angela43•2mo agoMost Upvoted

Called BS on pre-salted pasta water for years but tried it last Tuesday on a big batch for a catering gig

The texture on the noodles was actually way more consistent through the whole 18 quarts, has anyone else noticed a real difference with bigger pots?

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james_ramirez2mo agoMost Upvoted

Heard some chef say the starch release changes with bigger volumes too...

rosek442mo ago

Salt penetrates deeper when you're working with larger water volumes I think. The concentration gradient changes as the water level drops too. Might not matter for a single pot but scaling up absolutely shifts the math.

matthew8642mo ago

Is it really that deep though? I just dump salt in until it tastes right and call it a day.