$1 Pasta VS $15 Pasta : Which one is (objectively) better ?

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I bought the most expensive and also the cheapest pasta out there. I paid $1 per kilo for the cheap pasta and $15 dollar per kilo for the most expensive pasta. How come ? Pasta is pasta right ? Or is it ?
The cheap pasta that I bought says nothing about where the grain comes from, what durum wheat they used, or where it was made. The expensive pasta is made from organic durum wheat, in Gragnano in Italy, the birthplace of dry pasta in Italy. They are extruded with bronze dies which grants a great texture for sauce. Also they have been dried slowly at low temperature. Big difference in texture, big difference in price. This episode is part of my Dry pasta series.
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@MicheleSettepani7 Жыл бұрын

In almost every context the cheapest and the priciest products are always a bad deal. To be the cheapest you need to do too many compromise while the priciest is hit hard by the law of diminishing returns.

@sadface950 Жыл бұрын

Never in my life would I have thought I would be so excited about dry pasta

@brwyatt Жыл бұрын

This is a common misconception, "Organic" does NOT mean "no pesticides" or "no fertilizers"; it means they don't use any modern, SYNTHETIC pesticides or fertilizers.

@benmol_ Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry Alex, but organic doesn't mean "no fertilizers / pesticides" AT ALL (at least here in France). That's a common misconception, but there is a list of products allowed in organic / bio agriculture (not always better on every point, but that's another topic)

@KT-pv3kl Жыл бұрын

I would be very very careful with claims such as " no fertilizer" and "no pesticides" because the "organic" label does not imply either. It merely means (all) most fertilizer and pesticides are made from natural organic sources

@tonywong8134 Жыл бұрын

1€ per kilo is super cheap. Here the cheapest pasta is $1 a pound, which is about $2.21 per kill or about €1.87 per kilo if you convert everything.

@Luchoedge Жыл бұрын

Cheap pasta as a commodity is actually a really good thing. Specially when they are required by law to be fortified with nutrients. No greedy businessman can take that away from people with financial struggles. And better, more expensive pasta still exists in the market, so nobody loses.

@tommasocalifano885 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alex, writing from Milan here! I feel that the Afeltra was way overpriced in your case as here you can find it at 7,5 € per kg (keep in mind that you chose the biological line which is a bit more expensive than the regular one with the blue colored package). Average price for Rummo/Garofalo/Voiello pasta, which to me are the "cheap" best ones, is 1.3 € per half kg while both Afeltra and Monograno Felicetti are at 3€, which makes them worth considering. To me it depends a lot from the kind of dish you want to have as the starch released is way more and, as you saw, sauces are a lot creamier, therefore I'll go for recipes such as Aglio e olio, Cacio e pepe and Carbonara 🤤

@MrGiovannisala Жыл бұрын

Dear Alex, as a proud Italian and food enthusiast, I thank you for "nobilizing" dried pasta through this series. I've learned so many things I didn't know. You're a legend of the international good world of the 21st century. Chapeau!

@snowgw2 Жыл бұрын

Salut Alex, I recommend you to investigate what organic really means under EU regulations. You could even make a whole series about it. For one, organic doesn't mean the crop has been grown with no fertilizer and without pesticides.

@motownman52 Жыл бұрын

I explored the pasta options at my local grocery after this series came out and I basically came to the conclusion that you made here. We have usually gone for the $1 pasta but I bought a bag that was at the higher end and then a bag at the $3-4 range. I honestly ended up preferring the $3-4 because it was such an improvement over the cheap stuff but the expensive stuff didn't merit the drastic increase. As is true with many things there is a value to paying for a good product but there is also a point where you are paying increasingly more for increasingly diminishing returns on your investment

@ger-alk4461 Жыл бұрын

I still remember when we first moved to a new city with my Mother and I decided to think more about the quality of the food we were consuming on a daily basis, when I looked at pasta and found a pretty affordable and good looking pasta brand (Around 3$/kilo for Fettuccine) I thought to myself "We should try this out and maybe get away from the 1 dollar pasta. My mother went crazy when I told her the prize because of this commodity mindset, she was not willing to pay the price for it even though the quality was just miles above the cheap pasta. Fast forward to today and the "premium" pasta is the only one we hava at home, thank god she finally gave in.

@Kanginku0397 Жыл бұрын

Hey alex love from korea 🇰🇷! I dont usually write comments but i really enjoyed the whole pasta series being so informative and exciting. I couldnt find most pastas that you recommended except ‘De cecco’ here in korea. Before your videos, I, as a college student, used to think they were all the same! But damn was i wrong. Changing the pasta really made the pasta more lively than any other before. De cecco pasta really was the difference yet very affordable. Absolutely enjoying this content and the effort you put in to make the perfect one that really separates your videos from any mainstream youtubers! Keep up the great videos and i hope you will reach your perfect dry pasta soon!

@kathrinlancelle3304 Жыл бұрын

La Molisana is available at my grocery store here in Florida and it's amazing, even better than

@hjge1012 Жыл бұрын

I always buy la Molisana in massive quantities when its 2 for the price of one. It's like 2 euro per kilo and imo great quality. At least, I can't really taste the difference between la Molisana and actually expensive pasta like the one Alex tests in the video.

@xmtxx Жыл бұрын

Glad to verify that my motto is still valid for pretty much everything:

@imranak12 Жыл бұрын

De Cecco is my go to. Their rigatoni has an unbelievable texture to it and holds sauce surprisingly well. The perfect pasta for al dente lovers.

@awesomestuff9715 Жыл бұрын

personally i feel like people that do comparison between the most expensive and the most cheap stuff should have a "middle of the road" one to test as well, to see if the jump between the most expensive and middle of the road is that big, and if the "middle of the road" vs cheapest has a big difference or not

@lexwaldez Жыл бұрын

I always buy De Cecco because some Italian guy on KZfaq told me to always buy De Cecco and I love his recipes but honestly I'll go for what's on sale and is available. All things being equal I get De Cecco. Most of us probably just buy whatever mom made growing up.

@Silverpicker Жыл бұрын

This was an excellent video. It's rare that you see something on YT that is so well researched, so technical, yet digestible and enjoyable to watch. Kudos, Alex!