Re:Pasta Cooking Time
by seeeeebt on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @09:12AM
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In the UK pasta instructions tend to be 9-11mins. 15mins is nuts, especially for the small cheap pasts he's using here. "More for your dollar". Yum!
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Re:Pasta Cooking Time
by croisillon on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @09:20AM
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maybe because the US water is not hot enough at 100 degrees
Nearly all the population in the UK lives below 500m.
In the US, there are major cities that are at 1500m elevation (like Denver CO). Water in Denver boils at ~94C. For most of the UK it's more like 98->100C
Yeah, 100 degrees in the US is barely 38°C.
15min is certainly needed for some shapes in Boulder, even the loss of a few degrees seems to matter a lot.
Yup, for my altitude (825m) the 12 minute cook times are about spot on. And I do prefer my noodles to be more al dente. I don't even mind if they have a little crunch.
Re:Pasta Cooking Time
by HarHarVeryFunny on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @02:52PM
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It depends on the type and shape of pasta. Whole wheat pasta takes longer than white flour pasta. 7 min for whole wheat sphagetti, 9 min for rotini.
13-15 min for that rigatoni definitely sounds excessive.
The "throw it at the wall, and see if it sticks" test is about right!