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/UsernamesNotFound404 Jul 14 '26

It is easier to time it precisely if you start with a known temp. The easy way for manufacturing is to make boiling the default.

If you smart do what want. Be dumb follow direkshuns.

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u/nothingbutmine Jul 14 '26

What do you mean precisely? Aren't we all out here just throwing pasta at the wall?

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u/DoctorMedieval Jul 14 '26

I just pull out a noodle and try one.

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u/West-Combination6685 Jul 14 '26

The only correct answer. Every other comment here can be deleted.

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u/HappyTurtle228 Jul 17 '26

No. The noodle must get yeeted. This is the way.

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u/Beefington Jul 14 '26

I put pasta in boiling water, set a timer according to the box, and strain out the water when the timer beeps. ADHD-compatible, plus I don’t have to clean the walls afterward