On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 05:53:51 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>John Gaughan wrote:
>
>>
>> Normally I boil it until al dente, rinse in hot water, and toss
>> in olive oil.
>>
>
>WHY? That's all I wanna know.. WHY would you rinse in *any* pasta that just
>boiled in water?? It just makes no sense to me whatsoever.
>Goomba

It depends on the brand. I have tried pasta that leached out so much
starch that it left gunk on the bottom of the pan. Needless to say, I
didn't use that brand again.

The answer for John, if that's the problem, is to switch brands!

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!