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How to cook fresh pasta?

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ladybird69 · 18/08/2020 22:07

Hi I have got some fresh pasta to cook but I haven’t got access to a hob at the moment. Can I cook it in a microwave or an oven and if so how? Tia

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ladybird69 · 19/08/2020 03:05

Anyone?

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MrsTerryPratchett · 19/08/2020 03:08

Absolutely not. It's better to throw it away than try either of those methods.

Brokensunrise · 19/08/2020 03:11

Google it......! “Can you cook fresh pasta in microwave”...

Do you have a kettle? (Not suggesting boiling it IN the kettle by the way!)

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sashh · 19/08/2020 03:56

Boil some water, put in a bowl, add the pasta for 4 mins.

katieJ82 · 19/08/2020 04:06

When our hob was broken this was easily solved with a kettle. Fresh pasta in pot, pour in boiling water. Leave for 1 min. Drain and repeat with new hot water until it's cooked enough for you. It doesn't take much to cook.

ladybird69 · 19/08/2020 19:36

Thanks for your help I’ll give it a try with the boiling water 😊 have nothing to lose if it doesn’t work out.

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JaJaDingDong · 19/08/2020 19:46

I don't see why you can't boil it in the microwave though.

MrsTerryPratchett · 19/08/2020 23:23

The whole of Italy is crying at these suggestions. Weeping.

omg35 · 19/08/2020 23:26

Italy would understand her need for pasta in the absence of a hob I'm sure 😂

DonnatellaLyman · 19/08/2020 23:30

Camping stove?

MrsTerryPratchett · 19/08/2020 23:31

I'm not sure that would save her from their wrath! 😁

ladybird69 · 20/08/2020 00:08

@MrsTerryPratchett I really don’t want to feel the wrath of all Italians😁but i still want to have my pasta fix. Good thinking about a camping stove I think that I might have one at the back of the garage! 💐

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MrsTerryPratchett · 20/08/2020 00:17

I will allow a camping stove. As long as the water reaches a rolling boil.

Viva l'Italia.

rubydoobydoo · 20/08/2020 00:19

I always find fresh pasta is cooked enough if you just tip boiling water over it, give it a stir then drain it - no actual cooking required (or it goes too soggy for me!).

sashh · 20/08/2020 06:33

The older people of Italy will be up in arms that you didn't make the pasta yourself.

I don't see why you can't boil it in the microwave though.

2 methods of cooking at once, the boiling water is fine but microwaving as well will overcook it.

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