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About as salty as the sea is also my rule of thumb (of course how salty is the sea you are familiar with varies :) )
by gpderetta 4y ago
About as salty as the sea is also my rule of thumb (of course how salty is the sea you are familiar with varies :) )
- williamdclt 4y agoUnless you really love salt, you want much less salinity in pasta than the sea (1-2% for pasta, 3.5% in the sea). Kenji Alt-Lopez says that you want your pasta water "as salty as you remember the sea is", not as salty as the sea actually is because it's way too much!
- gpderetta 4y agoMaybe it is not exactly as salty as the sea :)
- themeiguoren 4y agoIf you’ve ever been at sea and tried to use seawater to cook pasta, you’ll realize that it’s too much salt. 1:1 seawater to fresh water turns out perfect (and saves your fresh water).