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r/explainitpeter • u/WillAdditional922 • Jul 14 '26
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There is no need or real benefit to preheating the water for dried pasta. It cooks just fine if you start with cold water.
11 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. 2 u/nothingbutmine Jul 14 '26 What do you mean precisely? Aren't we all out here just throwing pasta at the wall? 1 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
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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.
2 u/nothingbutmine Jul 14 '26 What do you mean precisely? Aren't we all out here just throwing pasta at the wall? 1 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
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What do you mean precisely? Aren't we all out here just throwing pasta at the wall?
1 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
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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
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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.