Pasta Boat Review: Forget the Pot; Use the Boat
Ubiquitous
The Claims: All-In-One Pasta Cooker, Strainer, Server
The Price: $10 in stores
Buy-O-Meter Rating: 5 out of 5
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Pasta Boat sailed into my life about a month ago and sunk my old pasta
pot.
Pasta Boat is a small, plastic vessel that microwaves pasta. At first
glance, it looks like one of those kitchen space-wasters, which you
try twice then throw into a drawer or pitch into the Goodwill pile.
But the Pasta Boat surprised me. It measures, cooks, strains, serves
and stores pasta all in one place. It replaces a pasta pot, serving
platter, strainer and storage container. You can even skip a plate and,
if no one's looking, eat your pasta right from the boat.
The Pasta Boat is foolproof. Throw linguine, tortellini or ravioli
into the boat, fill with water, then nuke for about 18 minutes.
You shave a good seven minutes off cooking pasta the traditional way,
which adds up if you make pasta once a week for the rest of your life.
Pasta Boat has a strainer in its lid, so you don't have to fuss with
a colander. And it saves your back, because you don't lug a heavy pot
from sink to range to sink again.
No waiting for water to boil. No stirring wads of stuck-together
spaghetti. Even without adding oil, the pasta stays loose.
Pasta Boat isn't perfect. It cooks uncovered, so be careful when you
remove the boat from the microwave or you'll splash scalding water
around. And be sure to center the boat in your microwave so handles
don't hit the door when the turntable spins.
Pasta Boat is great for college students, who live on whatever they
can microwave, and for people with small kitchens and even smaller
amounts of storage space.
Bottom line on the Pasta Boat?
It's fun. It works. And at $10 retail, a bargain.
Cue the confetti: The Pasta Boat has been awarded the first 5 out of 5
rating on our As Seen On TV Buy-O-Meter.
And that's a first!
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