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Default boiling water with lid off?

George M. Middius wrote:

>>> Some people also preach that you *must* keep the lid on when boiling
>>> pasta. Ho-hum.


>> Who?


> Italian nonne.


Some people put the lid on soon after they put pasta in the pot, to help the
water get quickly back to a rolling boil, I too do it. Otherwise I've never
seen people boiling pasta with the lid on.