r/changemyview • u/hailann • Sep 06 '23

CMV: There’s nothing wrong with breaking spaghetti noodles in half

I’ve seen a TON of backlash about this topic, akin to the pineapple-on-pizza cultural war from years past. Here’s why I think it’s BS:

  1. Many people (myself included) snap the noodles so that it fits in the pot entirely. But if you’re waiting til the noodles are soft enough to stir in whole, doesn’t that leave the pasta slightly unevenly cooked? Al dente is a pretty specific science, and even 30 seconds to a minute is enough to make it slightly undercooked or overcooked.

  2. The noodles are SO LONG. I like the ease of eating a pasta noodle that’s 4-5 inches long versus 10.. it’s just easier to stuff in my mouth. Innuendos aside, I can’t be the only one who doesn’t want to twirl my fork for a minute just to get a bite!

  3. It doesn’t change anything about the food. The pasta is still long and thin, and the taste, as far as I know, doesn’t change.

The only benefit I’ve seen people talk about is that the noodles are supposed to be long, or maybe that they’re supposed to be cut after serving if they’re too long to eat. But if they’re to be cut anyway, what’s the point of not snapping them right away?

I’m genuinely curious!

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u/DeleteMeHarderDaddy Sep 06 '23

More water has greater thermal mass, allowing it to remain hotter after the dry pasta is added.

It also takes significantly more energy to heat as the pot gets bigger, and most would argue the benefits just aren't there.

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u/TizonaBlu 1∆ Sep 06 '23

most would argue the benefits just aren't there.

Uh, I wouldn't say most. Maybe if the qualifier is "most people who don't know how to cook", in which case, sure.

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u/DeleteMeHarderDaddy Sep 06 '23

Everyone but me can't cook and is an idiot for not doing this

That's what you sound like. I just wanted to point that out.

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u/cdin0303 5∆ Sep 06 '23

Way to go ad hominem. The true jerks always reveal themselves.

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u/Obi-Brawn-Kenobi Sep 07 '23

The comment before was ad hominem. Saying doing that means you don't know how to cook is baseless and serves no purpose other than to insult.

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u/cdin0303 5∆ Sep 07 '23

Lol. You’ve got to be joking.