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Usually when pasta cooked the exact amount of time specified on the package it should be "al dente", but you shouldn't trust it and start tasting it a couple of
by 2muchcoffeeman 6y ago
Usually when pasta cooked the exact amount of time specified on the package it should be "al dente", but you shouldn't trust it and start tasting it a couple of minutes before that point.
Where did this idea come from?
I used to believe this too and did exactly as you suggest. But I always left it in longer.
So I started following the timing on the pack. It always works for me for normal dried pasta.
- toyg 6y agoI never look at the timings, I just taste at regular intervals after the pasta starts feeling "right" under the fork.
- aidenn0 6y agoHow much the pasta cooks after you drain it varies a lot depending on what you do to it after. For packaged dried pasta, I find the time on the box is only right if I rinse the pasta after draining it (or am doing a dish that involves adding a lot of room-temperature sauce); I'm too lazy to do that, so I subtract a minute if I'm using an already warm sauce.