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kozar

(3,359 posts) Wed Apr 22, 2026, 01:56 AM Yesterday

Do you boil your pasta

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Or do you do like I do.
Store it in the fridge, 1 in a can of tomatoe juice and 1 in a can of lemon juice
And all of a sudden you have hydrated , flavored pasta.

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Do you boil your pasta (Original Post) kozar Yesterday OP

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Neat! Humboldt Sage Yesterday #2

Interesting. LoisB Yesterday #3

A day canetoad Yesterday #4

Old fashioned Paisano. I Boil. usonian Yesterday #5

Erm... r�is�n_dubh Yesterday #6

But that refrigerator process Karma13612 22 hrs ago #7

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kozar

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1. And then

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Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:04 AM

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When he pasta is gone. Reduce the juice , which now has starch, and throw in a
Splash of rum.
And taste.
But I'm just
Kox

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Humboldt Sage

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2. Neat!

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Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:25 AM

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Have yet to try it, thanks.

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LoisB

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3. Interesting.

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Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:26 AM

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canetoad

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4. A day

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Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:34 AM

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Maybe two at most Koz.

Wet pasta in fridge? Could become hazardous very quickly.

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usonian

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5. Old fashioned Paisano. I Boil.

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Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:51 AM

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At 1/2 mile altitude, water boils at 207℉ instead of 212.

Patience!

And I get to drain it at the al-dente of choice.

The reason for tubular and certain other shapes is to hold the sauce.