"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> Steve Pope wrote:
> > cybercat > wrote:
> >
> >> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message
> >
> >>> WRONG.
> >
> >> Okay. Why NOT break "noodles?"
> >
> > Because it is impossible to twirl them onto a fork
> > neatly if they've been broken.
>
> I've gotten into the habit of breaking my spaghetti in half but I was a
> non-breaking spaghetti purist for most of my life. As with hair, shorter
> pasta is easier to manage when dishing out and in the plate and I like
> to wind up a smaller amount on my fork. I also cook my pasta a tad more
> than I used to - it occurred to me that I like it better that way so
> screw all that al dente stuff.
>
> I have freed myself from most of the conventions of cooking. It's one of
> the benefits of old age, either that, or I've gone batty. :-)
>
> >
> > Steve
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I agree that is what I do. I don't like the noodles to be hard and I break
them in half to cook them.