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  2 0 The Sicilian I worked for always used De Cecco when it wasn't his own homemade pasta. jenjohnson answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Russ Campbell, NWEBS… 0 0 This is a new brand for me. Do you know which grocery chain sells De Cecco around here? Russ Campbell, NWEBS commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 There's a relatively new brand that they're carrying at my local QFC. I can't remember what the brand is called, but they come in dark blue plastic (look a bit like a pound of coffee), and the labels are in Italian. It's a little cheaper than the other high-end pastas, and cooks to a perfect, toothsome al dente. I like the corkscrews (tubular noodles shaped into corkscrews) and the shells. It's my current favorite. If I remember, I'll check the brand tonight when I get home. MyrnaMinkoff answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Russ Campbell, NWEBS… 0 0 Great! I am now realizing that I am going to be stocking up on various brands recommended here to try them all out. That and the fact I have a few pounds in the pantry currently will mean it is going to take some time, but it'll be fun and tasty. Russ Campbell, NWEBS commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 That is absolutely adorable. I've tried lots of brands...Barilla, American Beauty, Golden Grain, a slew of cheap generics...and I really can't tell the difference. Since it's for your birdies, the only thing I might suggest is something organic. Sacrelicious answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Russ Campbell, NWEBS… 0 0 Somewhere recently I read a posting about the panic a particular bird owner felt when she came home and found one of her parrot's feet was purple. She assessed that it didn't appear swollen and had nothing wrapped around it to impair the circulation but still didn't know what to do. Just before she called to make an emergency appointment with the bird's avian vet her husband says "Oh yeah, I shared my toast with the homemade blackberry jam with him this morning." The coloration was due to the jam. Too funny! But very possible as I have seen with the spaghetti sauce, Russ Campbell, NWEBS commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Rasti Pasta made and shipped from Marietta, Ohio. Check them out on-line... family owned and attention to detail. They are concidered to be quite a valued gift around these parts... even have "cute" pasta for valentine's day themes, etc. O my captain answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Russ Campbell, NWEBS… 0 0 Rossi Pasta, for those looking for it. http://www.rossipasta.com/ Thanks, Cap. Russ Campbell, NWEBS commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 I always go with Barilla too, but I don't know that it really makes that much of a difference. That's adorable about your birds. Do they have consistent preferred claw/foot for other activities as well? Sphinx answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Russ Campbell, NWEBS… 1 0 Research has shown that almost all psittacine birds have a left or right hand (foot) preference and this goes along with the same side eye preference. Their are exceptions, the cockatiel does not show this correlation. Turns out the left foot is more frequently the dominant one in many species. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9382000/9382181.stm I have seen my guys use either foot for holding food but know that they predominantly use one over the other on most occasions. The preference would be consistent if they were manipulating a toy also. That being said I have photos catching them using right and left on different occasions. Now if you ask me off-hand to name their preference I can't just rattle it off. I think one is left and the other is right of my two larger birds, but I would have to make an observation to be sure. The more amazing skill is the dexterity of their zygodactyl feet. You have to be impressed when you see a bird hold a single cheerio as they eat it, deftly controlling it even when they are still gently grasping only one quarter of it. Russ Campbell, NWEBS commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 I'm Italian, and I can tell you that the preferred brand of pasta in Italy is De Cecco, followed by Barilla. I buy both at QFC! architetto answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Puglisi is good but unobtainable here. AFAIK. DeCecco is the best of the commonly available and I think it's at QFC or even subway... Ronzoni will do in pinch. Tom answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Trader Joe's brand is my favorite. It's also won at least one blind taste test and happens to be amazingly cheap. Lilting Missive answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Well my absolute favorite dried pasta is the stuff Ethan Stowell makes through Lagana Foods. It's not completely dried though. It must be refrigerated and is quite expensive. My next favorite is Rustichella d'Abruzzo. Hands down my favorite dried pasta, it's got a rough texture which really clings to sauce. If I'm not using those, it's either trader joes or Barilla. Andrew Beck answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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