"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>> On 12/1/2014 2:25 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> I used my Dutch oven for spaghetti but I had to bend it to fit in. For
>>> smaller shapes I used the 2 Qt. pan not knowing any better. At some
>>> point my mom got a pasta pot with an insert but I didn't like it. I now
>>> am on my 2nd Rachael Ray pasta pot. I love it although they don't seem
>>> to hold up particularly well. I do love the long, oval shape because it
>>> is perfect for spaghetti.
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>> Say, you really like spaghetti! I don't have the room here for a
>> spaghetti
>> pan. When my son and his girlfriend was living here, they had a spaghetti
>> pot. Boy, that made cooking those long strands a breeze. Such a luxury.
>> But then the took it with them when they moved. That's the breaks. :-)
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> But, but you don't need a pan the length of the spaghetti! Just stick one
> end in the water and the heat from the water bends it until it is all in.
> (I can't believe I am saying this) Please tell me I have misunderstood
> something???

You *can* do that but it comes out soooo much better when you don't have to
do that. Also, good pasta needs a lot of salty water to cook properly.
This pan is huge and the pasta always comes out perfectly. Never sticks
together and I never stir it.