I like both of mine, and the pot is useful for other things too besides pasta, like soups or stews. Both were given to me, so I didn't buy them either, but they're handy, and yes, it does help with missing the mark.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 8:07 PM > To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org>; brenda mueller > Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions > > Getting the pasta into the strainer has always been a challenge for me. > An insert that I can just lift up and that would already have my pasta, > but let the water drain, actually sounds like a really handy thing for > me. This might not be what you're talking about, but if it is, I can > actually see a use for it. If you have tips on not getting noodles > outside your colander, please share them. As I said, I've always had > trouble with that. > > On Jan 23, 2015, at 8:39 PM, brenda mueller via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > > > Look, guys, > > > > You don't need all this fancy stuff. You just bring the water to a > boil, drop the broken up spaghetti in the pan, and test it with a fork. > Now while you're waiting, get out your strainer. When the spaghetti is > the right consistency, put it in your strainer, How do you know when > it's right? You catch a spaghetti with a fork and taste it, of course. > and go from there. It shouldn't take much more than five minutes or so > for cooking. Pasta pot? give me a break. I haven't waisted my time > buying one. > > Brenda Mueller > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Paula and James Muysenberg via > > Cookinginthedark<cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org, Nicole Massey > > <ny...@gypsyheir.com > >> Date sent: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:43:18 -0600 > >> Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions > > > >> Hi, all, > > > >> My name is Paula. I just joined yesterday, and am looking > > forward > >> to learning from everyone. I've already gleaned some great tips > > on > >> cooking spaghetti from y'all, even though I've been preparing it > > for years. > > > >> I want to mention to Leslie, that if you have difficulty > > cutting up > >> cooked spaghetti, as I do, you can break up the pasta before you > > cook > >> it. I get a few spaghetti noodles in my hands, hold them over a > > bowl or > >> plate, and break them into two or three pieces. You can do this > > while > >> your water is heating. It doesn't take long, even if you're > > making a lot > >> of pasta, because you can break up severl at once. > > > >> Paula > > > >> On 1/22/2015 9:09 AM, Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark wrote: > >>> I was told by the ex-boyfriend of a friend of mine, who was > > wrong in just about everything else, that to measure spaghetti in > terms of number of people you grab a bunch of spaghetti in your > dominant hand, with your thumb and index finger circling the pasta. If > the ring puts your fingernail at the first joint of your thumb that's > pasta for one, the second joint is pasta for two, and the end of your > thumb is pasta for three. I've found this works well. Some may say that > this varies depending on how big your hands are, but the assumption is > that the smaller the hands the smaller the appetite, so you may want to > vary it a bit, deciding if you want a loose or tight hold on the pasta. > >>> The pasta pot uses less water than you think it does, so trend > > your water level down a bit. Don't put oil in the water, as it'll > prevent the sauce from sticking to your pasta, and don't salt the water > until it's boiling or it'll take longer to reach a boil. > >>> Sauce is a matter of preference, and it depends on if you want > > the spaghetti drenched in sauce or if it's just a flavoring element, > and also on how much other stuff you choose to put in it, like chopped > up vegetables. I find that three or three and a half minutes in the > microwave is often enough to heat sauce, so unless you're going for > presentation you can heat it in the bowls you're going to serve in. > >>> And of course, YMMV, as in all things cooking. > > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Cookinginthedark > > [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > >>>> On Behalf Of Holly Anderson via Cookinginthedark > >>>> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:49 AM > >>>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>>> Subject: [CnD] spaghetti questions > > > >>>> Hi all. Today I’m going to attempt something I’ve never > > done before, > >>>> spaghetti. I know its kind of sad. I’m making spaghetti for 2 > > people. > >>>> I have a spaghetti cooker, it has a section with holes inside a > > pot > >>>> that the spaghetti goes in. So when I lift the section with the > > holes > >>>> out of the pot the water will drain from the spaghetti. My > > questions > >>>> are: > >>>> 1. How long do I cook he noodles? > >>>> 2. This one is probably depending on how much we eat. but I’m > > not sure > >>>> how much to make for 2 people. > >>>> 3. I have a jar of meat sauce, do I just put it in a pot not he > > stove > >>>> and simmer, how long do I cook the sauce, and how much sauce for > > 2 > >>>> people. > > > >>>> I know these questions seem basic, but I’m new to all this. > > And it > >>>> might just be a trial and error type thing, but I’m kind of > > nervous. > >>>> Any help would be really appreciated. > > > >>>> Thanks. > >>>> Holly > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > > Cookinginthedark mailing list > > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
