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I do not pour the boiling hot pasta water to the sieve, but cover the pot with the sieve and turn it over. That way I have 1 free hand.

• jawarner 8y ago
  I'm having trouble visualizing this. One hand is on the pasta handle. Where is the other? What is your secret to no spilled spaghetti?
  • janci 8y ago
    You align the pot handle with sieve handle and hold the sieve-covered-pot with one hand. The other hand is free. (ie. to turn on cold water to cool down the sink when you pour boiling water there)
    • wst_ 8y ago
      I assume you cook for one, max two. Unless you have a pretty strong hand.
• modells 8y ago
  Yeah, that's fairly standard. Another trick is to boil it in the sieve and just lift the pasta out of the water. Even simpler: don't boil water or bother with a sieve for a single serving. Just place pasta in a cup, add hot water to just barely cover it and place the serving plate over it. After 15 minutes, invert the cup and serving plate as a "sieve." It's possible to get FrenchGuyCooking-approved consistency without wasting energy boiling gallons of water that will be washed down the drain.