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How to Cook Perfect Pasta

How to cook a perfect Pasta? Here are 7 important tips on how to make pefect pasta;

Use Lots of Water

Pasta needs room to move around while it is cooking, otherwise it will stick together. Use a very large pan with plenty of water. As a rule, 2oz of pasta needs about 2 cups of water. Don’t try to cook too much at one time.
   Don’t add oil to the water while it cooks. If anything, this prevents the sauce from clinging to it.

Bring the Water to a Rolling Boil

Add a pinch of salt just before adding the pasta. Keep at a rolling boil while cooking.

Watch the Clock

Fresh pasta will cook much quicker than dried. Some will cook in a couple of minutes, so always have your sauce prepared.

Cook Until “al Dente”

...meaning it still has a bit of bite to it. You can remove a piece while it’s cooking to test it.

Drain and Return to the Pan

...with a little of its cooking water, which will prevent it from sticking.

Go Easy on the Sauce

The sauce is supposed to coat the pasta, not drench it. Remember the pasta is the main ingredient, and the correct way is to add the sauce to the pasta, not the pasta to the sauce.

Serve instantly

...as pasta doesn’t take kindly to being reheated