"YMMV"? I prefer English to shorthand. I figure that it is saying that
your something?? may vary, but haven't seen this before.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; "'Holly Anderson'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [CnD] spaghetti questions
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:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Holly Anderson via Cookinginthedark
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:49 AM
To: [email protected]
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
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