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Stop Cooking Pasta in So Much Water
We are lucky to have indoor plumbing, but you don’t have to waste.
If you look at any package of pasta or even macaroni and cheese, the first step is: bring water to a boil. But there a better way to cook pasta, one that doesn’t involve wasting all that water.
In California for the last 8 years, there is a lot of interest in the weather. And specifically, droughts. This mindset has made me think about how I use water in all situations. Is it worth using water to clean out that jar of peanut butter to recycle it? When I wash lettuce, should I haul the water outside to water a plant? Are paper plates and napkins better than washing ceramic and cloth with water? And my least favorite, is it okay to let my hot water run for three minutes before the water feels hot because my kitchen is so far from the water heater? Will the U.S. ever figure out a system for greywater, and not send all our water waste into the sewer?
Some of these are problems for another day.
I figure I should start making an effort to use less water, where I can easily make the change and where it won’t even affect my life in any way. And maybe it will take fewer steps. And I won’t have to dirty a strainer anymore!
