Look at the table below: Infinitive Definition Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle Present Participle to lay to put something down lay(s) laid laid laying to lie to rest or recline lie(s) lay lain lying Important note: The simple present form of lay is the same word as the simple past form of lie.
The concern is sodium, not salt. If you cook pasta according to package instructions, then the salted water will pass a high level of sodium into the pasta. 1 teaspoon of salt contains 2,350 mg of sodium.A teaspoon of salt weighs 6 grams.ust curious: you refer to one teaspoon as quite a bit of salt, but you didn't specify how much pasta you are cooking. I once read the guideline that for cooking pasta, you should use 1 liter of water with 10 g of salt per 100 g of pasta.
Many people rinse their pasta after cooking it. The only thing this does is remove the starch that helps hold and absorb the sauce. You not only wash away the clinginess, but also the flavor of the pasta. When the pasta is al dente, drain it in a colander.