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Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - Dennis S - 07-23-2009
If it's done and you have 30 minutes or an hour before serving, do you drain it or leave it in the full pan of water or leave it in a small amount of water?
Re: Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - hal - 07-23-2009
let it cool, but mix a little oil oil in to keep it from clumping - no water. Drop briefly into hot water before serving.
Re: Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - Filliam H. Muffman - 07-23-2009
Toss with a couple of ice cubes and oil. What hal said right before serving.
Re: Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - H1N1 - 07-23-2009
Don't keep your pasta on hold, just keep the water on simmer and kick in the heat and drop in the pasta a few moments before serving.
Re: Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - AAA - 07-23-2009
Pasta is about as cheap a food ingredient as there is. I PERSONALLY would TOSS IT and start fresh.
Re: Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - freeradical - 07-23-2009
AAA wrote:
Pasta is about as cheap a food ingredient as there is. I PERSONALLY would TOSS IT and start fresh.
Why? What hal suggested is exactly what restaurants do if they're not cooking fresh pasta. They cook portion sizes of pasta until it's not quite al dente, and then they put the pasta into plastic bags.
Re: Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - The UnDoug - 07-23-2009
Play some muzak?
Re: Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - AAA - 07-23-2009
Why?
Well MY answer would be because I can tell the difference and I do not like improperly cooked pasta. I am not picky on most other foods. But pasta is one food that I cannot stand it to be done incorrectly.
Now, as for anyone else's approach, they can do what they want to. But it's not for me.
In general, I am at a stage right now where I do not and cannot eat pasta really at all. So, this is all academic conjecture.
Re: Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - H1N1 - 07-23-2009
freeradical wrote:
[quote=AAA]
Pasta is about as cheap a food ingredient as there is. I PERSONALLY would TOSS IT and start fresh.
Why? What hal suggested is exactly what restaurants do if they're not cooking fresh pasta. They cook portion sizes of pasta until it's not quite al dente, and then they put the pasta into plastic bags. Not at any good italian restaurant, or any decent dining establishment. A truck stop wouldnt even do that.
Re: Best way to put cooked spaghetti "on hold"? - JoeM - 07-24-2009
Whatta yous guys talkin' 'bout, eh?
Ohah, real Italians eat macaroni!