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Parameters
Results
- Water
- 4 L
- Salt
- 40 g (~8 tsp)
How it works
Suggests water volume and salt for boiling a given weight of dry pasta.
Who it's for: Cooks aiming for properly salted pasta water.
Default ~1 L water per 100 g pasta; salt as % of water weight.
How to use
- Enter Dry pasta weight and adjust water/salt preferences.
- Classic Italian guidance is water that tastes pleasantly salty.
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