"Charles Gifford" > wrote in
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>> In rec.food.cooking, cristina <siena_us(REMOVE BEFORE
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>> > Pasta cooking 101
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>> > Bring water to a boil in a large pot, at least 3 litres of water.
>> > Add a good handful of sea salt.
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>> A handful!? Really?
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> Really! I would guess that my handful is about 1/3 cup kosher salt.
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> Charlie
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Charlie? Are you suggesting that 1/3 cup salt in 3 litres of water is
right? That would mean that the large pasta pot I use would need over a cup
of salt. That seems excessive to me. I'm thinking more like 1/3 to 1/2 cup
kosher salt to the 12 quart pasta pot which is 3/4 full of water (9 qts.).
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