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WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO BOIL WATER ON MY COOKER I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK AND SIMPLE PASTA AAAAA

>> No.10989310

>>10989302
Start the water 15 minutes before you want to start cooking, dum dum.

>> No.10989317

>>10989310

IT'S BEEN FAR LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES SMART ARSE

>> No.10989320

Don't watch it. Water only boils when humans can't see it.

>> No.10989331

>>10989317
Use less water. You're obviously only cooking for one.

>> No.10989333

>>10989302
Have you tried putting it on high heat with salt and the cover on, dear frog person?

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10989342

Use a skillet and just enough water to cover the pasta.

You don't actually need a huge pot full of water to cook pasta, plus using a small skillet gives you a lot of extra starchy pasta water to thicken your sauce.

>> No.10989355

>>10989331

I'm cooking for my family

>>10989320

I'm not watching it I'm at the computer and going in the kitchen to check every few minutes

>>10989333

Does salt actually help? I thought you were supposed to put that in after it was brought to a boil?

>>10989342

I thought I was being smart and putting in less water and using a more shallow pan than normal, but no improvement in wait time. >:-(

>> No.10989371

>>10989355
>i'm cooking for my family

That's what I said.

>> No.10989383

How do Americans even cook food with only 110 volts?

>> No.10989428

>>10989383
With gas?

>> No.10989442

>>10989383
>Americans

OP is clearly English because he used the terms “cooker” and “arse” in his previous posts

>> No.10989447

>>10989383
Our ovens/ranges, Aircon, and clothesdryers all run on 240. It's only the normal "wall outlets" which are 110.

>> No.10989470

>>10989355
salt will make your water come to a boil slower, add your salt before you add your pasta or veg etc,
just put a tight cover on it and high heat
and anon above might be right. water don't want to boil when your watching it. it's finicky like that. but you said you were not paying it much attention so you should be good there

>> No.10989486

>>10989302
It's illegal if there's someone in your household under the age of 18, but you can change your water heater settings. Change it so water from the faucets and shower will be extremely hot, burn you if you let it. That's how I used to get my boiling water started for pasta, saved some minutes.
Or if you have a large enough electric kettle/it holds as much water as you need, it's very efficient. In about 2 minutes i'd have boiling water to pour in my cup ramen

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10989496

>>10989486
>It's illegal if there's someone in your household under the age of 18

Wait a darn second. Wut???

>> No.10989500

Fill the pot up with water from the hot tap so it gets a head start.

>> No.10989532

>>10989486
I replaced my hot water system last year and by law the plumber had to fit a mixing valve so the hot water mixed with cold water coming out of the system.
No matter how high I turn the heat up on the hot water system it only comes out at 60° C

>> No.10989589

>>10989496
Those kind of laws vary greatly between countries.

>> No.10989744

>>10989320
Is that why I've never seen boiling water

>> No.10989748

>>10989383
Stoves are 220

>> No.10989751

>>10989532
Let and plumbing code are not the same thing

>> No.10989755

>>10989751
Law

>> No.10991220

Get a portable induction top anon, even a 2000W one will bring your water to boil quicker than anything else, much faster than gas. They are very efficient too, with little excess heat and if your noodle water spills over it wont burn onto the surface because nothing is hotter than 100°C. If that is not enough you can get industrial/commercial grade induction cooktops that deliver up to 3500 Watts.

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10991224

al dente is best

>> No.10991227 [DELETED] 

>>10989302
You're watching it. The act of watching drains energy from the water, which prevents it from cooking. It's like how if you put a cat in a box it will live forever, unless you look inside the box in which case it might become dead.

>> No.10992878

>>10989302
add salt. the more salt you add the faster it boils.

>> No.10992898

>>10989302
pasta was a mistake