Don’t Throw Away Pasta Water, Chefs Say It Could Make All the Difference

Don’t Throw Away Pasta Water, Chefs Say It Could Make All the Difference
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Everyone loves a good pasta dish no matter how young or old. It’s tasty, oh so easy to prepare, and the ingredients aren’t complicated or expensive. But there’s one thing about pasta that many of us ponder every time we visit a restaurant: Why is the stuff we cook at home never as good?

Regardless of what we do, it just doesn’t have the same creamy, smooth, saucy texture, and the flavors from the sauce never seem quite so pronounced.