Kompu Kid wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> I looked in the archives of this newsgroup but could not find any
> discussions on this.
>
> A friend of mine says that there is an alternate way of cooking pasta:
>
> - Put enough water in a pot. Add pasta and salt.
> - Bring the mix to a boil.
> - Then simmer until water is gone.
>
> The process is much like cooking rice.
>
> He could not give me the amount of water needed off hand, but
> suggested that I start with a 1 to 1 ratio.
>
> He operates an Italian restaurant so I assume he knows what he is
> saying.
>
> Has anybody else run into cooking pasta this way?
>
> Deguza

Your friend is nuts. You may let pasta *stand* in the hot water off the
heat to finish cooking, but do not cook the water away like you are cooking
rice. That's simply insane.

Jill