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Cooking With Our Pastas
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- Don't Overcook -
Follow chart below precisely. If pasta is to be used as an ingrediant and baked further or cooked in a casserole, blanch for only 7 minutes. - Use enough water -
At least 1 gallon per pound of pasta. - Add pasta to already boiling water -
Bring back to rapid boil immediately, then start timing. - Two tablespoons of oil per gallon of water -
Will prevent sticking. Rinse quickly in cold water to stop cooking action. This will also remove excess starch. - Do not freeze -
Store uncooked pasta in a cool, dry place. Rotate stock.
| Pasta & Noodle Products | "Al Dente" Cooking Time (in minutes) |
"Done" Cooking Time (in minutes) |
"Well Done" Cooking Time (in minutes) |
| Lasagna | 15 | 22 | - |
| Mostaccioli | 10 | 17 | 23 |
| Rigatoni | 10 | 17 | 23 |
| Roletti | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Rotini (spirals) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Garden Rotini | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Elbow Macaroni | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Elbow Spaghetti | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Thick Wall Elbow | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Wagon Wheels | 11 | 15 | 19 |
| ABC / Soup & Salad Rings | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Shell Macaroni | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Spaghetti | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| Spaghetti / Linguini | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| Vermicelli | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Noodle 1/8", 1/4", 1/2" | 6 | 9 | - |
| Khashi | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Homestyle | 18 | 22 | 16 |
| Bite-Size Lasagna | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Egg Fettucine | 8 | 12 | 15 |
| Spinach Noodle 1/4" | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Spinach Fettucine | 5 | 8 | 10 |
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