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Re:Pasta Cooking Time by croisillon on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @09:20AM (#45425063)
maybe because the US water is not hot enough at 100 degrees
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Re:Pasta Cooking Time by cogman10 on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @09:32AM (#45425219)
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

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Re:Pasta Cooking Time by afandian on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @09:48AM (#45425400)
Yeah, 100 degrees in the US is barely 38°C.
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