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So /ck/ I'm making a lasagna using homemade egg pasta tomorrow. Opinions I've found on boiling/not boiling the pasta before assembly are mixed but leaning toward boiling--apparently just putting it in makes the pasta gummy. What say you?

>> No.6593238

>>6593152
You should really just get them wet. Boiling them will make them mushy

>> No.6593245

>>6593152
it probably depends on how wet the rest of the ingredients are. if your sauce is thinner and you add more vegetables, you could probably skip boiling it.

>> No.6593253

>>6593238
Yeah, I misspoke. I meant blanching briefly and then shocking.

>>6593245
That's what I thought, but the links I saw seem to imply that drying out isn't the problem, but that the pasta somehow cooks incorrectly if not blanched first. I was hoping someone here had first hand experience to share.

>> No.6593254

>>6593238
Filtered.

>> No.6593257

>>6593152
Question, OP: fresh or boxed?

>> No.6593273

>>6593257
Fresh

>> No.6594011

>>6593253
I've tried both ways and always find it comes out better if you blanch/shock (especially if you're using a bechamel)

>> No.6595951

I've found what matters is how fast you are assembling and putting it in the oven.

If you plan on say, waiting for quests to arrive or want to make then bake later you should cook the pasta. If you are literally throwing it together and into the oven in one fluid motion (and your lasagna is on the wetter side) then you can put them in raw.

Homemade pasta though? That is uncharted territory for me. I'd play it safe and go with blanching if that's what the general consensus is.