Spaghetti Era

[Replicant]

Arguing with a friend. Do you separate your sauce and noodles or do you mix all that shit up together in the pan before you serve.

I put my sauce on top off on my plate. The correct way. He disagrees.

mixed plate spaghetti is always something you only see in pre-made or large bulk style or in a cafeteria.

 

[TheOther]

I've always prepared them separately.

 

[Bradford]

I have added a poll option, because it was missing.

 

[Replicant]

I have added a poll option, because it was missing.

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you are a monster
I've never heard of the nest

 

[Bradford]

You are a monster

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I did this for you.

 

[Alrus]

You sauce your spaghetti beforehand then you put a bit of extra sauce on top for presentation.

 

[a916]

I don't really make large batches but I do mix it because I like using the pasta water to bring it all together.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

Don't mix the spaghetti with the sauce in the pot. This dries out the sauce. 🇮🇹

 

[vixolus]

the correct answer is to finish the noodles in the sauce you made on your own because it's extremely simple and delicious. Then, if you have extra sauce, knock yourself out.

however, I typically get noodles->add sauce when with family as that's how they do it and its simple.

 

[Replicant]

Don't mix the spaghetti with the sauce in the pot. This dries out the sauce. 🇮🇹

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Exactly, the noodles absorb all the sauce. Makes leftover awful

 

[Neece]

Like they do on the Sopranos

 

[Aloysius]

Sauce on top of noodles. Mixing is fine, but abnormal.
I don't know anyone who would put the sauce first.

 

[VirtualCloud]

Always use to mix them then one day I separated them to place it on top, haven't looked back since

 

[Fat4all]

dice the cooked spaghetti and sprinkle it over a bowl of sauce

 

[Novoitus]

a good friend of mine used to make spaghetti sandwiches. it was a bunch of spaghetti and sauce in-between two pieces of bread.

 

[meowdi gras]

Mix in the pasta with the sauce for the last two minutes cooking in the pan. That way the noodles absorb some of the flavor of the sauce.

 

[Neece]

a good friend of mine used to make spaghetti sandwiches. it was a bunch of spaghetti and sauce in-between two pieces of bread.

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Did he at least use garlic bread?

 

[Doggg]

I have them all mixed together.

 

[Fat4all]

a good friend of mine used to make spaghetti sandwiches. it was a bunch of spaghetti and sauce in-between two pieces of bread.

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they do that in japan

yakisoba sandwich, neapolitan sandwich, etc.

 

[shadow2810]

mix them in pan like all famous chefs on youtube do.

 

[Kitsunebaby]

You're supposed to finish the noodles in the sauce in a pan (with a little of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce, if necessary). Sometimes that's more hassle than I wanna deal with, but that's the ideal.

 

[Doc Laserstein]

You toss a little sauce on your pasta in the pan, just enough for a light coating, and then top off with sauce on the plate.

 

[Novoitus]

Did he at least use garlic bread?

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white bread

they do that in japan

yakisoba sandwich, neapolitan sandwich, etc.

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i did not know that

i'm not sure he did either

 

[BringBackSonics]

Mixed together

 

[valinthyne]

i stir the butter in in the pot but squeeze the ketchup on when its on the plate.

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

Mixing in the pan tastes a lot better unless you really like that bland noodle taste.

 

[Betelgeuse]

Like they do on the Sopranos

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But don't forget to put your gun in your breadmaker! Really adds that "secret sauce" flavor.

 

[Swiggins]

Mix that shit.

 

[nullref]

I finish the pasta in the sauce (or some portion of the sauce if I made a large amount) so it gets evenly coated, and so I can adjust final seasoning and sauce consistency (by applying heat, using pasta water, etc.). The Italian way. I figure they know what they're doing.

 

[Deleted member 864]

Mix.

 

[Abraxas]

a good friend of mine used to make spaghetti sandwiches. it was a bunch of spaghetti and sauce in-between two pieces of bread.

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I don't prepare it like that, but use leftovers like this the next day sometimes. Or toasted like a grilled cheese.

 

[BlackLagoon]

One pot pasta. Just cook the pasta in the sauce.

 

[exodus]

Mixed in pot with some pasta water so the sauce sticks to the noodles.

 

[RedVejigante]

It was always noodles and sauce separate in my household. No idea why. Now I'm questioning everything.

 

[jbug617]

depends. I like regular pasta sauce to be separate. Cream based sauce, I mix together.

 

[Ubik]

Mixed. On top is just for restaurant spaghetti where they are constantly making it separate and have different kinds of sauces so pre-mixing it doesn't make sense and y'all are trying to be posh by imitating that. Like, why would I want the possibility of some noodles not being sauced? Heat that sauce onto the noodles for a minute or 2 at least.

 

[Replicant]

I guess more of you never eat leftover spaghetti, because having it all mixed up is awful after it's been chilled and reheated.

 

[Aleh]

Mix, because I'm not an animal.

 

[Fat4all]

I guess more of you never eat leftover spaghetti, because having it all mixed up is awful after it's been chilled and reheated.

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pasta is pretty fast to throw together on any given night

i cook enough for myself and don't leave any leftovers

 

[nullref]

I guess more of you never eat leftover spaghetti, because having it all mixed up is awful after it's been chilled and reheated.

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You can just combine what you intend to eat right away, and keep the remainder separate. Although it's not like pasta reheats particularly well either way.

 

[sfedai0]

I guess more of you never eat leftover spaghetti, because having it all mixed up is awful after it's been chilled and reheated.

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Wrong. Having it all mixed up and then eating it cold is so damn good.

 

[Human Resources]

when it's fresh, noodles then sauce. but if you have leftovers, mix that shit up

 

[Ultimate Bear Cub]

Still trying to wrap my head around nest spaghetts.

 

[Ashdroid]

a good friend of mine used to make spaghetti sandwiches. it was a bunch of spaghetti and sauce in-between two pieces of bread.

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"Spaghetti subs" (spaghetti on a toasted sub roll) are pretty common at pizza places in parts of the US.

 

[mikhailguy]

Typically I mix. If I'm using a fresh pesto, I keep them separate, so the green color doesn't just go brown with the heat

 

[Tom Penny]

I put the ketchup right on top of the noodles.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Never mixed. Placed on top of the noodles.

 

[earthsucks]

anyone just dumping sauce on top of plain pasta is a caveman. you need to emulsify them together in the same pan.

 

[Ultimate Bear Cub]

 

[jwk94]

I've always prepared them separately.

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This is the only right answer. That way, you get more bang for your buck.