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Cooking noodles
<Alan
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> On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:53:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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>>"cybercat" > wrote in message
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>>> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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>>>> "biig" > wrote in message
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>>>> > When a recipe calls for 2 cups cooked noodles, how much dried
>>>> > should
>>>> > I cook?....tia...Sharon
>>>>
>>>> Depends on the noodles. Some retain their bulky shape more than others
>>> (like
>>>> egg noodles, ziti), while others compact more (elbows). Experiment.
>>>
>>> There is not a noodle on this planet that "compacts" after you cook it,
>>> Joespare. Where do you get this stuff? lol
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>>So, you think a cup of elbows will have the same inpact when used in a
>>recipe as a cup of ziti?
>>
> That has nothing to do with 'compacting'.
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> It has everything to do with the size and shape of the 'noodle'.
>
> BTW, if anything, when you cook noodles, they become bigger because
> they absorb water. . .
>
> Alan
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Yes, the noodles become bigger. But because of the various shapes, they will
not all fit into "2 cups" (or whatever measure) in the same way.
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