Recipes

[alicedee]

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@RedTop wrote:

I rinse pasta for cold salads; I do not rinse pasta for spaghetti or lasagna.   

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I do the same, @RedTop .  I've always rinsed pasta for cold salads, and never for anything else.

[x Hedge]

My mother rinsed all pasta.

    I never do.

That's another one of those things we learned at home that needs to be 'un-learned'. 

    -good question, @sarahpanda    😉

[Boehm Collector]

I never rinse pasta.

[colliemom4]

I don't rinse pasta.

[CelticCrafter]

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@felixmom wrote:

Geoffrey Zakarian of The Kitchen always says NOT to rinse your pasta when it's finished cooking. To leave the starch on so the sauce will bind to it.

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Scott Conant from Food Network says the same thing.  He looks like he is ready to rip someones head off if he sees them doing it on Chopped!

[corita]

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@RedTop wrote:

I rinse pasta for cold salads; I do not rinse pasta for spaghetti or lasagna.   

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     I do the same...rinse for cold dishes and do not rinse for hot!

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[shoptilyadropagain]

Most, if not all, the chefs I watch on TV say not to rinse the pasta because the sauce won't stick to it.  I've always rinsed mine and have no problem with that happening.

[Carmie]

I do not rinse wheat pasta that will be served hot.  I will rinse if served cold in a salad.

I do rinse rice or corn pasta with cold water each and every time.  It tastes funny and gets gummy if I don't.

[alarmclock]

I rinse and then I make sure it's dry before I proceed with the rest of the recipe.  Never had a problem with sauce not sticking.

[eddyandme]

I don't rinse and keep a cup of water in case needed.

Also just found out recently, not to put evoo in the water when boiling the pasta, so I just use salt.