I open the kitchen gadget drawer and stare down at it. The guilt of having a pasta maker and not knowing how to use it overcomes me. I have a need to conquer this tool. Why is it that my pasta becomes a soggy mess when cooked? The quest has begun and I aim to complete it.
I google my problem and scour pinterest for solutions. Is it the dough? Am I cooking it too long? Did I heat the water enough? The answers elude me. My family begs for dried pasta from a bag. Everything I read mentions the incredible taste of homemade fresh pasta.
I try different recipes and techniques. I mix the pasta by hand, I use a mixer, I use a fork. I add one egg or two eggs. The salt is changed from table salt to kosher salt and yet my family still wants that bagged pasta. Finally after much reading and searching and experimenting I find that elusive answer.
It really was quite simple.
Et voila, we have perfect pasta that really does taste better than the prepackaged stuff and my quest is over for now.
Credits:
leslie parks