Thread Number: 72991
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Post# 964211   10/25/2017 at 03:43 (2,346 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Heard on my usually annoying, but sometimes interesting morning radio program on my way to work that if you place a wooden spoon over boiling water (even instead of the lid) that the water actually stays in the pan...
--And you can eliminate ALL of the water boiling all-over the top of your stove... So is it true, that I'd lessened even just the nuisance of water stains, and completely took away the horror of what would usually happen in the 2nd picture, by just doing this:...? -- Dave |
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Post# 964220 , Reply# 1   10/25/2017 at 06:30 (2,346 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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I've heard of the wooden spoon trick, but never actually tried it out. Nice spaghetti and meatballs meal!
I rarely eat pasta anymore (not by choice) but tried Barilla's 'Ready Pasta' and it wasn't bad. Both the spirals and penne are a little smaller than traditional pasta, but wow, is it convenient. A minute in the microwave and it's ready.
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Post# 964247 , Reply# 3   10/25/2017 at 09:32 (2,345 days old) by philcobendixduo (San Jose)   |   | |
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......when cooking pasta, I found a simple solution.
Instead of leaving the burner on the highest setting after the water returns to a boil after adding the dry pasta, turn it down to a slightly lower setting like medium high. Problem solved! The pasta still "boils" and cooks in the same amount of time without boiling over. Never add oil to the pasta cooking water. This will "coat" the pasta and prevent the sauce from adhering to it. I LOVE pasta! |
Post# 964250 , Reply# 4   10/25/2017 at 09:52 (2,345 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Yep, turning the heat down once you hit boil saves a lot of mess!
I haven't bought Barilla since the chairman offered up this telling remark a couple years ago: "I would never do [a commercial] with a homosexual couple, not for lack of respect but because we don't agree with them," said Guido Barilla, according to a Reuters translation. "Ours is a classic family where the woman plays a fundamental role. … If [gays] don't like it, they can go eat another brand." Apparently the boycott affected their bottom line, forcing an apology and reversal. Either way, I'll stick with Creamette. |
Post# 964270 , Reply# 6   10/25/2017 at 13:50 (2,345 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Well, I was wondering "how does this really work?"--but I see, the solution is to lower the heat, once the boiling starts, just for lower heat-settings to cook the pasta in the same amount of time, so, that, I've routinely done...
As for the cleanliness of wooden spoons, I have that one and a couple more, and even a few others, that came with baking mixes, so other than possibly experimenting with the mixes directions, those spoons have never gotten much use (my daughter fascinated with them, maybe helped me mix something with just one)... Oh, but if you go back to my childhood, then, there was the large wooden spoon my mother spanked me & my sister with--until it broke one night on her behind (and she didn't even have anything tucked back there in her pants)... Me, doubting a fellow-classmate's similar punishment ("it's for punishment", quoted my mom, maybe on my questioning why I never saw it go into a pot, pan or mixing bowl--before retiring it) by his father using a belt, said "Oh, that thing SMARTS!--And I can tell you: Once you got whipped with THAT, you never did a baaaa-dddd, thing in that haaaauuuuusssseee ever again!"--Yeh, that's the way he'd talked, and again, it was me doubting a slab o' leather had anything on a hunk o' wood... (And I'll leave you with "that I would be a bad parent bragging about the use of mine (hint: I take it off) than actually using it...") -- Dave |
Post# 964274 , Reply# 7   10/25/2017 at 14:34 (2,345 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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I remember very well Guido Barilla running off his bigoted mouth. Although I love pasta anything I rarely prepare it. I've never tasted all that much difference between brand name pasta and store brands. It all seems like very inexpensive stuff anyway. Of course I have uneducated taste buds that are too old to learn anything new. |
Post# 964298 , Reply# 9   10/25/2017 at 17:14 (2,345 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 964299 , Reply# 10   10/25/2017 at 17:18 (2,345 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 964315 , Reply# 12   10/25/2017 at 21:06 (2,345 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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Post# 964316 , Reply# 13   10/25/2017 at 21:07 (2,345 days old) by LordKenmore (The Laundry Room)   |   | |
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Post# 964345 , Reply# 14   10/26/2017 at 06:47 (2,345 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Barilla Ready Pasta: After a minute in the microwave, I pour it into a wide 4-cup Pyrex measure, add sauce and vegetables/meat, stir in a few tablespoons of water, cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 3-4 minutes until bubbly-hot. It improves the texture of the pasta. Having said that, there is absolutely no denying the quality does not approach that of a top-notch dried pasta (De Cecco, for instance) or homemade.
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Post# 964354 , Reply# 15   10/26/2017 at 08:25 (2,344 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 964387 , Reply# 16   10/26/2017 at 10:15 (2,344 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I cook my past like this now too Joe, in the sauce, but I usually do mine on the stovetop. But I also make my Lasagna this way now too, but of course in the oven. You just need to add about 50% additional water or other liquid to your sauce. I think that any pasta with a tomato based sauce tastes much better cooked in the sauce, rather than cooed separately and adding the sauce latter. Its a great time saver and less clean up too.
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Post# 964397 , Reply# 17   10/26/2017 at 11:49 (2,344 days old) by Joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 964399 , Reply# 18   10/26/2017 at 11:57 (2,344 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Maybe the way the wooden spoon works is that if you are cooking pasta on a gas stove, you have to turn down the heat after you place the wooden spoon over the pot to avoid charring the wood. The smoke would get your attention right away. |
Post# 964403 , Reply# 19   10/26/2017 at 13:09 (2,344 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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I came across this picture.
In the top picture it says: Italian who deserves respect. In the bottom picture: Useless son of a b.... Traitor of the fatherland. lol
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