10 Tips for Better Pasta at Home | How to cook pasta

Pasta is one of the world's most delicious carb sources, but there are many potential mistakes that can keep you from achieving true pasta nirvana in the home kitchen

To help us all make better pasta at, I collated a list of 10 common steps that are critical in avoiding some of the mistakes:
1. Choose rough-looking pasta
2. Choosing the right pot
3. How much water do I use?
4. Using the right amount of salt
5. Set a timer
6. Stir the pasta in the first 1-2 minutes
7. Save some pasta water for the sauce
8. Have the sauce ready before the pasta is done
9. Finish cooking the pasta in the sauce
10. Don't forget to garnish
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[EthanChlebowski]

I don't even want to know how many times I said "Pasta" in this video.

[Thukfudo]

At least while bringing the water to a boil: put a lid on your pot! Your water is going to cook a little faster and you'll save some energy.

[February]

This guy is not getting the recognition he deserves! Excellent tips and excellent production quality!

[ClumsyCaTmeow]

Awesome shot of the spaghetti dropping into the deep pot; excellent production value overall as usual. I’m still waiting for the great and powerful algorithm to give this channel the recognition it deserves.

[chilldude]

It would be really good if you included metric

[diegoosimo]

Little tip here: The "al dente" cooking can be very variable in the amount of time that you got through the last 1-2 minutes, anyway pasta experts recommend to get the "filo" (like a cotton thread) It means that when you bite your pasta, you should see a smaller part a the center pretty raw and different that looks like a wire, and that should be the perfect "al dente".

[wrightd]

3:25 I saw some Italian guy on TikTok make a pasta dish and he goes "as always salting the water". He added one single molecule of salt and I was like "what... you did what now"
A friend of mine once watched in horror as I just poured some salt in pasta water and he said he just does a pinch.

[etherdog]

Great tips, Ethan! We all need a little reminder from time to time. I particularly appreciated the 1% solution for the salt. A lot of chefs say the pasta water should taste like the sea, but average salinity of the seas are 2.7% to 3.4%, and that makes for some salty noodles. Tim from his Kitchen and Craft channel covered this a couple of days ago, but wasn't as specific as you, and I think you nailed it. You should definitely do a hand made linguine and do a side-by-side blind tasting against high-end store bought linguine. The difference is palpable. Looking forward to this pasta series!

[stringstorm]

Ever since I did that 'cook the pasta in the sauce' thing, I've never gone back. I love it when the pasta itself tastes a little bit like the sauce. All you gotta do is simply add just a bit of water to thin out the sauce and simmer it to your desired texture.

The flavor wont be watered down as you've let the excess moisture boil off as the pasta cooks and the pasta has soaked up a bit of the sauce. Plus all that starch makes for a really thick sauce that clings so well on the pasta itself and goes well with any melty cheese sdogihasdoigadhjsgioh I WANT PASTA NOWWWW

[sayididit]

I'm surprised there was no talk about not washing the pasta. That is a common mistake. You also did mention not adding oil, but I think lots of people add oil to the cooking water, which doesn't help anything...

[Zavi]

Italian here: you did a great work with your video! I don't think the pasta brand makes that much of a difference (unless you are talking about more complex types of pasta). Usually here in Italy we have a much simpler and less technical approach, but maybe that's because we are used to cook it on a daily basis, but this tutorial rocks!

[NilesBlackX]

This channel is gonna be millions of subs, *for sure* . Making videos on improving pasta? _Actually useful_ ! Other channels wouldn't bother. Thank you.

[lilluzzo]

Italian here: a relatively new brand of pasta, "la molisana", it's excellent! And it's cheaper than other famous brand like De cecco. Try it and you don't regret it

[Anna-hqkt]

I just wanted to state that your surname in Polish translates to bread

[ElwineAbner]

This guy is not getting the recognition he deserves! Excellent tips and excellent production quality

[electricbill]

Why can't we all just use metric? (Kg, kilometers)

[manchest]

The measuring units used will give me dyslexia.

[Manu-Jcé]

i have no idea what type of salt you people have in the states... if I added all that salt to my pasta water, the pasta would become literally inedible

[Unholy-lady]

I watched this a couple years ago. Still use all the tips♥️ great video!

[andrean]

I grew up in Italy, eating pasta every day, and I still had a goddamn lot to learn from this video