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Fasta pasta

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  • 18-01-2010 12:58pm
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    corblimey
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    Anyone got one of these? Any good? I make pasta maybe once a fortnight (if that) so it's not much of a stretch to do it the old fashioned way with a pot of water, but I've been hearing good things about the consistency and taste of fasta cooked pasta.


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    Mr.David
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    What is it?!

    If its fast cooking pasta, then its just evil. 10 mins approx for normal pasta is hardly a long time to wait.......


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    corblimey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    That's pretty much it, container to microwave pasta (yeah, I know, I know). Like I said, I make pasta some rarely, it's not a major hardship doing the old fashioned way, but I'd heard good things about the taste of fasta cooked pasta, so just wanted to check.

    I think the lack of response on this thread (yours notwithstanding) is evidence enough that the fasta pasta is a gadget I can do without.


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    Dizzyblonde
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    I knew I'd seen mention of it before in this forum. It's here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62402789&postcount=9


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    Alun
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    That's crazy ... if you look on their website and look at the cooking times for, say spaghetti, it's 14-15 mins. You could boil the water in a pan and cook for the normal time (7-8 mins) and actually be slightly quicker I reckon. And all the other supposed benefits put forward on the site are just completely spurious. Only a complete idiot burns their pasta or spills it while draining it.


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    corblimey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    Dizzyblonde wrote: »
    I knew I'd seen mention of it before in this forum. It's here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62402789&postcount=9

    On a thread started by myself no less :o
    Alun wrote: »
    That's crazy ... if you look on their website and look at the cooking times for, say spaghetti, it's 14-15 mins. You could boil the water in a pan and cook for the normal time (7-8 mins) and actually be slightly quicker I reckon. And all the other supposed benefits put forward on the site are just completely spurious. Only a complete idiot burns their pasta or spills it while draining it.

    Yeah, it's all a bit "late night teleshopping", but I had read elsewhere that the resulting pasta was consistently good.


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    The Sweeper
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    The only advantage I would see is that it cooks on a timer that beeps when its done. (I set the timer on my cooker every time I drop pasta or rice into a pot of boiling water, and it beeps at me when the time's up, which pretty much has the same effect.)


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    Ciaran500
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    corblimey wrote: »
    Yeah, it's all a bit "late night teleshopping", but I had read elsewhere that the resulting pasta was consistently good.

    Do you have trouble cooking pasta well consistently? :confused:


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    Dizzyblonde
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,110 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    I hate the thought of pasta cooking in plastic.There's something nice about a big pot of pasta on the hob.
    And I bet the microwave gets really steamed up - I'd rather wash a pot than wipe that out.


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