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		nahumba 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pasta Cooking Time "I boiled some water, put in the pasta, and starting at 9min I removed a piece every 15s until I got to 14:30:" When you remove pasta, you Cool down the water. So its not the same reault as actual 15 minutes cooking

jefftk 3 months ago [–]

How does removing pasta cool down the water?

I was putting in a slotted spoon, and removing one piece at a time. The water remained at a full boil throughout.

IAmBroom 3 months ago | [–]

No, they're right. You took out at least a nanojoule of thermal energy.

Did you factor that in to your next tasting?

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