Cooking & Recipes. Why, When Boiling Water For Pasta, Do People Put Cold Water In The Pan?

Cooking Recipes : Why When Boiling Water For Pasta Do People Put Cold Water In The Pan

Is hot water dirty or something? Ok thanks, and how long should one cook pene for? ~~~ Billy ~~~

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Probably because its one less trip with a pan of boiling water! Dry (packet) Penne should be boiled for 9 to 11 minutes - just like it says on the packet.

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Answer 1

I dont think it matters what temperature you use. Dont forget to salt the water, sometimes I add a chicken bouillion cube too! EDIT: Pasta usually cooks for around 8 minutes, but that can vary depending on a ton of factors. I usually keep and eye on it, stir it every once in awhile to ensure even boiling, etc. You can feel with your spoon when the paste starts to soften. You want it to be "al dente" which means cooked, but still with a firmness. I usually will take a piece out and taste test to see if its ready.

Answer 2

I boil a kettle of water and use that. Its quicker.

Answer 3

i dnt i boil the kettle first and then keep the water hot and put the pasta in. thats the proper way to cook pasta. most find it easier to just whack it in cold water and put it on to boil. its quicker and your less likely to burn yourself. but no its defo not bcos hot water dirty - infact its cleaner.

Answer 4

I use hot water out the tap and bring it to the boil. I add a spoonful of salt to increase water boiling point and a spoon full of veg or olive oil to stop the pasta sticking together.

Answer 5

start off cold water becuz that way the water will heat up quicker. city water is dirty. best to buy some reverse osmosis water or buy a water distiller to clean your water. Or has a ozone machine you take water and purity with. as well, you can clean your veg/fruits/meats,bathwater/your ears/rooms/icebox

Answer 6

i think its something to do with the starch in the pasta. i personally boil the water in a kettle, much quicker! :)

Answer 7

there is less bacteria in cold water than hot water.

Answer 8

some watter heaters have deposits of minerals or other stuff that gets into the watter and can have an effect on the flavor, its still safe to use hot watter, just might not taste as good

Answer 9

Use only COLD WATER for boiling: Lead is rarely found in source water, but enters tap water through corrosion of plumbing materials. Homes built before 1986 are more likely to have pipes containing more than 8 percent lead. However, new homes are also at risk: even legally a€œlead-freea€� plumbing may contain up to 8 percent lead. The most common problem is water that has been sitting in your home pipes for over 6 hours. The reason for this is that hot water will dissolve anything - including contaminants like lead - much more easily than cold water and if that water encounters something like an older leaded pipe or some rust before coming out in your kitchen sink, it could very well end up in your glass. Found this info. at: /Pasta_Rice_Main/

Answer 10

I fill my pan with hot water from the kettle, trying to bring a big pan full of cold water to a boil on a gas hob, not only itll take ages, but its uneconomical. Perhaps you refer to people who dont fill the pan with hot water from the tap. They do that because in many cases the hot water comes from a copper tank that is never fully emptied, so its not the healthiest of waters to use for cooking or drinking.

Answer 11

your talking about boiling water thats from a tap arent you. you shouldnt use hot water from a tap because it has been heated through a boiler or emmersion heater. or is sourced from whats called a header tank that can be contaminated. technically you can use it must be boiled fully at 100 deg celsius for at least 5 minutes. but it aint a good idea. Whereas cold water from the tap is fed from the mains contains no contaminents and is safe/free from the majority of bacterias. best to boil a kettle of cold water and use that.

Answer 12

i put hot if the tap is ready hot but usually cold as its a waste to run it to get hot when its only 5 extra mins of boiling?!!

Answer 13

Yes you can . It doesnt really matter since it heats up : if you dont want the pasta to stick you can add some olive oil to the boiling water

Answer 14

I dont, I always boil the water first. I dont use the hot tap though. Boil penne pasta for about 10-15 minutes, depending on how firm you like it. 15 minutes would make it very soft, but you can experiment until you get it just how you like it.

Answer 15

it doesnt matter as long as it come to a boil and add salt it works

Answer 16

The plumbing in this house is plastic so Im not worried about lead contaminants. I use hot water because Im probably washing dishes anyway and its silly to run the stove on "high" for 15 minutes to boil water. Penne cooks in 7 to 9 minutes. Fish one out of the water and test it.

Answer 17

I always boil the kettle then pour into a pan and add the pasta when it is on a rolling boil.

Answer 18

hot water from the tap comes from a header tank usually in your loft which in most houses is just left open to what ever crawls into it, if you live in a block of flats there could be dead insects , dead birds or anything like that the cold water in your bathroom comes from the same tank , you dont drink the bathroom water do you. the only clean fresh water comes from the mains which usually is found in the kitchen and is marked cold...

Answer 19

most homes have 40 gal of water in their tank,, the heating element collects scale and minerals .. FLAVOR To use 1 -2 quarts Of Hot water may require 2 gallons to reach the sink...??? you watch your water bill??? Now the hot water tank switched on $$$ and you put the pot on the stove to heat up...$$$??? where is the logic..???

Answer 20

to stop the past cooking getting al dente mybe

Answer 21

Its thriftier to use cold tap water, rather than wait for the water to get warm, wasteful...thats why I do it. My gas stove boils water real fast!

Answer 22

For the information of our ex-colonial cousins, in the UK at present, energy prices are spiralling out of control, and are due to go beyond not only the ability of the worst off to be able to afford, but also the ability of the government to subsidise. When I come home from work and cook pasta, I always fill the pan from the hot tap. My thinking is that I have already paid - at cheap overnight rates - to get the water to that temperature. Therefore, I will need less of the expensive daytime energy to get it to boiling point. From a culinary point of view, you always put pasta into already boiling water.

Answer 23

Probably because its one less trip with a pan of boiling water! Dry (packet) Penne should be boiled for 9 to 11 minutes - just like it says on the packet.

Answer 24

Yes, hot water from the tap is "dirty"! Especially if it has been stored in a hot water tank and the boiler or emmersion heater has been supplied from a cold water tank in your attic... Just look inside that cold water tank to see why you would never, ever wish to drink water from it! LOL! This cold water tank also (usually) supplies the cold water to bathrooms and bedrooms in a house and hotels, which is why you should never drink water from those places and there is even sometimes a sign to say "not drinking water" in hotel rooms/bathrooms. If you have a combi boiler for hot water and no water tank in your attic, it does not matter... In that scenario, bathroom/bedroom cold water is also directly supplied from the mains and is therefore "clean" (even if it tastes tainted from sitting in the pipes for a long time). Water from the cold water tap in the kitchen is straight from the mains (by law), so is (presumably) ultra clean and wholesome. It is also fresh and "aerated" which purists would say adds to quality. You can choose whether to boil water in a kettle and bring back to boil in a pan before adding the pasta, or boil in a pan to start... BTW always add salt after it comes to the boil. Either way you are using "clean" cold water to start off. Hot tap water has been through some heating system which you do not know about, but is generally avoided.

Answer 25

Close. The reason people do this is because they usually learn basic cooking from their elders. At one time, plumbing was fashioned from lead (in fact the periodic symbol for lead is PB, from the latin plumbum). It was thought that lead could leach a bit in hot water and that, therefore, hot water was less pure than cold. In modern times, copper is the material of choice for carrying water to outlets, and there is little risk (there is some possibility of leaching from brass fixtures, but it is not significant. In any case let hot OR cold water run for a few seconds before using).

Answer 26

In most western cities, both hot and cold domestic water come from the same mains supply. A lot of modern heating systems heat the water only when you run the tap. If you have such a system (. no hot water tank), and its in good condition, the hot and cold water supplies should be equally pure and drinkable. Some indirect systems store the hot water in a lagged tank, and after a time this can build up deposits at the bottom, but if not disturbed, and again if in good condition, the hot water should be drinkable. Older heating systems, and direct heating systems can leak the heating water into the mains domestic supply and contaminate the water and make it mildly toxic, not good to drink. The reason we always fill kettles from the cold water is historic, and playing safe... Advice; understand your system or use the cold water tap.

Answer 27

I boil water in the kettle then put the pasta on the boil on the cooker. when its coooking add paprica, otzo cube, pepper and any other fun spices =] makes really yummy pasta