# @americastestkitchen on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=1s7q0XouBZA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69042112-americastestkitchen-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-15T16:00:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** America's Test Kitchen (@americastestkitchen) — https://gondola.cc/americastestkitchen

## Caption

Why is saving pasta water necessary? How does it impact your finished dish? Lan Lam explains how to use starchy pasta water to create the perfect pasta sauce consistency by demonstrating it with a simple jarred marinara sauce, a semi-gloss coated cacio e pepe, and even perfecting a thicker oil-based sauce for spaghetti with tuna and capers.

The Best Jarred Pasta Sauce Recipe: https://cooks.io/3TYiB4f
Cacio e Pepe Recipe: https://cooks.io/4bRQUAi
Spaghetti with Tuna and Capers Recipe: https://cooks.io/3UwqnlY

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Watch More! ​
In The Test Kitchen: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eLxup9tEP0M&list=PLnbzopdwFrnZsva37L040wy1u2RTOhqiF&pp=0gcJCWMEOCosWNin ​
The Taste Test: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SkqhwZqnA8s&list=PLnbzopdwFrnZ3usQguuxS2qWxlwj-9aN8 ​
Techniquely With Lan Lam: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnbzopdwFrnYyvwrqTB_5AhufdOMisGnF ​
Most Popular: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2guC4Badq2s&list=PLnbzopdwFrnZcFFuiSDnaymlMCb9ANwC5

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At America’s Test Kitchen, we investigate every aspect of cooking—recipes, equipment, ingredients, and techniques—with a goal to empower and inspire home cooks. Since 1992, our team of 50+ cooks, editors, and culinary creatives ask a lot of questions—and do a lot of testing—so that you get dependable, delicious recipes, comprehensive guidance, and thorough and unbiased equipment and ingredient reviews. You can find us in the pages of Cook's Illustrated magazine, on our television shows America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country, in dozens of best-selling cookbooks, and via the 14,000+ recipes, reviews, and classes available on our website and app. Whether you’re in search of a great weeknight meal or an impressive dinner-party dish, we’ve done the testing to deliver reliable recipes and comprehensive cooking info to your home kitchen. Bring your curiosity, and we’ll make you a better cook.

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