Do you rinse off the pasta?

[sniperruff]

you rinse it in cold water to make the pasta crisper. chinese people do that with noodles as well.

 

[Stifko]

Thanks for all the responses, I should have put a poll in here too.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: werk
No, washing away the extra starch prevents sauces from sticking to the pasta. Learn how to determine how done your pasta is before removing it from the water and let it finish cooking while cooling.

True

 

[eplebnista]

No

 

[AtlantaBob]

Originally posted by: werk
No, washing away the extra starch prevents sauces from sticking to the pasta. Learn how to determine how done your pasta is before removing it from the water and let it finish cooking while cooling.

That's my theory anyway. And what I've read in at least a few cookbooks as well.

 

[acemcmac]

you can overcook pasta?

 

[FoBoT]

yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

 

[Pepsi90919]

WWABD?

 

[kwjake]

Originally posted by: Howard
Yes.

 

[Anubis]

no
and ive never know anyone to do this