by Rick Goldman
There are two types of pasta pots which are used for two different things, one to cook the pasta and one to make the sauce, for the pasta pot you want a nice 8 quart pot that will hold the temperature when you drop the pasta in, so just to get the definition right, the pan that you'll be cooking the pasta sauce in is not a pasta pot, this may be any french skillet or saute pan, when we are talking about pasta pan, we are talking about the pan you'll be cooking your pasta in, but before we get in to the pan, there is one more thing you need to know which is crucial when it comes to making fresh pasta, There are two ways which most people get the pasta out of the pan, but only one of them is the right way to make fresh pasta.
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The 18/10 stainless steel pot is of the highest quality and has a mirror body and handles. It is suitable for heavy and light cooking and does not react with natural acids present in food.
Its wide handles provide easy support and manoeuvrability in hot weather, further enhanced by a firmly fixed edge. Its lightness facilitates loading and unloading in the dishwasher and oven.
The 4-piece set is 9 inches deep, making it versatile and capable of cooking up to half a pound of food. The aluminium base heats the food evenly and quickly and also allows you to slow simmer, steam and reduce the amount of liquid.
For a quick worker with no time to waste, you'll love the Farberware Classic Pot for its ability to deliver quickly. You can finish cooking quickly and enjoy a delicious meal. To reduce stress when working with another colander, the lid is made with strains. Plus, because it's lightweight, you can easily remove the pot from the oven and bend it down to drain the water through the lid.
Plus, you'll love its shape and handle design. The handles are designed for a comfortable grip; do not use pot holders as the handles are heat resistant.
The lid fits snugly into the pot, trapping the steam containing nutrients and moisture. You will get a real taste of the food as it does not add odour to the particulates. Besides, it offers excellent texture.
Thanks to the aluminium base, the heat is dissipated efficiently and distributed evenly; this reduces your cooking time. The stainless steel construction confirms the durability of the pot.
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Use this pan for cooking your favourite pasta on any surface, including an induction cooker. The 12-litre pan is also large enough to feed a crowd. The 4-piece set contains a noodle/pan insert, as well as a steam insert and a stainless steel lid. The set is made of robust 18/10 stainless steel. An aluminium disc at the base guarantees a quick and uniform heat distribution.
The stainless steel lid is heat resistant and sturdy to keep moisture, so you can easily hold it while cooking. The pan will probably be used with gas, electric; glass stove or even an oven.
As a bonus, the pasta cooker can bake up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Cleaning is now more accessible, as it can also be washed in the dishwasher. Riveted handles ensure safe handling and remain cool, even when the pan is heated.
The Cook Standard Classic Pasta Pot is always an excellent choice for chefs as it not only provides the convenience of the same pots but also enhances many different appliances. You will probably enjoy using it, whether or not you are a chef.
The collection of non-stick essentials is designed to make cooking, serving, cleaning and storage easier. Essential multipurpose items slide smoothly from the stove to the oven, the table and back to the closet, where they lie down without scratching the PFOA-free non-stick surface. Fry, steam, boil and filter without worries - cleaning is child's play! The product contains a 7-litre pot with a lid and a multifunctional insert that works like a sieve, vegetable steamer and gargle sieve. Never again will you need a sieve, vaporizer or sieve that takes up more valuable closet space!
This fully coated aluminium multi-pot combines high performance with versatility. Add a perforated stainless steel insert to cook and dry pasta or steamed vegetables and crustaceans.
Other functions are:
Versatility: The essentials of the oven stove and the table.
Easy removal: PFOA-free non-stick surface for easy removal.
Easy to clean: washable in the dishwasher, easy to clean by hand.
Ease of storage: clean and easy placement to avoid scratching the non-stick surface
Stable and reliable performance: Thick anodized aluminium with riveted stainless steel handles for uniform cooking and resistance to deformation.
Goodful Quart multi-cooker cookware set is made of stainless steel for maximum durability and at the same time optimizes the flavour of your dish as it does not carry a metallic flavour. Also, this 8-quart multi-pot kitchen features a three-level deck. It can improve the cooking process because the heat is distributed more evenly. Cleaning this frying pan is child's play too, as you can wash it in the dishwasher. Plus, you can use it not only for pasta but also for cooking vegetables and other foods in this pot.
An excellent 4-piece 8-quart stainless steel pasta stove/steamer set measures 12.25 x 12 "x 9.5" and weighs seven pounds, which means the pot won't be heavy enough to make pasta. The four-part frying pan provides an efficient cooking process as you can easily prepare food with just one appliance.
I'm always in shock when I see someone take a colander and going to go ahead and dump their pasta into it with the water in their sink, there are a few things that repulse me more than this, and I guarantee you that any fresh pasta maker will tell you the same. when you dump your pasta with the water you get all the flour and dirt from the pan on top of your pasta, rather than the fresh flavor. the right way to get your cooked pasta out of your pasta pot (specially with fresh pasta) is by using kitchen tongs or a strainer, this way you fish out the pasta with out the parts you do not wish to have. another type of solution which some people find useful is using a pot with a steamer basket, which allow you to easily pick up the pasta, to be honest I never used a pot like that and I know that the opinions in the pasta world are divided when it comes to this method.
When it comes to pasta pot there is one important thing which you'll need to keep in mind, this is a simple pot that you are basically boiling water in, nothing more than that. the thing is that your water needs to be boiling and able to keep the temperature as you drop the pasta into the pot, different pots had different levels of recovery level based on their material, if you are using a pot which does not recover quick enough, this will be shown in your pasta. many people like the cuisine art pasta pots (which also comes with the steamer basket), I find them to be okay, but not to quick to recover when it comes to temperature change, the all clad pasta pot is my favorite pasta pot, like all all clad pots it is a pure stainless steel pan with the ability to handle heat in a professional manner, I been using a variety of sizes of all clad pasta pots from 8 quart to 12 quart, depends on the amount of pasta that I am making, I highly recommend using a pot that is at least 8 quart size filled with water when you make your fresh pasta, this amount of water will make it easier to handle the temperature drop when you place your pasta in.
Using a pasta drying rack is something that will help you take your home made pasta making to the next level, and help you avoid having your fresh pasta stick and had to be redone, drying your pasta right is a very important part of making pasta at home . If you made fresh pasta at home before you already know how crucial it is to let your pasta dry in the right way other wise your freshly cut pasta will dry on top of each other and stick back into another form of dough.
I used to dry my pasta on a traditional pasta drying rack made from wood, which is the way pasta had been dried for many generations in my family, and indeed I find nothing wrong with using this method, until a friend of mine gave a gift the Marcato Atlas Pasta Drying Rack, which comes from another family who been making fresh pasta for many generations (perhaps even longer than my heritage ), at first this looked to me like some kind of a toy I do not need in my kitchen, when I opened the packaged the thing looked like a tripod, a pasta tripod, I wasn't sure if this is the right pasta gadget for me. Then one day I was invited to make fresh pasta at another friend kitchen where he also had the same fancy pasta drying rack, that was the night everything changed.When I saw the pasta drying rack out I told my friend are you sure we can use this thing, and she assured me, just give it a try you wont be able to make pasta with out it after, I promises you. and indeed she was right, I had never made fresh pasta with out it since.
It is no surprise that pasta makers like the Marcato family thought about such a great pasta gadget, such a fantastic mix of innovation, technology and pasta making tradition, the drying rack is made in Italy and comes with 16 8″ arms that fan out to dry pasta conveniently, it's really beautiful to see the pasta drying on this rack, and more so it is super easy to place the pasta on it, the arms rotate all together so one pasta does not fold on top of the other, and when you are done, you can simply fold them all together, so it does not take much kitchen space, while providing you more space to dry your pasta on ( I don't know any other pasta drying rack which can fit almost two lbs of pasta )
The Marcato Atlas pasta drying rack is made of polycarbonate and chrome plated steel which are very durable , but also very easy to clean . if you used a wood pasta drying rack before you know that the pasta always stick to it and that it takes a bit of an effort to clean, this is not the case with this drying rack, you can simply wipe it with a wet paper towel or even wash it in the sink, its that simple.
One more thing which I really like about this new type of pasta rack is that it has this handle that you can place bellow your pasta maker as the pasta comes out of the blade, it falls on top of it, then you can lift it and place it on the rack rather than touch the pasta with your hands ( keeps both your hands and the pasta clean! )
All-Clad E414S6 Stainless Steel Pasta Pot and Insert Cookware, 6-Quart, Silver - - Walmart Link
Tramontina 6-Quart Lock and Drain Pasta Pot - Walmart Link
All-Clad 6807 SS Copper Core 5-Ply Bonded Dishwasher Safe Pasta Pentola / Cookware, - Walmart Link
Gotham Steel 5 Quart Multipurpose Pasta Pot with Strainer Lid & Twist and Lock Handles - Walmart Link
Rachael Ray Cucina Nonstick Pasta Stock Pot with Lid and Spout, 8 Quart, Agave Blue - Walmart Link
Cuisinart 77-412 Chef's Classic Stainless 4-Piece 12-Quart Pasta/Steamer Set,Stainless - Walmart Link
Cuisinart Contour Stainless 6-Quart, 3-Piece Pasta Pot with Cover - Walmart Link
Red Copper Better Pasta Pot by BulbHead, Locking Handles and Straining Lid - Walmart Link
Bialetti Oval 6 Quart Multi-Pot with Strainer Lid, whole pasta, corn, lobster, Stainless - Walmart Link
EXCELSTEEL 4 Piece 18/10 Stainless Steel Multi-Cookware Set With Encapsulated Base, 12 Qt - Walmart Link
Viking 3-Ply Stainless Steel Pasta Pot with Steamer, 8 Quart - Walmart Link
Calphalon Contemporary Hard-Anodized Aluminum Nonstick Cookware, Pasta Pot with Steamer - Walmart Link
Rachael Ray Brights Nonstick Pasta Stock Pot with Lid and Spout, 8 Quart, Red Gradient - Walmart Link
Bialetti - 7265 Bialetti Oval 5.5 Quart Pasta Pot with Strainer Lid, Nonstick, 1, Black - Walmart Link
Rosle Stainless Steel Pasta Pot with Glass Lid, One Size - Walmart Link
Granite Ware Pasta Pot, 7.5-Quart - Walmart Link
Cook N Home 4-Piece Stainless Steel Pasta Cooker Steamer Multipots, 12 Quart, Silver - Walmart Link
EVERNEW Titanium Pasta Pot, Medium - Walmart Link
Collapsible Pasta Drying Rack-Compact for Easy Storage -Rotary Arms for Easy transfer - - Walmart Link
iSiLER Natural Beech Wood Pasta Drying Rack, Pasta and Spaghetti Dryer Stand with 4 - Walmart Link
GOZIHA Pasta Drying Rack Noodle Stand with 10 Bar Handles Collapsible | Household Noodle - Walmart Link
GOURMEX Red Pasta Maker Drying Rack | Easy Collapsible Rack for Simple Storage | 16 - Walmart Link
Norpro Pasta Drying Rack Wood, 2.6 - Walmart Link
All-Clad E414S6 Stainless Steel Pasta Pot and Insert Cookware, 6-Quart, Silver - - eBay Link
Tramontina 6-Quart Lock and Drain Pasta Pot - eBay Link
All-Clad 6807 SS Copper Core 5-Ply Bonded Dishwasher Safe Pasta Pentola / Cookware, - eBay Link
Gotham Steel 5 Quart Multipurpose Pasta Pot with Strainer Lid & Twist and Lock Handles - eBay Link
Rachael Ray Cucina Nonstick Pasta Stock Pot with Lid and Spout, 8 Quart, Agave Blue - eBay Link
Cuisinart 77-412 Chef's Classic Stainless 4-Piece 12-Quart Pasta/Steamer Set,Stainless - eBay Link
Cuisinart Contour Stainless 6-Quart, 3-Piece Pasta Pot with Cover - eBay Link
Red Copper Better Pasta Pot by BulbHead, Locking Handles and Straining Lid - eBay Link
Bialetti Oval 6 Quart Multi-Pot with Strainer Lid, whole pasta, corn, lobster, Stainless - eBay Link
EXCELSTEEL 4 Piece 18/10 Stainless Steel Multi-Cookware Set With Encapsulated Base, 12 Qt - eBay Link
Viking 3-Ply Stainless Steel Pasta Pot with Steamer, 8 Quart - eBay Link
Calphalon Contemporary Hard-Anodized Aluminum Nonstick Cookware, Pasta Pot with Steamer - eBay Link
Rachael Ray Brights Nonstick Pasta Stock Pot with Lid and Spout, 8 Quart, Red Gradient - eBay Link
Bialetti - 7265 Bialetti Oval 5.5 Quart Pasta Pot with Strainer Lid, Nonstick, 1, Black - eBay Link
Rosle Stainless Steel Pasta Pot with Glass Lid, One Size - eBay Link
Granite Ware Pasta Pot, 7.5-Quart - eBay Link
Cook N Home 4-Piece Stainless Steel Pasta Cooker Steamer Multipots, 12 Quart, Silver - eBay Link
EVERNEW Titanium Pasta Pot, Medium - eBay Link
Collapsible Pasta Drying Rack-Compact for Easy Storage -Rotary Arms for Easy transfer - - eBay Link
iSiLER Natural Beech Wood Pasta Drying Rack, Pasta and Spaghetti Dryer Stand with 4 - eBay Link
GOZIHA Pasta Drying Rack Noodle Stand with 10 Bar Handles Collapsible | Household Noodle - eBay Link
GOURMEX Red Pasta Maker Drying Rack | Easy Collapsible Rack for Simple Storage | 16 - eBay Link
Norpro Pasta Drying Rack Wood, 2.6 - eBay Link
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About Rick Goldman
Rick Goldman's grandpa was a captain of a California coast cruise. This afforded Rick the luxury of traveling to exciting places along the Pacific Coast as a young boy. He got to try different, exotic foods on these journeys - something he really enjoys blogging about from his grandpa's beautiful garden home today.
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