Hot take: fresh pasta for a last meal is overrated

I keep seeing people say they want fresh handmade pasta as their final meal. But my pasta machine broke halfway through making fettuccine last Tuesday and I spent 45 minutes trying to fix it. Ended up using a rolling pin and a knife to salvage the dough. Tasted fine but the whole experience reminded me that boxed spaghetti is way more reliable when it actually matters. If I'm going out, I want something that won't fail me at the worst possible moment. Wouldn't you rather have something simple that you know will hit every time?

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the_thomas6h agoMost Upvoted

My mom's box of Barilla spaghetti got me through a rough night last fall when I burned my hand on the stove and still needed to feed my crew. Twenty minutes and a jar of Rao's later we were all set. That pasta machine frustration rings a bell for me too, I messed up a batch of pappardelle on Christmas Eve once and swore off fresh stuff for holiday dinners. Boxed spaghetti never judges you when you're in a hurry and it always cooks the same.