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Default Cooking pasta with salt and water

Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Christopher M." > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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?
>>

>
> As long as the salt is added by the half way cooked point it comes
> out just fine. You really do need salt otherwise the pasta is quite
> bland and flat tasting. The water should have a slightly salty taste
> too it, not quite sea water strength.
>
> Paul


Thanks Paul. I remember hearing something like that. It's fun to measure
things with taste instead of tablespoons.


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