Foolproof spaghetti carbonara from Cook's Illustrated Annual Edition 2013 (page 11) by Cook's Illustrated Magazine

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  • Rinshin on February 03, 2015

    This came out perfectly for me. I added pancetta and bacon and the sauce was luscious.

  • TrishaCP on May 01, 2014

    This definitely isn't foolproof, as we have tried this twice and only once semi-successfully. The first time, my husband didn't stir the sauce thoroughly, which left huge unmelted cheese clumps at the bottom of the pan and watery sauce in our pasta bowls. The second time I did a thorough stirring, only VERY slowly adding the pasta water. (I didn't use the full cup.). This was better, but still more grainy than silky. So...there will not be a third time.

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