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what's the best/easiest way to cook pasta to make it "al dente"? When I cook pasta I never know if it's al dente. Methods online can vary a lot.
Anyone have a perfect guide so pasta comes out just right?

>> No.9934134

>>9934130
1) Cook pasta according to instructions.
2) About 80% of the way through its cook time, fish out a noodle and give it a bite. If cooked to desired doneness, go to step 4.
3) If it needs more time, keep checking every 30-45 seconds.
4) Drain pasta.

Fucking rocket science.

>> No.9934135

>>9934130
In this off change this isn't a troll; try eating it.

>> No.9934149

>>9934130
You try a noodle to test doneness.

>> No.9934162

Can store bought dry pasta ever be 'al dente'? Or must the pasta be fresh?

>> No.9934164

>>9934149
>>9934135
>>9934134
I always burn myself when I try to do that and now I'm scared to

>> No.9934167

>>9934164
>too stupid to eat

>> No.9934178

>>9934162
Dry and fresh pastas have different textures when cooked but the term still applies. The much faster cook time on fresh pastas means you have to watch it more closely to achieve al dente.

>> No.9934184

>>9934164
Does your mommy still cut up your steak and tie your shoes? You're an adult, you should be able to try a bite of food without burning yourself.

>> No.9934186

>>9934164
Fuck off with your bait

>> No.9934188

>>9934178
Thanx. I don't think I'd ever have the luxury of cooking fresh pasta but i was just curious about the different textures.
Thanx again.

>> No.9934259

>>9934167
>>9934184
>>9934186
please don't bully me, I just want a foolproof method of getting al dente without risk of being burned

>> No.9934271

>>9934162
>>9934178
>>9934188
Dry pasta is the only kind that can be al dente. Fresh pasta will never have that bite to it, because it was never hard.

>> No.9934299

>>9934271
Flat out wrong.

I already admitted in >>9934178 that fresh and dried pastas will have different textures when considered al dente. Al dente is when the very center of pasta has just finished cooking and is no longer dry (fresh pasta) or hard (dry pasta). There ARE differences in a pasta's texture that exist along different degrees of doneness. Any attempt to claim otherwise should go in the trash where it belongs.

>> No.9934305

>>9934299
Al dente is a specific textural distinction that results from the center of a dried noodle not being fully cooked. It is literally impossible to achieve with fresh pasta.

>> No.9934331

>>9934305
>center of a dried noodle
There is no definition of al dente that specifies it must be a DRIED noodle. You can achieve the toothsome texture from which the term is derived from both types of pasta.

Just stop. You're starting to sound dumber and dumber and I'd wager you've never ever even had fresh pasta.

>> No.9934449

>>9934259
you wont get one unless you power on some more brain cells

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9934487

>>9934305
Fucking what? You retarded or something fresh pasta can be Al dente it just takes like 45 seconds instead of 5-6 minutes. It isn't supposed to have any crunch to it Al dente doesn't fucking mean undercooked dried pasta.

OP throw a noodle against the wall instead of biting it I'd you burn yourself as soon as it sticks to the wall fully it's done.