Check expiration dates. That way if it's getting close you will know to buy less.

The problem was my wife took it out of the boxes and put it all into one of those tall, clear, decorative spaghetti holders so we had no idea exactly how old it was.

I asked her not to do that anymore.



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without ever passing through "just right". I hate that.

I learn so much here!

Thanks!

even if the egg that is in it is powdered egg. The oils still react with oxygen and turn themselves into something very nasty. I can tell when I open the package if that pasta has sat on the shelf a little too long. Feh.

I have long since given up making my own pasta. The work involved does not compensate for he fact that I can buy good pasta at the store.
I wonder if many of you are just overcooking the store bought brand.
I buy Barilla or one of the upper level pasta's.

Sometimes the miniscule amount of difference is not worth the time and effort to make your own.
Got an Italian market handy? They usually stock the best.

I usually buy store brand pasta since I can barely ever find DeCecco here. However, I have discovered that except for fideo, the Mexican brands are pretty terrible. And there's a lot of pasta brands from Mexico here. Walmart brand sucks, but the Albertsons and ShurFine is workable.