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[-] Zacryon@feddit.org 47 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

4 servings: 500 g
1 serving: 500 g
3 servings: 500 g

I always cook the whole package. I can eat leftovers later or make some new dish out of it the next day.

[-] DirtPuddleMisfortune@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago

Family of 5. We make 500 g, no leftovers.

[-] stebo02@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

with 500g you can eat leftovers for 3-4 days if you live alone

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago

You see that hole? That's enough for 1 serving.

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 14 points 4 days ago

Looks over at my teens

Yeah, sure. For me maybe.

If I cook a box I'll still have about a couple cups left over. If I cook half a box they'll all be bitching that they're still hungry in 15 minutes, and they'll consume another entire box.

I cook it restaurant style I don't even stop the water from boiling.

Honestly, it's one of the reasons I don't cook that much spaghetti the chunkier pasta shaped work better as leftovers.

[-] Graymouzer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I have 4 teenagers. I cook 2 boxes every time. There are no leftovers.

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

YO WHAT? How have I never known this til now?

[-] JelleWho@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I still just go for 100g/person. Altough the hole trick is nice if your out and about and done have a scale

[-] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 4 days ago

If you are out and have your travel spaghetti scooper with you

[-] spooky2092 3 points 4 days ago

Who doesn't make travel spaghetti with their portable pot of boiling water?

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[-] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago
[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Desperation breeds innovation I guess.

[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Instructions unclear, my spaghetto is stuck in the spoon hole...

[-] supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

between 70-500g per person. Hope it helps.

[-] rustyricotta@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago

So between a light snack and "I want people to think I'm pregnant."

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[-] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Instead of measuring out your pasta, have you considered switching to Linux?

[-] weird@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 4 days ago
[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

What he meant was GNU/Spaghetti

Jokes aside, it's an operating system alternative to Windows. The Steam Deck gaming handheld runs Linux. It's a free and open software.

125 grams of dried pasta per person, as a main course usually works fine for me.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 14 points 4 days ago

What's that? Dump the whole box in?

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

“No, wai-“

fwish

“Too late!”

[-] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago

This is hilarious to me. We make 400g for 2 (normal sized) people.

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[-] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 4 days ago

Pasta 80g/person (women may prefer 70g), sauce about 100g/person

[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Women may prefer 🤣 Jesus Christ

[-] Damage@feddit.it 2 points 4 days ago

? That's just how it is, some people eat more, some eat less, women on average eat less.

[-] raltoid@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I assume that's basically plain pasta? Or are we talking American portions?

Because in most of the world it's 70-90g. If you're going with heavy dishes it's sometimes down into 50-60g.

Not American portions, but for a dish that is centered around pasta. Usually with a light tomatoe sauce, aglio e olio or something like that. And I like to have a second helping, so that's included.

If you're going for a casserolle or something else with lots of Cheese, a thick and creamy sauce, or relevant amounts of meat and/or vegetables to go with it, you'll need less than that.

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[-] zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I use 160g spaghetti with an entire 14oz jar of sauce, personally.

[-] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

1 person: what fits in the hole when you place your index finger against the first joint in your thumb. 2 person, second joint. three person thumb tip. Smaller rations, loose fit, larger rations tighter fit. Try a few times to adjust for your hand size. It's just a step above eyeballing, but shockingly effective.

Edit: Not that hole, I see you coming. And not coming that way. Jeez, the infantilism!

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[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Cook it all. Save what you don't eat in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Cooked noodles are so useful. Fry them with chili paste, yum yum! Make peanut sauce and eat them cold. Even just tossed with sesame oil and salt they are pretty good.

[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Be careful with this.

Turned pasta is really dangerous and hard to notice as it doesn't have an awful smell or look like other foods when bacteria settles.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

It goes straight into the fridge, been doing this for over 30 years with no problem. I don't save half eaten pasta, just split it after it's cooked.

[-] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

This. Also toss it evenly with some olive oil before you put it in the fridge. Will delay the concrete phase by a lot

[-] rakzcs@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

1g per 1kg of your weight. So for someone who weighs 100kg you use 100g of pasta.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

hold on i'm doing weed maths

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago
[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago
[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

dammit math is hard when you're high

[-] Lembot_0003@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago

Pot is an effective limitator.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago

I keep seeing variations of this theme. My mom always does the opposite. Like 12 people are coming over for thanksgiving or Christmas and she makes one little bag of noodles.

[-] Master@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

If you are a guy then its an easy measurement. Make an o with your finger and thumb the girth of your erect dick. That's your dick width of pasta serving. No more. No less!

[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Get some containers and keep leftovers. Cooking more than you will eat in one sitting saves your future self some work.

[-] Mechanize@feddit.it 4 points 4 days ago

125g per person if you only eat that, 80 to 100 if you eat something else too

Good brands you can usually find outside of italy with not outrageous prices are Rummo and Garofalo, less good but still okay, and at a generally lower price, you can usually find Voiello or De Cecco

Barilla is the most common, but outside of their spaghetti I'm not a big fan

There are a bunch of others, but these tend to be easier to find

That's all, thank you for coming to my TED talk

[-] Una@europe.pub 4 points 4 days ago

I once made spaghetti without water

[-] Nusm@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago
[-] Una@europe.pub 2 points 4 days ago

Put spaghetti in pot, heat the stove, put pot on the stove. Wait

[-] Nusm@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

Ok, i guess now i know!

[-] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I never make less than a whole box

[-] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

Can never make too much pasta. Better too much than too little. Can always throw the leftovers in the fridge and microwave it the day after or make a lunch box. Of course, if you are struggling with overeating, then idk. Make to little maybe.

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