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Wow, apparently this has be known for a while, but I only found this out right now.

Yes, that totally sounds like a click-bait opening sentence, but in this case it's true: if I pre-soak my pasta, I can toss it into the sauce and cook it just before serving. reference

Which would have been nice to know before I went out and spent $1800 on a new stove because the old one sucks at boiling water...

Okay, so Dngrswife wanted an oven with accurate temp settings and top broiler, so we would have bought it anyway, but still... So many meals have been delayed while we've waited for the water to boil... (even starting the pasta water first, then making the sauce)

It is true.
The other option is to cook pasta the night before - it keeps in the fridge.

We have a small hot water heater under the sink kept at a higher temp than the big water heater, plus water boils here at 200°.

I got a new stove since oven temp was off, and I bake. Quite a bit less $ since I don't broil. Have never figured out how to do it on an electric stove. Was raised with gas stoves. Probably makes a mess somewhere. I don't like cleaning messes, even if the oven is a self clean.
 
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Free karaoke tonight!

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Well ... I think I am getting a pixel. A buddy of mine knows a Verizon employee that won one as a sales promo. Black Pixel with 128GB, $400 bucks. Not perfect in that it's the 5 inch and a Verizon model, but it's unlocked and in my price range and new with warranty. I'll find out tonight when I go and meet them. Keep your fingers crossed.
 
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I can't access the last page on a couple of threads in the Lounge from my desk top. No problem from the mobile app.

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I was using Chrome to access AF. I cleared my browsing history and that fixed my problem.

I was having the exact same issue - desktop nadda, mobile AOK, I tried clearing the history and viola!

@olbriar you're my hero.
 
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