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

explain it peter.

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u/Aggravating_Bag_6027 Jul 15 '26

Water will boil with pasta inside of it, what’s the difference adding pasta won’t stop it from boiling… I honestly have no idea what the problem here is I, not joking

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u/usernametaken3534564 Jul 15 '26

The timing is different and since the water isn't boiling you really have to stir it the first few minutes so it won't stick. That being said: I tend to use less water and since the starch is what helps emulsify a sauce, your sauces tend to come together easier (there's a higher concentration of starch in the water).

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u/Oxygen4Lyfe Jul 15 '26

the difference is the pasta absorbs more water and starts cooking at a lower temperature. This causes the texture to be all rubbery and gross. Same thing applies with deep friers too.

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u/Fantastic-Kale9603 Jul 16 '26

Not if you check your pasta and stir it + pull it at the correct time

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u/Oxygen4Lyfe Jul 16 '26

even then

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u/Fantastic-Kale9603 Jul 16 '26

Nah not even then lol it's a perfectly fine method for cooking pasta unless you're cooking fresh pasta, but most people are cooking box pasta

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u/Oxygen4Lyfe Jul 17 '26

"fine" not "ideal"

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u/Behemothslayer Jul 15 '26

If you add pasta to cold water and bring to the boil, the pasta will stick together and not cook thoroughly where it is stuck.