Bubbly Spaggety?!
Bubbly Spaggety?
When I boil Spaghetti and leave the lid on top of the pan, there are bubbles which form and push the lid off. I have well water, and I'm just wondering what these bubbles are? When I remove the lid, they go away. Should I just cook it without a lid?
Answers:
It's just a bit of the pasta disolves into the water making it better able to hold a bubble. With the lid closed, this creates a moist environment which helps the bubbles not pop, and that's why they rise all the way to the top and push off your lid.
What I do is to put the lid on while the water is heating up to the boiling point, but once I put in the noodles I leave the lid off. That way the bubbles are exposed to the dry air and pop before reaching the top. However, the bubbles can still spill over the top if you're boiling the water and pasta too hard. If that starts to happen, then just turn down the heat a little.
It has happened to me both when I had city water and well water. :o)
Cook it without the lid on.
Put the lid on a little askew to let the steam escape but hold the heat in. Or if you have vented lids, open the vent.
My favorite tip is to get a "pot watcher" at any kitchen store. It's a glass disk that you place in the bottom of the pot whenever you're going to boil something. It traps bubbles underneath and releases them at a slower rate so that no matter what you're boiling, the pot won't boil over.
it's just bubble from the water boiling being trapped. it has nothing to do with the water being well water. cook your pasta without the lid.
It's the starch in the pasta sloughing off due to the boiling temperature. What type of water you have shouldn't matter. If you add a bit of oil to the water before you add the spaghetti, it should keep it from boiling over. It will also keep the spaghetti from sticking together after it's cooked. I use olive oil since it's healthy & tastes good.