Damsel wrote:
>> "Bob" > said:
>>
>>> I twirl against the plate. This generally results in a ball of
>>> pasta roughly the size of a tennis ball stuck on the end of the
>>> fork. I swish the ball around in the sauce, then elegantly [HA!]
>>> bite pieces off the end of the fork.
>>
>> Please have someone film this performance, okay? I want to see this!
>>
>>> The trick to twirling against the plate is to start off with the
>>> fork at about a 45-degree angle to the plate, twirl it a few times,
>>> then slowly bring it to a perpendicular position while twirling.
>>
>> I've tried that, but I still wind up with stray strands of pasta
>> getting involved with the ones I started out with.

If I have to twirl against the plate, I tend to pull a couple of strands
away from the rest and twirl. Less chance of getting it mixed up with more
strands than can be easily managed.

Debbie