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[post_page_title]A measuring spoon for pasta?[/post_page_title]

Well, not exactly. But dried spaghetti is one of those things that seems impossible to measure without a scale. Here’s a little known secret for measuring out 1 serving of dry noodles when you’re just cooking for yourself.

A measuring spoon for pasta?

Most pasta ladles have a hole in the center that you may have assumed is for draining out the water when you lift the noodles from the pot. But the amount of dry pasta that fits through these openings is usually about one serving.

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