"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
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> Christopher M. > wrote:
>
>>Sometimes I forget to add salt. Can I add the salt after I put the pasta
>>in,
>>or will the salt stick to the pasta and make it very salty?
>
> There is no need to add salt in the first place.

I believe there is. Lidia Bastianich said the water needs to be briny with
salt. Pasta hasn't got a lot of flavor. IMO, it doesn't taste like much if
you don't add the salt.