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How to Salt Pasta Water

Hint: you need a lot more salt than you might think. A common comparison is that your boiling water should "taste like the sea" before adding pasta, which means about one tablespoon per quart of water. This step is crucial to flavoring the pasta and the starchy pasta water for sauce.

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