PASTA MIX-UP

Ok, I know that we are all guilty of this at least once. You have about 1 cup of macaroni left, and you need 2 cups.

You buy a new bag, different brand because it was on sale, and you use 1 cup new and 1 cup old.

You bring your pot of water to boil and dump in both cups.

As you are checking for doneness, you find that they are cooked and you dump out to drain.

As you start preparing your pasta you notice that some pieces are cooked, and some are not. What happened?

When you buy pasta, if you buy a brand different than what you have already and need to combine for a recipe, you will have to cook them in 2 different batches.

Not all pasta is equal. One company may manufacture at one thickness, where another company uses a different thickness.

Even a change in ingredients can affect your cooking time.

A good rule of thumb, only cook pasta from the same package or brand/style together.

Same rule would be applied if you want to cook both wagon wheel and macaroni.

Each style of pasta has it’s own cooking time, and usually varies brand by brand.