Comments on: How to cook spaghetti (for newbies only) http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/ Cooking Made Easy Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: yich http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-56945 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:07:51 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-56945 Askanoulis, bottomline is salt DOES raise the boiling point of water. Sure... you can always add salt in the beginning if you choose to. For me I usually boil the water in the kettle first, rather than in a pot over the stove cos it's faster via the kettle. Then I add salt. To each his own. Askanoulis, bottomline is salt DOES raise the boiling point of water. Sure… you can always add salt in the beginning if you choose to.
For me I usually boil the water in the kettle first, rather than in a pot over the stove cos it’s faster via the kettle. Then I add salt. To each his own.

]]> by: Askanoulis http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-56844 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:14:21 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-56844 read about the salt part please http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/spring02/001183excerpt.htm read about the salt part please http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/spring02/001183excerpt.htm

]]> by: yich http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-1388 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:59:22 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-1388 Hi ItalianChick! Thanks for visiting! I watched in a recent Alton Brown (Cooking) MythSmashers episode that you are right about water and pasta. The oil does not really stick to the pasta. And using lots of water is the solution! I am not sure about your salt theory though. Hi ItalianChick! Thanks for visiting! I watched in a recent Alton Brown (Cooking) MythSmashers episode that you are right about water and pasta. The oil does not really stick to the pasta. And using lots of water is the solution! I am not sure about your salt theory though.

]]> by: italianchick http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-1374 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 07:29:19 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-1374 love your website but my pasta genes got all starchy when i read about adding oil to water.. only foreigners do that.. biggest mistake is to cook the pasta in small pot - if you cook it in LOTS of water, the starch in the pasta does not make the water/pasta sticky. use a pot at last as big as the ones you see chinese grandmothers make soup in (the type where the whole chicken gets thrown in.. for 1 person pasta i['d use at least 2 litres of water, i'm sure google has more exact amounts!) also.. the salt goes in the water when it hits boiling cos otherwise salt will deteriorate bottom of pasta pot. buon appetito! love your website but my pasta genes got all starchy when i read about adding oil to water.. only foreigners do that.. biggest mistake is to cook the pasta in small pot - if you cook it in LOTS of water, the starch in the pasta does not make the water/pasta sticky. use a pot at last as big as the ones you see chinese grandmothers make soup in (the type where the whole chicken gets thrown in.. for 1 person pasta i[’d use at least 2 litres of water, i’m sure google has more exact amounts!)

also.. the salt goes in the water when it hits boiling cos otherwise salt will deteriorate bottom of pasta pot.

buon appetito!

]]> by: Spaghetti Bolognese - The All-Time Safe Pasta Dish at Chinese Recipes | Cooking Tips | Good Eats http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-937 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:38:06 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-937 [...] - Too much spaghetti - because I didn’t know the quarter coin estimate. [...] […] - Too much spaghetti - because I didn’t know the quarter coin estimate. […]

]]> by: Ah Lee http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-62 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:54:08 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-62 Salt definately makes every bite to the pasta better~ ^_^ Salt definately makes every bite to the pasta better~ ^_^

]]> by: yich http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-53 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:54:53 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-53 Haha. When water containing salt boils at a higher temperature than would pure water, in chemistry terms, this is known as "boiling point elevation." *I am putting on my Alton Brown hat here* :) Haha. When water containing salt boils at a higher temperature than would pure water, in chemistry terms, this is known as “boiling point elevation.” *I am putting on my Alton Brown hat here* :)

]]> by: Daddy Forever http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-52 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:00:25 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-52 Good to know. Someone told me the salt helps the water boil faster better, but it actually takes longer. Now I know better! Good to know. Someone told me the salt helps the water boil faster better, but it actually takes longer. Now I know better!

]]> by: yich http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-51 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:29:15 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-51 Hi Daddy Forever, Nice to see you again! Adding salt to the water when cooking the pasta is to flavor the pasta. You will usually want to add salt to raw food first and some more later if not enough. Cheers! Hi Daddy Forever, Nice to see you again!

Adding salt to the water when cooking the pasta is to flavor the pasta. You will usually want to add salt to raw food first and some more later if not enough. Cheers!

]]> by: Daddy Forever http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-49 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:30:30 +0000 http://www.simcooks.com/72/how-to-cook-spaghetti/#comment-49 I've cooked spaghetti before, but I can't honestly say I know what I was doing. So, what's the salt for in step #2? I’ve cooked spaghetti before, but I can’t honestly say I know what I was doing. So, what’s the salt for in step #2?

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