Salt pasta water after it reaches a boil to avoid salt sitting on the pan bottom
Wait until the water is boiling before salting, then stir so salt dissolves instead of settling on the bottom.
The video advises not salting at the start because salt can sit on the bottom of the pan. Once boiling, add a generous amount of salt and stir to distribute it.
The short version
- Salt the water once it’s boiling
- Stir after salting to distribute
What you need
- tongsoptionalUsed to stir and manage pasta
How to do it
- 1
Bring the pasta water to a rolling boil.
Watch this step - 2
Add a generous amount of salt to the boiling water.
The video suggests several good pinches for a pot of water.
Watch this step - 3
Stir the water so the salt doesn’t sit on the bottom and dissolves evenly.
Watch this step
What goes wrong
Salting before the water boils so salt settles on the bottom
Wait for a boil, then salt and stir
Why it works
Stirring helps dissolve and disperse salt; the stated goal is to avoid salt resting on the pan bottom and to season the pasta via the water.
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