There are two kinds of people in the world: those who weigh every piece of pasta, and those who just throw a random amount in the pot and hope for the best.
We’re not surprised to find ourselves in this group. “wrong”.
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It turns out that there is a much more efficient way to measure your pasta. And it doesn’t even require scales.
The team met earlier this year at CleverPut together YouTube videoThe following outline outlines the “9 everyday things you’ve been doing all wrong”.
The video demonstrates why most spaghetti-serving utensils have holes in the middle.
Focusing in on the pasta spoon, experts revealed that the hole was actually designed to aid you in measuring the perfect portion. Your mind is blown.
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The team put the method into practice by filming themselves threading dry spaghetti through the holes in the spoon, and then dropping them into boiling water.
Once the food was cooked, they were left a portion that is sufficient for one person, which is usually around 80g.
This means that you won’t accidentally make four huge bowls of spaghetti for one. Trust us, it happens more often then we care to admit.
What’s more, TikTokuser Dani Khalil, who uses the handle@daniiirara, previoiusly revealed the “right”A colander is a great tool for cooking pasta.
“I was today years old when I realised I should cook pasta IN the colander to save my back. Am I the only one?”She said.
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“Pasta is life… now I feel a bit silly.”
Dani showed her self by putting her colander into a pot and then adding her pasta.
“My Italian ancestors would be soooo disappointed I’m sure,”She left a comment.
Many people were shocked to discover that the idea hadn’t been thought of.
“Ohhh my god why di I not put two and two together,”One person said it.
“I never knew but wowww,”Another.
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