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On 2016-04-08 9:08 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 00:49:52 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:


> It isn't necessary to cook more dry pasta than is needed for a meal.
> You simply put the unused portion away for another meal. The above
> sounds exactly like you are saying that one package of Costco pasta is
> more than your family is able to eat at one time therefore you can't
> use it. That is exactly why I replied as I did the first time.
>


The cooking instructions for pasta are usually written on the package
and they generally require a certain amount of salted water to be
brought to a boil and then dump in the whole package. Some people don't
realize that you can cook less than that whole box.