Pasta water, properly salted
How salty the water should taste, and why it matters more than the sauce.
Salt
When to add it, and how much is enough.
A soup from whatever’s left
Tasting as you go is the whole skill.
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Salt early, salt again
Most home cooking needs more salt, earlier.
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Taste like a cook
Keep a spoon by the stove and use it every five minutes.