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Secrets to Making Perfect Pasta Every Time

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When Making the Sauce...

Make sure you taste it throughout the cooking process, checking for seasoning and any potential flavor imbalances (too salty, too acidic?). If it's a sauce that you can't taste right away (ex. carbonara), then at least taste it with the pasta before serving, in case it needs any last minute adjustments.

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