Respectfully shut the fuck up from now on pasta and stick to the method that it's already being used by everyone, and in particular Italian, for centuries. Love you guys but this is straight up bullshit
If you do it in a non stick wok, you can add a little oil and let the water evaporate instead of straining it to keep the silkiness, or leave it on a bit longer to give the pasta a golden crispiness
I get that you can indeed do that, and it is faster. BUT, and yes, that is a big but, we don't want to watch and wait for it to boil and check for when it is cooked. We just want to get some water boiling, come back in 10 minutes, add the pasta, set the recommended time and do other things. Sure, it is great to know you can do the other thing, but we like setting timers and not being wrong or testing every time or having it overdone by a couple minutes because you were doing something else at the time.
I like how they disclude the time it takes a kettle to boil water compared to a pot of pasta with cold water on a hob. Classic youtube deception to get views.
If you do that with high quality dry pasta, from bronze dies, that tends to have a lot of surface starch, letting it sit in cool water for several minutes while the water gets hot enough to cook the starch will utterly ruin the pasta.
Doing it with fresh pasta is obviously a non starter as well.
If energy use is a concern boil the water in an electric kettle or microwave first, which is far more energy efficient than a stovetop, then put the water into a pot and cook the pasta.
To add to this,you don't need a massive pot of water for dried pasta. Literally add what water you think you need to submerge the pasta. And that's it. Wide shallow pan like a non stick frying pan works great. It'll develop more starch, which will emulsify the sauce muuuuch better than using a hundred litres will for a small amount of pasta
mythical kitchen tested this and it's not really that much faster + the resulting texture is worst in the cold water vs the boiling counterpart
Because if anyone knows cooking pasta it's the British.
In Italy, some people cut the heat halfway though cooking the pasta. I’ve never seen this though.
Um who is this
another one: you don#t need a full pot of water to cook pasta, its enough if the pasta is fairly covered
Respectfully shut the fuck up from now on pasta and stick to the method that it's already being used by everyone, and in particular Italian, for centuries. Love you guys but this is straight up bullshit
Why does Barry always look like he's tasting something awful every time he eats?
Kush is so good in the videos.
Yeah… As Italian I will stick to what my grandma did thank you lads 🤣
No.
I hope we see more of Kush. I really want a Ben vs Kush episode. Or a Kush vs normals episode.
Are people really that busy that they can't wait an extra 4 minutes for their pasta?
But if you put salt in the water first. Don't you have to wait for it to dilute?
If you do it in a non stick wok, you can add a little oil and let the water evaporate instead of straining it to keep the silkiness, or leave it on a bit longer to give the pasta a golden crispiness
I get that you can indeed do that, and it is faster. BUT, and yes, that is a big but, we don't want to watch and wait for it to boil and check for when it is cooked. We just want to get some water boiling, come back in 10 minutes, add the pasta, set the recommended time and do other things. Sure, it is great to know you can do the other thing, but we like setting timers and not being wrong or testing every time or having it overdone by a couple minutes because you were doing something else at the time.
Boiling pasta in cold water is better than hot water? You donkey.
– Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen
Don't remember what season.
Ugh. This ruins your pasta. It comes out gummy and unappetizing. Don't do it.
No need to keep the heat on once it comes to a boil. Cover and time. Perfect every time.
Wow! I LIKE him.
That's a great way to ruin pasta.
I like how they disclude the time it takes a kettle to boil water compared to a pot of pasta with cold water on a hob. Classic youtube deception to get views.
If you do that with high quality dry pasta, from bronze dies, that tends to have a lot of surface starch, letting it sit in cool water for several minutes while the water gets hot enough to cook the starch will utterly ruin the pasta.
Doing it with fresh pasta is obviously a non starter as well.
If energy use is a concern boil the water in an electric kettle or microwave first, which is far more energy efficient than a stovetop, then put the water into a pot and cook the pasta.
Or hell, just cook the pasta dry then add sauce to hydrate the pasta. Screw the rules.
To add to this,you don't need a massive pot of water for dried pasta. Literally add what water you think you need to submerge the pasta. And that's it.
Wide shallow pan like a non stick frying pan works great.
It'll develop more starch, which will emulsify the sauce muuuuch better than using a hundred litres will for a small amount of pasta
I have an electric stove, and I just pour the tap water out from the hot side and I'm like halfway there, y'all are being weird using cold water
That's what kettles are for