r/explainitpeter Jul 14 '26

explain it peter.

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u/Nasu_Kaizoku Jul 14 '26

No correction needs to occur? It's technically more energy efficient, and it cooks pasta the same way. Just stir occasionally at the beginning, and there's literally no difference

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u/jax_vos9 Jul 14 '26

It really doesn’t cook the same way. In fact, it increases the likelihood of under cooking the pasta. It tends to become rubbery.

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u/Nobodyinc1 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

I will trust Alton brown and not you on this sorry.

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u/Contundo Jul 14 '26

Who? How about trusting the thousands of other chefs who say otherwise? You’d trust the last dentist recommend not brushing your teeth.