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Choose an appropriate question to ask when you add salt to water to make pasta.
What is the effect of adding salt to boiling water?
What is the effect of salt on the water temperature?
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The second question is more precise if your concern is temperature: "What is the effect of salt on the water temperature?"
A slightly better phrasing for clarity would be:
- "How much does adding salt to pasta water raise its boiling point, and does that affect cooking?"
Short answer:
- Salt raises water’s boiling point (boiling-point elevation), but with normal culinary amounts the increase is tiny — typically much less than 0.1 °C — so it has no practical effect on cooking time. The main reason to salt pasta water is to season the pasta, not to change the temperature.
A slightly better phrasing for clarity would be:
- "How much does adding salt to pasta water raise its boiling point, and does that affect cooking?"
Short answer:
- Salt raises water’s boiling point (boiling-point elevation), but with normal culinary amounts the increase is tiny — typically much less than 0.1 °C — so it has no practical effect on cooking time. The main reason to salt pasta water is to season the pasta, not to change the temperature.
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