How long does it take you to eat your own weight in pasta?

tardington
tardington Posts: 1,379
edited June 2009 in Commuting chat
Just having my second bowl of Dinner Pasta

If I eat on average 200g (twice the normal serving) at a go, four times a week, pretty much most weeks...

I will have eaten my own weight in 1.8 years!

I was sure it would be shorter time! Mind, I am counting the dry pasta.

Anyone else?

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,714
    You are 75kg AICMFP.

    Same for me...
  • soy_sauce
    soy_sauce Posts: 987
    same for me too. :)
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    :lol:

    I did wonder who would work it out!

    (that wasn't the main point of the topic though. Calculators out chaps!)
  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    About three minutes.
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Gentlemen - you really need to get out more :D
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    In my defence I'm at work and I'm bored!
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Ah that's different - boredom and can be a terrible thing :):)

    While we're on the subject - do fruit flies count as part of your five a day ?
  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    tardington wrote:
    In my defence I'm at work and I'm bored!
    I once timed myself eating a 27g bag of crisps and worked out that I could eat 18kg of them in 24 hours.

    Terrible thing bordom.
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  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    Love pasta, but love rice even more :)
    I get through rice like a swarm of locusts...
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    I can never ever cook it right. :oops:

    I quite like the supermarket own-version of the microwave rices you get now. I thought it was great the portion size was just right, til I read the back 'serves 2' :lol:

    Sometimes I plan a long ride to end outside one of those chinese buffet places...
  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    I can never ever cook it right

    Thats why I have this beauty Zojirushi rice cooker
  • d21dga
    d21dga Posts: 113
    tardington wrote:
    I can never ever cook it right. :oops:

    Now pay attention, and get a pen and paper ready :wink: Guaranteed perfect rice everytime without a special steamer.

    1. Measure the amount of basmati rice you want (about 1/2 mug full per person)
    2. Add a little oil to a large suacepan over a medium heat (the more rice the wider the saucepan)
    3. Stir rice into oil for 20 seconds or so so that all the grains are coated.
    4. Measure out double the volume of rice you used in boiling water, ie. if you used half a mug of rice, fill the same mug full of boiling water from a kettle.
    5. Add the water to the saucepan watching out for your fingers cos it will go crazy for a couple of seconds but should boil straight away.
    6. Add in a large pinch of salt for flavour
    7. Stir once
    8. Put lid on, turn heat right down to minimum and leave to simmer for 15mins. Don't take the lid off or stir it again during this time.
    9. After 15 mins take the lid off and tilt the saucepan to one side just to check there isn't any water left in the bottom, if there is leave it another 30secs - 1 min or so
    10. Voila! Perfectly cooked boiled rice :wink:
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    Sweet! I will pretend to gf I always knew how to do that!

    Linoue - that is a smart piece of kitchen junk there! My gf has put her foot down over my planned toaster/egg boiler I saw in john Lewis - I'll try that on her instead 8)
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    I briefly dated a guy who worked for Tilda, he taught me how to cook rice...

    I've tried the 'boil away all the water' method, and always got it wrong somehow, and had quite a lot of success with the oven baking method, but it needs a le creuset, so use his method (very successful) which was the following:

    Take about as much rice as you want, make sure it's good quality rice.
    Boil a LARGE pan of water, salt it lightly and pop in a dash of olive oil.
    Pop the rice in, cook for as long as it says on the packet or about 8 minutes, test for cooked-ness, drain it when it's very nearly done - it will carry on cooking for a bit.
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  • artaxerxes
    artaxerxes Posts: 612
    that is a smart piece of kitchen junk there!

    Yes it is :) Since I eat rice practically every day, I get my money's worth from it. I don't think you can get them in the UK though, I got mine 2nd hand. You can probably buy them on Ebay from US or Japanese resellers.
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    A quick ebay shows a rather manky looking one!

    The abroady ones which are new look extra funky. A bit out of my range at the mo though!

    I wish ebay didn't remember that I always visit Charlie the Bike Monger... :oops:
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    Gentlemen - you really need to get out more :D

    +1 from me also :-)
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    Spoken like a filthy chip eater.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    was it 200g dry pasta or 200g when cooked :wink:
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    Dry! Read the first post NOOB!
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    good i hate it when the important bit is at the end.

    and i read it through a few times and it was just not registered.

    I must make the text bigger. :wink:
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    No problem.

    I suppose you have a question about tyres/lights/RLJing/the best hybrid now?


    *weeps for his topic*
  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    mmm potatoes


















    and rice, pasta, bread....

    I eat more pasta per sitting (about 250-300g) but only about twice a week...
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    tardington wrote:
    Spoken like a filthy chip eater.

    Chips with everything,me :)

    Seriously Tardy you need a rice cooker - clever little things - you add the rice and water and when the water has got to the right amount by weight they switch themselves over to just keep it warm - Mrs JW is Chinese and introduced my to the idea - wouldn't be without one now :)

    PS what are the best lights for consistently RLJing on a hybrid - blue flashing ones ?
  • ris
    ris Posts: 392
    i realised that buying filled fresh pasta on buy one get one free, cooking up both packets, giving the wife a normal human portion and scoffing the rest myself was a fast route to fatsville.

    so i took up cycling to burn off the extra. :D
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    I love pasta as well - good job really as gf's dad is italian so it's a staple in our house - buy good quality pasta, avoid the quickcook stuff
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  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    jimmypippa wrote:
    mmm potatoes
    and rice, pasta, bread....

    I eat more pasta per sitting (about 250-300g) but only about twice a week...

    I generally have it at work (easier there to pig out with out smart comments) and eat double the usual portion. Only when on the bike though!.

    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    tardington wrote:
    Spoken like a filthy chip eater.

    Chips with everything,me :)

    Seriously Tardy you need a rice cooker - clever little things - you add the rice and water and when the water has got to the right amount by weight they switch themselves over to just keep it warm - Mrs JW is Chinese and introduced my to the idea - wouldn't be without one now :)

    Maybe I'll get one then - I like the rice, but since I mostly fail when doing it I go for pasta! Or I'll try the nice techniques people said earlier...

    I shall ignore your lights question.... for now :lol:

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