New Pasta Procedure Saves Energy!
Feb 25, 2009 – Harold McGee [With apologies to DDB, You don't have to be Italian to love pasta] comments in “How Much Water Does Pasta Really Need?” in The New York Times on cutting down on the energy to prepare pasta. Use less boiling water to cook the pasta instead of 4-6 quarts per pound of pasta. McGee calculates that the annual savings in the USA could be several trillion [with a T] BTUs equivalent to up to a half a million barrels of oil. See the taste test results in the article. We can all find ways to cut energy use. Please comment on what you are doing.
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