The Pasta Mistake You Make Every Time – and How to Finally Fix It
You think you’re cooking pasta, but what often slips through your fingers is the key to making Italian grandmothers nod and chefs relax: the silky bridge between noodles and sauce.
It isn’t about the brand or shape, but what happens in the pot and what you pour down the sink without a second thought.
In a typical kitchen scenario, as the water rolls to a boil, the spaghetti cooks, and the sauce simmers in a pan. However, something is often missing, and you can feel it in the way the sauce sits on top of the pasta instead of hugging each strand.
It’s the starch you rinse away or let go down the drain. That cloudy liquid is a conductor, pulling pasta and sauce into the same key.
Author's summary: Fix pasta cooking by preserving starch.