Oct 21, 2026 · 37 min · 15 segments
Today, Josh and Nicole react to your food opinions!
Hey, Josh and Nicole.
My hot take, my opinion casserole, is that the pasta packages are lying.
Oh, interesting.
I
never get al dente perfection in nine to ten minutes.
Oh, that's interesting.
On the store-bought bag or box of pasta.
It always takes me...
At least five minutes extra.
I don't live at elevation.
I keep it at a rolling boil.
I don't start my timer until the pasta is back up to a rolling boil in my hot water.
And I never get it to cook in the prescribed amount of time.
I think the pasta people are lying.
I don't think pasta is that fast of a food.
You think big pasta's lying? I'm sorry? What? You want french fries?
Hey, Josh and Nicole.
My hot take, my opinion casserole, is that the pasta packages are lying.
Oh, interesting.
I
never get al dente perfection in nine to ten minutes.
Oh, that's interesting.
On the store-bought bag or box of pasta.
It always takes me...
At least five minutes extra.
I don't live at elevation.
I keep it at a rolling boil.
I don't start my timer until the pasta is back up to a rolling boil in my hot water.
And I never get it to cook in the prescribed amount of time.
I think the pasta people are lying.
I don't think pasta is that fast of a food.
You think big pasta's lying? I'm sorry? What? You want french fries?
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