I LOVE PASTA

When boiling pasta, what is the ratio of water per pound?

• 1 gallon per pound

• 1 pint per pound

• 1 cup per pound

• 1 quart per pound

What does 'al dente' mean?

• It means having all of your ingredients and equipment in place before you get started

• It means 'to the tooth', the ideal way pasta should be cooked

• It means 'overdone' in Italian, the pasta was cooked too long

• It means 'perfectly done' in Italian for pasta cooking

How do you cook pasta?

• Fry it

• Saute' it

• Bake it

• Boil it

Generally, pasta remains in weight when it is cooked.

• True

• False

The general rule for cooking pasta in boiling water is for 2 pound of pasta, use 2 gallon of water, 2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of oil.

• True

• False