I was not expecting to like this much, since fusilli is only for pasta salad in my world (and fusilli jerrys, rip seinfeld being unembarrassing to have watched). But I used this for a lasagna bake (broadly construed) and it was surprisingly suitable there. Good texture, fun, goes good with your meat and your sauce and your cheesers. IDK if I'd like it plain, but either way, it exceeded my expectations.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
I do like that so many companies number their foods. Good for neurotics like myself. These are classic penne; diagonal cut, skinny, un-ribbed (lisce is Italian for smooth). I didn't think I liked penne that much, but for a sauce dish or even heavy oil, they're pretty good. Would eat again.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
I can hardly believe there are still unreviewed pasta shapes, but indeed, this is one. I wanted mafalda for my skillet laz but this was the closest available. It did the job; good bite and cute shape, not too gummy or cronchy. Would be too much pasta without sauce, I expect.
Overall
Cost: 5/10 [3$]
Taste: 6/10
This sure is a pasta. Actually I think DeCecco is a little tastier than DeLallo, but maybe it's just because I haven't had it in a while. It's also more expensive, but I needed a fettuccine in a time-sensitive way, so I got old faithful over here. It was nice. Cooked in the time they say it cooks, tasted like a nice egg noodle, and was filling yet delightful. Maybe a little too heavy for a daily pasta shape, but a nice treat.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
These are big tubes! I got them because I couldn't find the tortiglioni requested by this recipe, which I also left the peas out of (obviously). It was just fine, and the noodles were fun to eat with a fork. The problem is that because each noodle is so big, you end up eating a lot fewer total noodles per serving, so if you like to eat lots of something, these aren't that. But otherwise I did enjoy them despite my ongoing neurological breakdown!
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
Well, I thought I didn't like gnocchi before, but eating this made me feel a whole new level of not-liking!! The prep was easy, it looks allergy safe, and so that's all well and good. But the texture is the same old weirdness (mushy glue ball) and even worse, the taste is SOUR rather than being just "meh". It's like some lemon juice or vinegar or something got into the gnocchis. A few reviewers online mention this, calling it a chemical taste, but most people liked them, so it makes me wonder if I got spoiled ones or something. The sauce I made is great, and if I had used the DeLallo gnocchis which were bland but not actively offensive, I would have really enjoyed the dish. Alas.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 4/10
What is this, a fine dining establishment? These are a fancy and funny shape. Little ears. Also, is orchestra related to "ear"? Holy crap. Pasta revelations. Anyway, these were decent; sort of akin to elbows but a little pasta-y-er. Good with a good sauce, sort of heavy without one.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
One betti is fine, but two betti? I don't know about that...
OK, OK, sorry. These aren't my favorite because they're very small, making them suited to a soup but not my typical noodle dish. Cute and dense but not as satisfying for Meal. Maybe tribetti would be better.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
These are just so freakin' dainty. They cook in an instant, too. Good for light, oily saucing and veg. Classy noodle shape.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
Why Thin Spaghetti? Well, thick spag is pretty good, but this is faster to cook, with all the elegance of angel hair pasta. So it's a good option, although maybe better for lighter sauces.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
Yes! Yes!! I love pasta, but this is definitely one of my favorite shapes. Get this: it's thick spaghetti, but with a hole in it. Whaaaat?! It makes for a fun experience, almost like a thick lo mein (or chow mein?) noodle. Good if you're bored of mundane spaghett. Unfortunately, it is very easy to undercook, so account for a little extra time methinks.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
Hm. Despite liking elbows a lot, and liking DeCecco, these didn't knock me outta the park. They do cook pretty fast (maybe 6 minutes, not 5), and you get 4 massive servings or 6 normal servings, which is good for one box, but because they're so small I guess you don't get the pasta satisfaction that I want from a pasta. Maybe I'm just in a spaghetti phrase. These are fine but I prefer Big Elbows!
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
Number 12? This should be #1! It's spaghetti, for heavens sake! A classic! I guess I haven't bought this 'til now, but it was thicker than I expected. Kind of nice, very substantial, giving it a classy, restaurant vibe (instead of a sad, my house vibe). 10 minutes cook time, no weird chickpea contamination, a little pricy but I think it's worth it. Very solid pasta for your red sauce nights.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
This isn't my favorite shape for plain noodle dishes, but with cheese it's a good one. They're also so dense that you get a lot of servings out of a single box, which is nice. Generally a fine noodle, as long as they're sauced in some way.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
These are great! Obviously a fun shape -- just look at 'em -- but I think the reason I favor it so much is because they're a big thick version of the noodle in the Knorr Cheddar Broccoli pack (which I've stopped eating due to soy protein, which might be foolish but IDK man). Anyway it is a cute noodle shape. Awfully bulky, but fun with sauce. Also only takes 7 minutes to cook, which doesn't seem right (and I usually go over out of habit), but is big if true. And DeCecco is nut free, so it's extra nice.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
Oh my god, these are shaped like RACKETS. I thought they were just funny circles ('wagon wheels') from the picture and was so surprised when I opened the box. Amazing stuff. I guess this is a DeCecco special because I'm pretty sure I've never heard of this shape before. Nut free so I enjoyed it double.
Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10
Fusilli-ve me alone if you don't like these cute veggie tricolor pastas. Of course they don't contain much veggie, but the colors are classic and De Cecco is nice and allergy friendly. These are fun, although I must say the uncooked green one tastes real funky. Everyone eats a few dry noodles now and then, right? So I guess it really does have spinach in it! Anyway, these are fine sauced, but also solid with italian dressing as an EZ pasta salad. Gotta love that!
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
Buon giorno, pasta. These are more unique shapes than I'd realised -- they're very dense, sorta thin tubes, A lot of pasta per centimeter I'd say (which is fun). 10-12 minutes is probably an underestimate of the proper cook time. A little chewy/spongy texture even with 12 mins. I like it! Would get again.
Overall
Cost: 6/10 (2$ish)
Taste: 6/10
DeCecco is a fairly new pasta brand for me -- I've mostly stuck to the Barillas and the Ronzonis that I'm used to. And I've never had any allergy issues with those pastas, but Barilla does make a lot of legume-heavy varieties and Ronzoni is a little cheap feeling, so I thought I'd check out DeCecco, since they don't seem to make any legume noodles but they also seem fancier than Ronzoni (no shade to Ronzoni, I still like you). This shape is also fun and new -- pennoni is like big, smooth penne. I like that. The cook time is 10-12 minutes, but even that wasn't enough, because my noodles were still pretty firm. I should have given them more time. That's not ideal because I got used to my 5min Ronzonis, but the taste was good otherwise, and the shape is very fun. I'll cook em more next time!
Overall
Cost: 5/10 (About 2$)
Taste: 6/10
