• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to header navigation
  • Skip to footer navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Work with Me
  • Press/PR
  • Contact
Display Search Bar

The Kitchen Whisperer

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Shop
  • Weekly Menu
  • Tuesday’s Tips

Mar102015

Tuesday’s Tip with The Kitchen Whisperer – Salt the Pot for Pasta

Happy Tuesday TKW Family!  It’s time for another edition of Tuesday’s tip with The Kitchen Whisperer.  This week we’re going to discuss cooking pasta and when to add the salt.  Simply put, “Salt the pot, not the pasta.” But let me expand a bit further, you want to salt the BOILING WATER, not cold water. Why?  If you use a stainless steel pot and add salt to the cold water, what’ll happen is the inside of the pan will look ‘pitted’.  This is essentially a form of rust and that’s bad, very bad.  You want to add the salt to the boiling water BEFORE you add the pasta.

So why do this?

Tuesday Tip
By adding the salt before the pasta, the salt dissolves into the water and then pasta absorbs the salt along with the water as it cooks. You’re salting from the inside out. However if you cook the pasta in plain water and wait to salt until afterwards, the pasta will taste bland no matter how delicious your sauce is.  Plus if your pasta has been properly salted, it often means you don’t need as much salt in the accompanying sauces.

So how much salt should you add to the boiling water?  While there’s no exact measurement the rule of thumb is for every pound of pasta, add no less than 1 1/2 tablespoon of salt. And of course, remember, this you’re adding the salt AFTER the water has come to a boil.

Sharing is caring!

Previous Post
Next Post

Reader Interactions

View Comments

Leave a Comment & Review Cancel reply

Primary Sidebar

let’s be friends

Subscribe for delicious new recipes, kitchen tips & weekly menus

Yeah!!! I'm so happy you are joining the TKW Family! You will get an immediate email asking you to confirm your subscription. If it's not in your inbox check your SPAM or JUNK folders. If you do not confirm it, you won't receive my newsletters.

What's Trending on TKW

Triple Pepper Roasted Salsa
Cheesy Stuffed Kielbasa & Sauerkraut Bombs
The Best Blueberry Muffin Bread with a Sugar Crumb
Crispy Baked Cheesy Salami Appetizer Bites
Cheesy Garlic Bread Spaghetti Bread Boats
Everything Bagel Breakfast and Brunch Casserole
Chunky Portabella Mushroom Veggie Burgers
Simple Pizza Dough Recipe
The Best Super Soft and Chewy Hoagie Bread Rolls
Back to Top
  • Recipe Index
  • instagram
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Site CreditsDesigned by Melissa Rose Design.Developed by Once Coupled.
0 shares