Videos: Pasta
Cooking Fresh Pasta - the Final Step in Pasta Preparation
Don’t completely drain your pasta! Giuliana shows us how leaving it a little wet makes it loose and easy to work with when she adds it to the hot saucepan. And she tells us why we should never rinse the pasta after cooking. After adding a little pasta water and cooking...
Why add salt to pasta water?
Once the water reaches a rolling boil, Giuliana adds a generous amount of salt to enhance the pasta’s flavor, but no oil—she explains why adding oil to the water is not a good idea. Next Giuliana shows us how to tell when the pasta is about to reach the ‘al...
Boiling Water for Pasta
Now that we’ve chosen a pound of high quality pasta, Giuliana shows us the best way to prepare it. She advises us to use a large pot and lots of water—don’t try to save time with a smaller pot and less water!—and wait until the water reaches a rolling...
