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Christi Flaherty's avatar

We were just talking about this tonight. It is truly as close as possible to real handmade fresh pasta. We grabbed gf penne bc we weren’t near TJ at the time bit it’s not nearly as good.

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Scott Steinke's avatar

I agree—as close as possible to homemade.

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Kate McDermott's avatar

Might you know of a GF pasta that uses guar gum instead of xanthan gum?

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Scott Steinke's avatar

Not off hand, I’ll look around.

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Kate McDermott's avatar

Thank you!

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Mardi Crane-Godreau, PhD's avatar

Oh Scott,

All that's missing is a little freshly ground pepper and a glass of white wine!

I'm curious if it would also be delicious substituting extra virgin olive oil for the butter? Have you tried it that way?

Sadly, no TJ in our area or I'd be running out to buy some.

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Scott Steinke's avatar

I also think adding black pepper is a great idea. I was tempted to do that myself.

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Scott Steinke's avatar

I think this would taste very good with olive oil. There is a traditional Roman pasta dish that is fettuccine with grated Pecorino Romano and black pepper.

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Rachel Ciordas's avatar

We liked this too!

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Christina Heiser's avatar

Thanks for sharing this review! I always find gluten-free pasta tricky to cook (I've definitely ended up with mush before, LOL). I'll have to look for this the next time I go to Trader Joe's!

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Scott Steinke's avatar

This one works very well if you make sure to stir frequently while it’s cooking to prevent sticking.

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