Pasta fans..How HARD do you like your macaroni?

[thirdlegstump]

For spaghetti gauge 9, I like to boil it for 3 mins. The outside is chewy and the core is HARD iiiiiiight. What's your preference?

 

[elektrolokomotive]

Oh... I thought this was code for something else.

n/m.

 

[tami]

ewww.. that's gross.

i cook it to normal consistency. anything different than that is just weird.

 

[MaxDepth]

Some folks like soba noodles and they are just this side of being mush. Italian pasta, for me, is al dente (italian as "to the tooth") where the outer half has texture and plumpness and the inner half is firm but not crunchy. Salting the water more than what folks normally suggest is a good way of cooking it to this style.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: tami


i cook it to normal consistency. anything different than that is just weird.

 

[thirdlegstump]

Originally posted by: tami
ewww.. that's gross.

i cook it to normal consistency. anything different than that is just weird.

Well what is 'normal' consistancy? Consistant pasta sucks!

A la guitarra is where it's at. It's like biting into wire.

 

[mrrman]

al dente...

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: mrrman
al dente...

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: tami
ewww.. that's gross.

i cook it to normal consistency. anything different than that is just weird.

 

[Leros]

I like to cook it a little bit less than all the way through. I forget, is that al dente?

 

[habib89]

al dente for sure.. i boil the water, put some salt until it tastes like sea water, then put the noodles for.. i dunno.. until it feels right..

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Whenever it sticks to the wall.

- M4H

 

[Otaking]

Originally posted by: JToxic
I like to cook it a little bit less than all the way through. I forget, is that al dente?

I like it a little "tough" as well.

 

[eplebnista]

Fully cooked.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: Otaking

Originally posted by: JToxic
I like to cook it a little bit less than all the way through. I forget, is that al dente?

I like it a little "tough" as well.

indeed, some texture is nice, i like a little resistance to my pasta, but not much

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: gsaldivar

Originally posted by: mrrman
al dente...

It means "With Bite"

 

[Megatomic]

Al dente for me too.

 

[Platypus]

I like it to have a tangible hardness to it when I bit into it, but not a crunch

 

[Mo0o]

al dente

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: deathkoba
For spaghetti gauge 9, I like to boil it for 3 mins. The outside is chewy and the core is HARD iiiiiiight. What's your preference?

15 minutes for spaghetti, 20 minutes for macaroni.

I still test it to make sure it is to my liking.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

I don't like hard pasta, romano's (only pasta place in my area) doesn't boil any of thier noodles nearly long enough.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: tami
ewww.. that's gross.

i cook it to normal consistency. anything different than that is just weird.

 

[thirdlegstump]

Originally posted by: jadinolf

Originally posted by: deathkoba
For spaghetti gauge 9, I like to boil it for 3 mins. The outside is chewy and the core is HARD iiiiiiight. What's your preference?

15 minutes for spaghetti, 20 minutes for macaroni.

I still test it to make sure it is to my liking.

15, 20 minutes......! Wow. That's like Chef Boyardee limp. That's not pasta, that's liquid.

 

[no0b]

al dente

 

[Literati]

So I can hold it up and it still has an arc.