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Dried pasta - what's the difference?

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ferry23 Sun 15-Dec-24 16:51:02

Does anyone use the very cheap dried spaghetti - it's about 29p in most supermarkets?

I'm just wondering how different it can possibly be from own brands which are around 75p or the branded varieties which are considerably more expensive.

Possibly gluten content which could make the cheap one clump together in the pan.

Just interested to see if there's a vast difference.

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nanna8 Tue 17-Dec-24 23:53:52

I make my own, no comparison and I wouldn’t go back to the shop bought stuff. I do cheat in that I have an automatic machine you just chuck egg, flour and water in, I gave up with the kneading a while back but if you can be bothered that is even nicer.

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NotSpaghetti Wed 18-Dec-24 00:31:39

Pasta from Gragnano not far from Naples, is generally the best. It is still made the traditional way.
You really can taste the difference why buying dried.

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NotSpaghetti Wed 18-Dec-24 00:34:25

*when buying dried!

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