Learn the Secrets to Perfect Pasta Every Time
Pasta — that pantry workhorse, a staple of easy weeknight meals — can take on just about any ingredient thrown at it. But it also comes with its share of pitfalls: clumping, oversalting, over- or undercooking. Worry not. In her latest installment of Cooking 101, Sohla El-Waylly will walk you through the secrets to making perfect pasta.
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Learn how to boil your pasta correctly. Know the right kind of pot to use, how much water to use and how to best salt your pasta water.
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Know how to easily measure 12 ounces of pasta (and why you should use just three-quarters of the box instead of the whole thing).
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Make a foolproof carbonara, with perfectly mixed eggs, a rich, cheesy sauce and crisp-chewy guanciale.
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What to do if you accidentally threw out your pasta water.
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Understand why you generally shouldn’t rinse your pasta — and the few cases when you should.
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And the most valuable lesson of all, how to use up all your pasta odds and ends. (Spoiler: Put them in an easy stovetop mac and cheese.)
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