your pasta |
| only fill the water level to round the 3/4 full point. | | | | to become al dente. Still, someone should stir the pasta |
| Having anymore water than 3/4 of the pot will often | | | | frequently to best achieve even cooking. Different |
| lead to an overflow during cooking that could have | | | | pasta takes longer times to cook, so cooking time |
| your pasta end up poorly cooked and glued into the | | | | does rely upon individual's tastes. |
| bottom of your pot. Salting the water needs to be | | | | To create perfect pasta, make sure you confirm the |
| completed carefully at a period prior to the pasta is | | | | cooking time which is printed over the pasta's |
| added to the pot. | | | | packaging. Failing that, you can always taste test the |
| Observe The Golden Rule of Cooking Pasta | | | | pasta during the cooking process. You have reached |
| Be certain you follow the "ten, hundred, thousand" | | | | a great cooking point when the pasta is soft to touch |
| formula. This formula is ideal when cooking. 10g of salt | | | | and yet still firm in the middle. By cooking your pasta in |
| for every 100g of Pasta for each 1L of water. The | | | | using this method, you have created "al dente" pasta. |
| point to recollect should be to always add salt to the | | | | When it's time to drain the pasta, leave two |
| water when it's boiling, lowering the warmth once the | | | | tablespoons of cooking water within the pot with the |
| salt is stirred through. By forgetting to add the salt | | | | pasta. This may allow you some breathing room to |
| before the pasta, you can cause the pasta to need | | | | dilute sauces if need be. If you're planning on adding |
| extra cooking time. And don't worry in case you add | | | | sauces to your pasta, then coat them lightly only after |
| too much salt, because a common technique is to add | | | | sufficiently warming the sauce. |
| a potato into the cooking water. The potato acts like a | | | | Remember you are able to always reheat the pasta in |
| sponge and soaks up much of the surplus salt. And do | | | | the cooking pot after adding sauces to ensure you get |
| not despair if ever the potato doesn't soak up all the | | | | a regular heat. Many people tend not to realise the |
| salt, because you can always rinse the pasta under | | | | pasta will still cook long after it is drained, so serving |
| hot water after it's cooked. | | | | quickly is best advised. |
| If however you discover you haven't put enough salt | | | | If you intend on making pasta salad dishes, then after |
| into the water, then it's better to add extra flavour | | | | draining the pasta, coat it in a little olive oil. Then, allow it |
| through the use of sauces that support the pasta. | | | | to cool whilst stirring regularly. Once the past has |
| Once the salt has been dissolved throughout the | | | | cooled, then you can add additional sauces and serve. |
| water, increase the warmth until you reach boiling point | | | | By using these suggestions when cooking pasta, one |
| once more. If you are cooking long pasta just like | | | | can create perfect al dente pasta dishes that family |
| spaghetti or fettuccine, having a long fork will give | | | | and friends will love. |
| great results. If however, you are cooking shorter | | | | |