Slate's column, Recipe for Disaster, highlights the frustration with pasta recipes that suggest 10 or 12 ounces instead of a full 16-ounce box. This results in partial boxes cluttering kitchens and leaving home cooks with insufficient pasta portions. The article reflects on how cooking guides are aware of this issue, yet continue to perpetuate it. Critics express that the leftover pasta amounts are not only inconvenient but also lead to messy kitchens. The article encourages readers to voice their recipe grievances for better culinary guidance.
Trying to correctly portion pasta for those you're feeding is like trying to mathematically solve love. There is no 'right' answer.
The 12-ounce-pasta problem is indeed one of the internet's great food gripes, and to add insult to injury, recipe writers are keenly aware of their sins.
Ten- and 12-ounce recipes leave an annoying remnant of noodles in the box. It's a pain-in-the-ass amount of pasta-enough to awkwardly rattle around.
What's more, if said opened box is not closed properly, sometimes those stiff strands or shapes spill out in tight cabinets, creating a mess.
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