Nobel-Winning Scientist Says He Found a Cheaper Way to Make Pasta — and Chefs Are Mad

Food and Wine ^ | January 9, 2023 | Jelisa Castrodale

[nickcarraway]

This is really going to make my friend Al Dente mad.

[nickcarraway]

According to Forbes, the average Italian eats over 50 pounds of pasta every year,

So, Italians eat less than a pound of pasta week?

[Vigilanteman]

The Democrats were mad at all those East German border guards that Ronald Reagan put out of work too!

[PGR88]

I thought he was going to say: “add ground insect powder to the semolina.”

[Larry Lucido]

This is silly.

[ansel12]

This is very useful for preppers.

I have also meant to experiment with a pressure cooker and rice, add to boiling water, close the lid, turn off the heat, and wait.

[CatHerd]

I always when pasta is perfectly done by the sound of the boiling. This way, you have to fool with timing it. Hmm.

[ryderann]

Great groaner, and quick!

[nevadapatriot]

To the bone?

[nickcarraway]

I always cook pasta as long as they recommend, orzo.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Every Italian mother saying you’re FoS press

[nickcarraway]

Then you will really like #10.

[Olog-hai]

My mother cooks pasta like this. It’s not a new method at all.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Penne for your thoughts?

[Who is John Galt?]

If you have not done so already, you might start with an internet search on "thermos cooking" - we've been doing that for years...

;>)

[nickcarraway]

I hope your mother gets a Nobel Prize.

[nickcarraway]

Good one. I laughed so hard I farfalle over.

[mykroar]

That’s how mom cooked ours. Boil, threw in spaghetti, brought back to a boil. Burners off and cover for 15 minutes.

[Leep]

Wow..$6!

Now I can retire.

[MayflowerMadam]

“This all started when Parisi suggested that we should turn the burner off after adding pasta to a pot of boiling water. ‘After bringing the water to a boil, just throw in the pasta and wait two minutes’,”

I always do it that way. In the ‘90s I worked with a guy whose parents had an Italian restaurant, and he gave me this method.

Also, always TWIRL the spaghetti with a fork. For Heaven’s sake, don’t use a spoon or cut it!