"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:30:06 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>So... I got this from Sur La Table. It wasn't cheap and I thought it
>>would
>>be a special treat. If you don't know what this is, it's like a thick
>>spaghetti but hollow inside like macaroni. Mine is extra long. Don't
>>know
>>if it all is. Came curved over in half in the package.
>>
>>Took several minutes more than the recommended 7 to ? (can't remember the
>>second number) to cook. I like my pasta quite al dente but it was totally
>>uncooked inside at 7 and even 9 minutes.
>
> It would be. Usually needs 12-15 minutes.
>
>>And now? Daughter is struggling to eat it. The pieces are too thick to
>>fit
>>on a standard fork. And they are super long so no way really to wind them
>>because you can't hook it on there to start with.
>
> That's ridiculous. I use buccatini all the time to make spag bol, I
> love the way it holds the sauce so well. My friends and I have none of
> the problems you describe.
>
>>So... How are you supposed to eat this stuff?
>
> I sometimes struggle to decide whether you're trolling or not.
> This is one of those times.

Nope. Not trolling. As I said later, I had no trouble with it. She
claimed it wouldn't stay on her fork. I wans't watching her so don't know
what she was or wasn't doing.