• Victor@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    Make a tiny bit more than you think everyone wants, then save the rest for leftovers? I don’t get the issue with pasta (or rice).

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      28 days ago

      You still need to know the right amount for that, otherwise you can easily end up with too little or way too much.

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        28 days ago

        I have no issue. I know how much pasta my family eats by what it looks like inside of my thumb and index finger when they form a loop. 🤷‍♂️ After a few times you get the hang of it. All you need to do is pay attention to how much you took and how much it is once boiled. 👍 Everyone can do this. Then if course people will eat different amounts depending on hunger and such, but that’s what leftovers are for, is what I meant. 😊

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            28 days ago

            All the time — my kids love oddly-shaped pasta. 😊 Same thing there, you make enough of it, and you can just see how much you need, as long as you pay attention.

            I reiterate: we all have this power. ✌️

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          28 days ago

          This. More precisely, put the tip of your index finger against the joint between the 3nd and 2nd phalanx.

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            28 days ago

            Put the tip wherever it needs to be to measure the amount of pasta you need. 🤷‍♂️ Sometimes I put I it here, sometimes there. After a certain point, you stop measuring in discrete steps and you can just see how much you need. 👍 Just make enough pasta.

            I’m not a chef or anything either, just to be clear. We all have this power.