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How To Test Gluten Spagetti For Doneness?


digmom1014

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digmom1014 Enthusiast

Does anyone know how I can test regular spagetti for doneness? Obviously, I can't bite it and do the "to the teeth" test. My son likes the regular pasta better-he is not celiac but, he does like the Annies gluten-free Mac and cheese-go figure!

How can I test his pasta to be sure it is cooked? I thought I was doing an okay job by sight alone but, yesterday he said it wasn't cooked all the way thru.

Thanks


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TrillumHunter Enthusiast

Let him come test it! Is that possible?

OptimisticMom42 Apprentice

Throw it at the ceiling, if it sticks, it's done :D

My kids all like the rice pasta but if I have to cook wheat pasta I drop a peice on the counter and cut it with a fork.

Take care,

OptimisticMom42

ranger Enthusiast

I had to relearn how to test pasta when I got dentures, not celiac! Couldn't feel the pasta with false teeth! Now, i pinch it and can tell that way. LOL

Rondar2001 Apprentice

I have always used the throw it at a cupboard, if it sticks, its done method.

Have you tried the corn pastas? We switched and find them much more palatable than the rice kind.

Juliebove Rising Star

Either have him taste a piece, or put one on a plate and cut into it with a knife. I would use a paper plate and plastic knife so you don't gluten your real stuff.

sbj Rookie

After cutting the pasta (spaghetti) take a look at the circular cross section. For al dente, there should be a tiny circle of slightly different color in the center. It will be lighter than the surrounding section and this represents the less fully cooked portion. The larger this inner circle the less done the pasta.


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Ahorsesoul Enthusiast

I'd tell ds when he grows up and has his own kitchen he can cook his own pasta. I'm all for making it easier for me because of the work involved with keeping my kitchen gluten free. My dh likes the Schar's spaghetti better than the poison brand.

I think he could test it for you. He seems old enough. I started teaching my kids to cook when they turned 7. My ds (33) can't believe all the people his age that do not know how to cook (or clean or do the wash). Start him now.

digmom1014 Enthusiast

He knows how to cook. After living with a husband who had to be taught everything, I taught them side by side a few years ago.

Thank you for all of your helpful replies, I know this was going to open a can of worms but I truley just wanted some helpful replies.

Ginsou Explorer

When my children were younger they used to laugh at me when I would throw a strand of pasta on the wall to check it for doneness!!! Now they also do it. If it sticks, it is done, if it falls off, it isn't. You can also take a strand and simply taste test it.

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