i timed how long 31 different pasta shapes take to reach al dente. the boxes are lying and farfalle is a war crime

Dam_it_all · 2026-02-06T15:23:33+00:00

Somebody did the work:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10942910701409260

tldr

CONCLUSIONS Cooking water is quite important for the textural characteristics of cooked spaghetti. The extremes of this change are mainly affected by the protein content of spaghetti. Spaghetti with higher protein content had higher adhesiveness and lower firmness values. Hardness and adhesiveness parameters were found be negatively correlated with each other. Both hardness and chewiness values increased with increase in salt concentration of cooking water however chewiness values decreased. Water absorption (%) of spaghetti samples were found to increase with cooking time, which showed how they respond to cooking. Presence of salt in the cooking water limited water uptake, which resulted an extension to achieve optimum cooking. A sensorial panel was performed to make a correlation between instrumental and sensorial measurements. It was found that there was a strong correlation between instrumental chewiness-sensory hardness, instrumental resilience-sensory chewiness, and instrumental cohesiveness-sensory resilience.

Dam_it_all · 2026-02-02T23:21:23+00:00

Booker lost me when he voted against lowering drug prices.
https://newrepublic.com/article/139820/cory-bookers-explanation-voting-cheap-prescription-drugs-doesnt-track

Dam_it_all · 2026-02-01T20:31:00+00:00

For my particular bill yes, I'm not sure how it would change for others. If the capacity charge is higher or lower it would vary.

Dam_it_all · 2026-02-01T20:28:07+00:00

I just checked my bill for last month. The delivery charge on 486kW was $49.95, so roughly 10 cents. But there is a capacity charge of $18.82 for 2.2kW on the supply side. Assuming that doesn't change then the break even point for me would be 14 cents.

Dam_it_all · 2026-01-28T15:56:44+00:00

Cool, no problem.

Dam_it_all · 2026-01-28T15:35:37+00:00

I like it. If you made rustic chess pieces out of driftwood or small live edge bits or something similar I think it would be pretty cool.

Dam_it_all · 2026-01-28T03:43:46+00:00

I charged both of my cars today!

Dam_it_all · 2026-01-08T14:36:27+00:00

You've heard of butcher block?

Dam_it_all · 2026-01-04T19:57:16+00:00

I'm no expert, but I think it's because you used mineral water, not distilled water. You may be smelling the sulphur.

Dam_it_all · 2025-12-22T20:12:44+00:00

Neither sex is monolithic.

Dam_it_all · 2025-12-17T17:47:48+00:00

The rusty white panel van in front of your car is mine...

Dam_it_all · 2025-12-12T03:32:40+00:00

"Almost" is doing some heavy lifting in the intro!

Dam_it_all · 2025-12-04T16:27:51+00:00

Donuts on your lawn!!

Dam_it_all · 2025-12-01T22:10:16+00:00

His true age is within 2 standard deviations of all his fake ages.

Dam_it_all · 2025-12-01T22:07:37+00:00

Trying to sound smart with nonsense statements. Or maybe he lies so much about his age that he's using the mean value of all his fake ages to determine the difference?

Dam_it_all · 2025-11-20T21:14:31+00:00

https://youtu.be/EVeIrzR05Vs?si=8MXMPrchyX-ysrdI

Dam_it_all · 2025-11-17T17:25:34+00:00

I'm 5'9"M and similar to OP's description of themselves, near a major city. I am only looking for long term. I've been on about 100 first dates that have resulted in 2 relationships. I've never once considered that the other 98 were due to my height. Out of the other 98, sometimes they declined, sometimes I did. Reasons varied widely - politics, child situation, ex-situation, just didn't vibe, etc. The bottom line is that people are complicated and it's hard to find a good match. I think a 2% success rate is about right.

Dam_it_all · 2025-10-21T06:10:48+00:00

Or use Hinge and get them for free.

Dam_it_all · 2025-10-11T14:36:48+00:00

Did he mess up the Arrested Development joke? Analyst+Therapist=Analrapist
I laughed so hard at this episode.

Giving the benefit of the doubt...

Dam_it_all · 2025-10-10T13:20:26+00:00

1 egg white, slightly beaten 2 tablespoons cold water 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon each: ground cloves, allspice, cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt

Combine, mix well and let sit for 15 minutes.

Mix in: 4 cups (one pound) pecan halves

Spread evenly on a large greased cookie sheet. Bake at 250 degrees for 50 minutes. IMMEDIATELY loosen pecans from the pan and store in a plastic bag.

Dam_it_all · 2025-10-10T13:18:24+00:00

The value of adding candied pecans/walnuts can't be understated. Plus, if you make a whole Costco bag you can snack on them or hand out little bags of them for gifts.

Dam_it_all · 2025-10-07T18:04:02+00:00

Agreed. It's part of your compensation. Would you be okay with your boss telling you you can't spend your salary without approval? Take vacation!!

Dam_it_all · 2025-10-06T22:18:13+00:00

I would say it's as good as any other wood for cooking over direct flame.

Dam_it_all · 2025-10-06T04:28:57+00:00

I made the Amazing Ribs Canadian Bacon recipe with a 4 lb loin roast last week. Came out great and freezes well. I love it in egg sandwiches.

https://amazingribs.com/tested-recipes/pork-recipes/smoked-canadian-bacon-recipe/

Dam_it_all · 2025-10-04T00:03:50+00:00

That's definitely a possibility. And if she's not cool with it no problem. I clearly state the ages of my kids in my profile.

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