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		Hikikomori on Jan 4, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Phase behavior of Cacio and Pepe sauce Why do we need so much water when cooking pasta, is it even correct? I know pasta tend to stick if you have less water, boiling hard with lots of water alleviates that, but so does some stirring.

soared on Jan 4, 2025 [–]

> It turns out that not only do you not need a large volume of water to cook pasta, but in fact, the water does not even have to be boiling.

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