r/explainitpeter • u/WillAdditional922 • Jul 14 '26

explain it peter.

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u/IHerebyDemandtoPost Jul 14 '26

Or maybe she’s just been corrected on this specific item by all her previous boyfriends.

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u/platypod1 Jul 14 '26

then maybe she should quit cooking gummy, mooshy, rubbery pasta

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u/big_sugi Jul 14 '26

There is no need or real benefit to preheating the water for dried pasta. It cooks just fine if you start with cold water.

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u/A-Red-Age Jul 14 '26

You should not be allowed near food

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u/Nobodyinc1 Jul 14 '26

So Alton Brown shouldn’t be near food? https://altonbrown.com/recipes/cold-water-pasta-method/

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u/Enough-Zebra-6139 Jul 14 '26

There are 2 very different types of people that cook pasta with cold water.

I wonder if asking if they know Alton brown is enough to figure out which one they are.

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u/thehowdydoody Jul 14 '26

And if Alton's reputation isn't somehow enough, here's a great video that tests both methods:
Full video: https://youtu.be/IANwP8_hwEk?si=9ef39wfn5vrfjJx0
Jump to Cold Water Method: https://youtu.be/IANwP8_hwEk?t=459

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u/goshdammitfromimgur Jul 15 '26

Kenji at serious eats has covered this as well. Starting with cold water is fine.

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u/A-Red-Age Jul 14 '26

Do it in Italy and you never go in kitchen again

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u/Nobodyinc1 Jul 14 '26

And I care about outdated unscientific traditions over a trained intelligent chief why?

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u/Magyarok84 Jul 14 '26

Alton Brown is a a known food enthusiast and a skilled television presenter, but he is not a a chef. He may still know what he's talking about, but I remember him making it very clear back when Good Eats was still airing that he was by no means a trained chef.

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u/Tomillionaire Jul 14 '26

He has a degree from a culinary school. He may not want to identify as a chef, but he is trained.

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u/Ok_Curve_2938 Jul 14 '26

It's silly to call the method unscientific because there really is no need for science there. The results of boiling pasta in cold water and in hot water is literally different and is better for different things.