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Secrets to Making Perfect Pasta Every Time

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Use a soup ladle to plate your long noodle pastas for a beautiful presentation. Simply twirl the serving of pasta inside your soup ladle, then carefully set it on the plate, using your fingers to slide it off. You can also use a large meat carving fork, twirling the pasta around its tongs and plating horizontally across a flat serving dish.


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