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Posted by Neredbojias on 08/13/07 00:48
Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:17:02
GMT dorayme scribed:
>> Were you checking to see if the pasta was done?
>
> Boji, now that Luigi is no longer with us (sob...) to explain to
> you what this is about, I feel obliged to do it myself. Throwing
> pasta at a flat vertical and seeing if it sticks or not is
> claimed by some to be a measure of a satisfactory level of
> cooking. But it is not reliable unless you use the very same
> surface and observe finer details like the rate of slippage if
> any, also the bit fished out of the pot should truly
> representative of the rest and so on. Too many things to go into
> at this point. I might have to knock up a page on it for Aunty
> Dorayme's kitchen when I have time.
Yep, you're right, that about sums up my expertise in the art of cooking.
I could burn a can of soup even if I peel the label off first.
> You can conduct a little experiment of your own if you doubt any
> of this to confirm at least part of the story. The part easily
> confirmed is that uncooked dry pasta will bounce off if thrown
> with any force at all.
Actually, I have tried this with bougars, but they just don't seem to
bounce worth a snot! Perhaps I have one of those recoilless flatscreens
which simply aren't much help in the pursuit of culinary or probiscal
pastimes.
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Neredbojias
Half lies are worth twice as much as whole lies.
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