I Hate Cooking Noodles

Mojave, California
November 21, 2025 8:16pm CST
They rarely turn out perfect. You under cook them they can be a bit stiff and stick together. You over cook them and they soft soggy and stick together. How do people cook noodles properly, is it oil and temperature or something? I have gotten it right many times, but most times I am like dude, I did it like the last time and these not nearly as good. No wonder people throw noodles at the wall, they mad how it turned out and if it falls off, dammit, maybe it was good. I mix them in my bowl and I have clop of starch everywhere.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488013)
• Italy
22 Nov
Oil does not help, it prevents the sauce to stick on the noodles (listen to an Italian!). I check the cooking time on the package, 1 minute before I taste and I decide for how many more minutes they have to cook. I like the pasta "al dente" that means better a little firm than overcooked.
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@crossbones27 (51703)
• Mojave, California
22 Nov
@LadyDuck I always listen to Italians, Chinese and Japanese when it comes to noodles. I think oil is more for the Wok thing and they always bouncing it around and never stir it just bounce it till its done and comes out great every time. I am to lazy for all that, though.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488013)
• Italy
23 Nov
@crossbones27 - YES! Oil is perfect for the Wok, I stopped using a Wok I always arrived to have food splashing out of it.
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@crossbones27 (51703)
• Mojave, California
23 Nov
@LadyDuck Its not as easy as it looks.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (162617)
• United States
22 Nov
When I'm making spaghetti, I call Pretty in to taste one of the noodles. She'll tell me if they need another minute or five and then goes back to her room until I holler at her again. Our system works well for us.
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@crossbones27 (51703)
• Mojave, California
22 Nov
Dammit maybe I need to adopt a child. Dogs are useless. Kai taste this, please leave the fingers, ruff, translation, tastes good to me.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (162617)
• United States
22 Nov
@crossbones27 I must have misheard her. I would have sworn she said you didn't need all your fingers.
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@crossbones27 (51703)
• Mojave, California
22 Nov
@DaddyEvil More protein for her and calcium.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (107291)
• United States
22 Nov
Sprinkle a little salt in the boiling water to keep the noodles from sticking together.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (107291)
• United States
22 Nov
@crossbones27 Don’t worry, you just need a pinch or two.
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@crossbones27 (51703)
• Mojave, California
22 Nov
Huh, learn something everyday. Thanks miss lady I will try that. I usually hate adding salt because everything so loaded with it these days, but guess a little more will not hurt.
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marguicha
@marguicha (229472)
• Chile
22 Nov
I use my fingers first and then I taste them. I like them al dente.
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@crossbones27 (51703)
• Mojave, California
22 Nov
Whats that mean, teach me.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366292)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Nov
We never eat noodles but they sound pretty frustrating. I guess it's not much different to cooking pasta. That sometimes all sticks together.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (111522)
• United States
23 Nov
It's all about timing for me. I just know how long to cook them for, and of course, every noodle has a different time. Penne, spaghetti, egg noodle, or elbow...they all have different times. I never add anything to the water.
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@crossbones27 (51703)
• Mojave, California
27 Nov
That is true, that is why they are called wet noodles and crazy noodles.