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WorksheetsHow to Cook Pasta
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What size of pot do you use
small
medium
large
At what temperature to you bring the water to cook the pasta
212
165
155
185
Why do you need to put a lid on the pot before you put the pasta in? Check all that are correct
To hold the heat in
So the water will boil faster
To reduce cooking time
So the water does not get on the stove
Does salt make water boil faster? according to the video
yes
no
Does adding salt make water boil faster.
Yes
No
In the video the adds how much salt?
1 t.
2 t.
1 T.
2 T.
How salty should the water be?
As popcorn
As the sea
As water with salt
As Lays potato chips
During the cooking process the pasta will do what with the salt
Absorb it
Nothing it just in the water
Swim in it like the sea
When adding pasta to the water you need to make sure the pasta is ? ASAP
covered
Mixed in
submerged
IF you do not add salt to the water the past will be?
Don't worry you can add salt later
Bland and tasteless.
It really doesn't matter its just pasta you will cover it with a sauce anyway.
In the first minute or two you must make sure the pasta is?
Fluffed
Submerged
Covered
Broken
In the video the cook saves a cup of the pasta water, why? Make sure you check all that are correct
It's good for washing dishes
It can be used in the sauce later
It is full of starch
She will use it for another recipe
When cooking pasta you should set your timer how long before the directions says it is finished cooking to test it?
2 min
5 min
No set time
When cooking pasta there is only one way to know that it is finished.
Throw it at the wall, if it sticks it's done
Follow the box directions they are always correct
Taste it
What does the term al dente' mean?
Al's dentist
almost done
to the tooth
After draining the past you should add the sauce when?
Any time
Immediately
after you let it cool
The one pot method means you cook your dinner in?
1 pot
1 skillet and 1 pot
1 skillet
Check the box next to all of the sauces she shows
Red sauce
White sauce
Oil sauce
When using the one pot method you add the spices before the liquid to ?
Warm them
Toast them
Just the order you do it in
What is the green sauce she uses called?
Alfredo
Bolognese
marinara
Pesto
