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0 pointsleephillips3y ago0 comments

Also the water will boil at a higher temperature. I wonder if this affects the texture of the pasta. I suppose it will cook somewhat faster.

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halkony3y ago

In college I got into an argument about this, believing this was the primary reason to salt the water. I was wrong -- at best it raises the boiling temp by 2F which is negligible.

leephillipsOP3y ago

Yeah, I used to think that too, but later I suspected it was actually as you say.

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0 pointsleephillips3y ago0 comments

Also the water will boil at a higher temperature. I wonder if this affects the texture of the pasta. I suppose it will cook somewhat faster.

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halkony3y ago

In college I got into an argument about this, believing this was the primary reason to salt the water. I was wrong -- at best it raises the boiling temp by 2F which is negligible.

leephillipsOP3y ago

Yeah, I used to think that too, but later I suspected it was actually as you say.

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