Tuna- I think you are right about it stopping or at the very least slowing the cooking.
However, please, for the love of everything holy, don't rinse your pasta. Unless you are making pasta salad.
And welcome aboard.
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| Author: | Darcie [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Add a cup of cold water and drain... |
so says the package of Trader Joe's tortellini. More specifically, it says to boil 15-17 minutes or until al dente, then add 1 cup cold water and drain. Why not just drain the pasta? (Of course I ignored the directions and the sky did not fall.) Just found it curious. |
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| Author: | Tunaoue [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Add a cup of cold water and drain... |
I suspect it's attempting to STOP the cooking process right where it is. You could drain and then rinse with cold water. You could just add ice cubes instead of cold water. Me, I usually pour it into a colander over the sink, rinse with cold water and add a few drops of olive oil and toss to prevent sticking. Then again I could be all wet. |
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| Author: | jeanf [ Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Add a cup of cold water and drain... |
Tuna- I think you are right about it stopping or at the very least slowing the cooking. However, please, for the love of everything holy, don't rinse your pasta. Unless you are making pasta salad. And welcome aboard.
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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Add a cup of cold water and drain... |
Darcie, 15-17 minutes? Are these the dried mini-tortellini? Those cook in around 11 minutes. Good thing I never followed the instructions. I'd have had soup! |
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| Author: | Tunaoue [ Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Add a cup of cold water and drain... |
jeanf wrote: Tuna- I think you are right about it stopping or at the very least slowing the cooking. However, please, for the love of everything holy, don't rinse your pasta. Unless you are making pasta salad. And welcome aboard. Ah, so it is true . . . I am dripping. Makes more sense to just toss it in the sauce. Thanks for the welcome! |
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| Author: | marygott [ Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Add a cup of cold water and drain... |
I had to laugh, the "don't rinse the pasta" discussion is one I have had several times with my husband. And by "discussion" I mean me shrieking and him ignoring. Mary |
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| Author: | Darcie [ Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Add a cup of cold water and drain... |
Fuzzy - it takes close to 15 minutes here. I have found that most pasta takes longer than the package indicates in our neck of the woods. |
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