to mix different pasta shapes?

[MousyMouse]

I like to mix different pasta shapes, bitesize shapes in wholegrain, tricolore, durum. I like the different coloures and textures and the dc don't mind wholegrain in a mix like that.
my sister thinks I'm bu.
the only kind of pasta she will have is durum spaghetti. I think she ibu.

please tell me ianbu

YADNBU.

YANBU. I mix them up when I have three different packets but none with enough left for a whole meal. My dc barely even notice.

She is BU for only eating spaghetti! The wonderful pasta out there and she only eats spaghetti!

Shapes should not be mixed. Ever.

Wholegrain or not is up to you but no shape mixing.

Why would she care?

The only issue I would have with it myself would be that they would probably be different cooking times which could be a bit of a faff, but since it's not me cooking it, I wouldn't be bothered at all! People are weird

This outlandish crazy way of cooking should be banned, what are you thinking woman!

It was only last year that I found out Durham wheat was not from Durham and I'm 41! Well Melton Mowbary pork pies have to come from MM and Champers from France etc etc!

Actually, then your sauce will be unevenly mixed!

the only issue may be that different shapes require different cooking times...

YANBU! Your sister is though!

The thought of it makes my teeth itch.

Whole wheat pasta is unreasonable, otherwise no problem.

Usually not. How would you know what saice to put on it??

I do when I am being very naughty and only have tail ends of bags left. It is shameful though...

I would mix packets for family meals, if I had ends of packets of different shapes with similar cooking times. But I wouldn't serve it to my sister-in-law, or anyone else for that matter. Sorry!

Only in a total emergency.

YANBU but don't they cook at different speeds? Do you not end up with some 'al dente' and some soggy and some raw??

I personally love the green pasta (made with spinach i believe) any shape altho fussilli is my fav and DS calls it thesilly

Yanbu, yeah why not mix it up a bit? :)

Oh, no, no, no. No. I'd cook small batches of whatever I had and serve them up individually. Spaghetti for DS1, fusilli for DS2, and so on. But I am a twat about that kind of thing.

So long as the cooking times were observed, YANBU.

I grew up with "bows and ribbons" ie farfalle and tagliatelle mixed. Lush.

Ooh no, my tongue would get very confused.

My DH mixes breakfast cereals in the same bowl, eg Shreddies and muesli. It makes me quite stabby.

Don't they have different cooking times and isn't that a logistical nightmare?

You're allowed to mix your pasta and she's allowed to only like spaghetti.

The voice of reason NarkedRaspberry - I like that....

Yanbu

Ooh steady tiger! It starts with mixing your pasta shapes then before you know where you are, your life is one long exotic whirl .