6 Little Known Pasta Fundamentals that every great chef uses.
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There are over 10,000 pasta videos on youtube, but none of them explain the 6 fundamentals that every great pasta chef uses every time they make pasta.

📚 ALL VIDEOS, BOOKS, ETC REFERENCED IN THIS VIDEO:

▪ My videos:
- Is expensive pasta worth it?:    • Is expensive pasta actually better?  
- Why cacio e pepe is so hard to execute:    • Why traditional Cacio e Pepe is so ha...  
- Are you buying the right olive oil?:    • Are you buying the right olive oil?  

▪ Italia Squisita Channel    / italiasquisita  
▪ Tuna Pasta:    • Pasta col tonno: originale vs. gourme...  
▪ Alex video on dried pasta:    • How I Buy Pasta Like An Italian Chef ...  
▪ Anthony Bourdain Oprah Interview:    • Anthony Bourdain: The Amount of Butte...  

Recipes from my website:
▪ Cacio e pepe - https://www.ethanchlebowski.com/cooki...
▪ Traditional - https://www.ethanchlebowski.com/cooki...
▪ Fiery Carbonara - https://www.ethanchlebowski.com/cooki...
▪ Spinach-Garlic: https://www.ethanchlebowski.com/cooki...

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- Books mentioned:
- Essentials of Classic Italian cooking by Marcella Hazan: https://amzn.to/3MAjCb7
- Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat: https://amzn.to/3Tdpbho
- Mastering Pasta by Marc Vetri & David Joachim: https://amzn.to/3T7EIj1

Answer Key! Every moment fat was added in the [Tuna Pasta video](   • Pasta col tonno: originale vs. gourme...  ):

1. Olive oil & basil are added to the tuna chunks to soak & infuse
2. Some of this oil is added to the pan to infuse with garlic and cook the tomato sauce
3. Chili oil is added to the cooking tomato sauce
4. More olive oil from the tuna bowl is added to adjust the sauce consistency
5. After plating, aromatic basil olive oil is drizzled over the pasta

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:06 1 - Layering Salt
5:05 2 - Layering Fat
11:17 3 - Sauce Consistency
16:20 4 - Choosing the 'right' Pasta
18:43 5 - Ingredient Quality Matters
20:15 6 - Plate like a Pro

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MISC. DETAILS
Music: Provided by Epidemic Sound
Filmed on: Sony a6600 & Sony A7C
Voice recorded on Shure MV7
Edited in: Premiere Pro

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