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Spaghetti.....what happened?

Northray — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:50:32 GMT

So I'm making spaghetti last night and when I go to stir it to keep it from sticking together all of the spaghetti was broken in threes. It looked like what my mom would do for us when we were kids. She'd break the spaghetti in threes prior to cooking it. But I put it in whole and stirred into boiling water and then stirred it again about two times and then when I went in again to stir it, it was broken up in threes. It looked like Fideos.

Re: Spaghetti.....what happened?

Imaoldhippie — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:10:01 GMT

Guessing you may have stirred it to quickly not allowing the spaghetti to soften a little and stirring broke it? Otherwise I am clueless.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:10:09 GMT

Sounds as though you bought a package that was mishandled (dropped) and cracked.

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ahoymate — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:14:42 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Sounds as though you bought a package that was mishandled (dropped) and cracked.

Yes, or one in sales area or a inferior brand.

Re: Spaghetti.....what happened?

Northray — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:22:56 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Sounds as though you bought a package that was mishandled (dropped) and cracked.

That's the thing (sound like Marybeth now) it was whole and unbroken when I put it in. It was sticking straight up like porcupine needles.

I googled it but did not find anything much. Best I can guess is that it was old or something. I don't know.

Re: Spaghetti.....what happened?

Northray — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:26:10 GMT

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
Guessing you may have stirred it to quickly not allowing the spaghetti to soften a little and stirring broke it? Otherwise I am clueless.

I did let it bend a bit because otherwise it will break if stirred too vigorously.

Ditto though, I'm totally clueless.

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SoCal Bred — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:27:58 GMT

Speaking of spaghetti has anyone used a microwave pasta cooker? I just happened to click on HSN the other day, they were selling this item for $17.99 plus s/h, it cooks pasta in minutes, I am on the fence about ordering, I looked online, Amazon sells it for alot cheaper.

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:29:50 GMT

Do you find recollections of your mother to be disconcerting?

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grandma2pkmh — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:29:55 GMT

@Northray Maybe Mom was messing with you.

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Northray — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:31:30 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Do you find recollections of your mother to be disconcerting?

No. I love my mom. Why?

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KittySoftPaws — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:33:49 GMT

@Northray I have always put a little olive oil in the water before boiling. Never heard of this problem before.

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Northray — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:34:06 GMT

@grandma2pkmh wrote:
@Northray Maybe Mom was messing with you.

Ha! Well I don't live with her. I'm in my first apartment with a roommate. And she was not home. I'm just......this could only happen to me. I ate it anyway. It tasted fine. But how weird right?

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Northray — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:35:52 GMT

@KittySoftPaws wrote:
@Northray I have always put a little olive oil in the water before boiling. Never heard of this problem before.

I've done that before but didn't do it this time.

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:47:31 GMT

@Northray wrote:
@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Do you find recollections of your mother to be disconcerting?
No. I love my mom. Why?

Nothing intended, just a thought. Sometimes a loving memory of an experience I shared with my mother will come to mind, and it always makes me happy.

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loriqvc — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:48:17 GMT

@SoCal Bred wrote:
Speaking of spaghetti has anyone used a microwave pasta cooker? I just happened to click on HSN the other day, they were selling this item for $17.99 plus s/h, it cooks pasta in minutes, I am on the fence about ordering, I looked online, Amazon sells it for alot cheaper.

@SoCal Bred - There are many variations of pasta cookers on the market, including options at QVC, HSN, and Amazon. I have a Sistema pot-style cooker that I bought from QVC and use for short pasta as well as a horizontal, oval Pasta N More cooker (used to be sold by Chef Tony on infomercials, but I got it at Amazon) for long pasta. Both cookers also work for lots of other items, such as potatoes and vegetables. Their basic function is to boil water for cooking or steaming, so you use a lot less water to get the same results you'd have on a stovetop. I use one or both cookers at least once per week and wouldn't be without them. If you have any questions, I'm happy to help.

(And for what it's worth, I don't have the Decor pasta cooker they sell at QVC, but I've purchased several other Decor microwave pieces and love them, so I'm sure that cooker would work well.)

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:01:03 GMT

@SoCal Bred wrote:
Speaking of spaghetti has anyone used a microwave pasta cooker? I just happened to click on HSN the other day, they were selling this item for $17.99 plus s/h, it cooks pasta in minutes, I am on the fence about ordering, I looked online, Amazon sells it for alot cheaper.

@SoCal Bred , I have had the brand "Fasta Pasta" for many years and it works like a charm. I'm fussy about my pasta's texture, it has to be al dente and if you follow the directions for pasta type and time , it always comes out just right. I have to admit that when I ordered it I was skeptical, but It was a great purchase.

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SoCal Bred — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:16:12 GMT

@loriqvc & @QVCkitty1

Thank you so much for your inputs, really appreciate it.

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RespectLife — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:30:32 GMT

@SoCal Bred wrote:
Speaking of spaghetti has anyone used a microwave pasta cooker? I just happened to click on HSN the other day, they were selling this item for $17.99 plus s/h, it cooks pasta in minutes, I am on the fence about ordering, I looked online, Amazon sells it for alot cheaper.

@SoCal Bred

I do.., Fasta Pasta.....and use it for almost everything!

Got it years and years ago and still use it.

I have even preboiled potatoes in it to use for 'smashed' potatoes.

I actually have 2 !

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ahoymate — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:48:27 GMT

@KittySoftPaws wrote:
@Northray I have always put a little olive oil in the water before boiling. Never heard of this problem before.

Italian chefs, others always, always say: DON'T PUT OIL IN THE H20!!!! Keeps the sauce from sticking to the pasta.

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SoCal Bred — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:52:13 GMT

@ahoymate

I used to add oil to my water too until I was watching Lidia's Kitchen and she said the same thing, so since then, I don't do that.