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Pasta Perfetta

A little practice. A better plate of pasta. Cook spaghetti al pomodoro, learn when to lift it out, and bring the sauce together. Try it yourself or watch the chef first.

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Warming up the kitchen…
Step 1 of 8 · Bring the water to a boil

Your turn — light the burner. The water starts at 20°C.

20°C

Drag to look around · pinch to zoom · use Stir or move over the pot. Keyboard controls while the kitchen is focused: Space action, S stir, R restart, P pause

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Three habits worth keeping.

This is a practice kitchen, not a cooking timer. Heating and cooking run at 24× real time; the doneness score illustrates texture. At the stove, follow your pasta’s packet timing and taste a strand.

  1. Stir at the start. Give the strands room to separate as they soften. In this lesson, stir within the first 8 simulation seconds.
  2. Leave a little bite. The green band is the target texture on the plate. Lift at 62–85 on the meter; the model adds 3 points for carryover cooking.
  3. Save water before draining. Keep a cup nearby. Toss the pasta in the warm tomato sauce, adding a little reserved water to loosen and bring it together.

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