Lee Cable Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Right, just made myself pasta, and it tastes waayy to hard, so how long should i keep it on for? should i wait till the water is boiling? someone help me, im sick of having either way to hard pasta or way to soft?thanks From Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeNNy Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 (edited) Right, just made myself pasta, and it tastes waayy to hard, so how long should i keep it on for? should i wait till the water is boiling? someone help me, im sick of having either way to hard pasta or way to soft?thanks From LeeWait for the water to be boiling then put the pasta in,Should take about 15 mins? if your not sure then just get one out and try it Edited May 11, 2006 by BeNNy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 I wait for the water to boil (cheat using the kettle 1st), then put it on for about 11 mins an check it every now and again until it goes quite squidgy.To long and it goes all shitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 cook the f**k out of it!!!get it reeeeeeeeeeeeeallllly soft!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cable Posted May 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 thanking you all very muchos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Has anyone seen my shoe? Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Keep checking it, get a spoon (preferably wood) and pick a peice out and try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Also add a pinch of salt to the water , and in some cases olive oil even though it floats on the top Some chefs serve their pasta al dente where it's a little undercooked and harder . Rinse it with water when ready . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cable Posted May 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Also add a pinch of salt to the water , and in some cases olive oil even though it floats on the top Some chefs serve their pasta al dente where it's a little undercooked and harder . Rinse it with water when ready .yea, they said that on readdy steady cook, stops it cooking more or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Keep checking it, get a spoon (preferably wood) and pick a peice out and try it.That is by far the best way to know when its done. Eat it! Otherwise look on the packet. I'm a fan of 5 minute pasta. If you don't watch out you might pick up a pack that takes 20 minutes to cook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Dolmio Microwave Pasta 90 Seconds in the microwave and jobs a good en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve sturt Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Throw a piece against the wall, if it sticks its done, if it doesnt cook it more. Honestly. This works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 i taste it. should be a tiny bit harder than what you want it to be.pour all the water off, add butter/oil to lube, let sin in bowl or saucepan for a minute with the added lubrication. then enjoy.i cant believe that people rinse the pasta in cold water after boiling, it's stuuuupid. pasta should be nice and steaming, and saaaalty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 That is by far the best way to know when its done. Eat it! Otherwise look on the packet. I'm a fan of 5 minute pasta. If you don't watch out you might pick up a pack that takes 20 minutes to cook.The quick-cook stuff ain't as nice though, I don't think. But yeah, it's ready when you think it is. If you like it slightly hard then do it like that. If you like it when it's swollen up to twice the size it should be, leave it on for twice as long. Although I usually get impatient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deagledaddy Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 it also depends if you have fresh or dried pasta. as the fresh stuff can cook really really fast, also taste better if a little aldente'. the dried stuff tends to me harder if undercooked, as the middle bits are really hard to start with, the fresh stuff is all soft in the first place ('soft' meaning not rock like) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Throw a piece against the wall, if it sticks its done, if it doesnt cook it more. Honestly. This works. My grandma showed me this. It was all fun and games till you could'nt see the ceiling for pasta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Throw a piece against the wall, if it sticks its done, if it doesnt cook it more. Honestly. This works.You could just cool a bit off under the tap and eat it though?It never actually worked that out for myself until I saw someone else doing it.. thought to myself 'thats so obvious, cant believe I never thought of it' :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 I eat raw pasta. If you dont believe me ill film it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 only spaghetti sticks to the wall surely...?wouldn't work with fusili anyways...:-phey partz...guess what- it's camera time?adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Dolmio Microwave Pasta 90 Seconds in the microwave and jobs a good en There's something very wrong with that.I eat raw pasta. If you dont believe me ill film it. I belive you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 I belive you.Me too, but i also want to see a video Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 I eat raw pasta. If you dont believe me ill film it. Yes you will film it, eat a good amount of it all in one go so you get splinters of it cutting your mouth. It will be hilarious.Do it, seriously.Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 but i also want to see a video No we don't, we really don't. That's why i said 'i believe you' to avoid the video he threatened us with if we didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 No we don't, we really don't. That's why i said 'i believe you' to avoid the video he threatened us with if we didn't. get over your rawpastaphobia JT. The video will be awesome, we can send it into you've been framed's spin off series 'you've been caught eating raw pasta' free cash right there Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 (edited) get over your rawpastaphobia JT. I once sat though a video of someone eating a whole apple, all the seeds and core and everything.I must say it was one of the most boring things i've ever seen, and the guy who did it though it was hardcore, hardcore to the max.Anyway, this just seems like a repeat of that. Hence why i'm so passionate about it no being made. Edited May 12, 2006 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 I once sat though a video of someone eating a whole apple, all the seeds and core and everything.I must say it was one of the most boring things i've ever seen, and the guy who did it though it was hardcore, hardcore to the max. I was going to make some kind of joke reference to the "hardcore" and "core" being part of an Apple, but I'm so tired I can't be arsed to think of something.True story Mark's Pasta Nightmare: Pasta you get out of the tub is well old, and so when you cook it it's as flaccid as Mat Hudson's penis, i.e. very. You never get over it. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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