Anonymous
Post 04/23/2013 21:11     Subject: Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

If you use a warm bowl, use room temp eggs, and add the hot pasta right away, the dish will be fine.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2013 13:51     Subject: Re:Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

OP here, thanks for all the responses. It turned out fine and did seem to have a "cooked" quality, most definitely not slimey! And no one got sick.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2013 11:20     Subject: Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

Weird, I never think twice about undercooked eggs. I eat them sunnyside up all the time, and have been since I was a teen. Plus a good restaurant with a "real" Caesar is probably using raw egg...

Guess that will have to change soon now that I am TTC...
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2013 09:15     Subject: Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

It's just one of those dishes that if you love it, you take the (minimal) risk of eating a slightly undercooked egg (though in my experience the egg yolks are always fully cooked to pasteurization thus giving them a silky quality, not a slimy one.) Guess it's akin to poached eggs in a Benedict, sushi, and beef carpaccio, worth eating despite the risk.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2013 08:59     Subject: Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

pasteurized is at 160f, egg whites cook at a few degrees above that. So your dish is likely pasteurized. Just make sure the pasta is hot.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2013 23:16     Subject: Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

Its enough for an adult to eat - I've done it many times. I heard the incidence of salmonella is much lower in organic eggs.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2013 22:51     Subject: Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

right. You eat the egg partially raw.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2013 14:58     Subject: Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

No. It doesn't necessarily fully cook the egg. I wouldn't serve it to a baby.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2013 14:57     Subject: Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

Yes, if you do it right away after you cook/drain the pasta. Just throw it all back into the pasta pot (which will be another source of heat). I do it all the time, never a problem. Family loves it.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2013 14:56     Subject: Question about Spaghetti Carbonara

I've never made this but I am planning to make it for dinner tonight.
With the recipe I have, you whisk the cheese and eggs(uncooked) together, then mix it with the cooked pasta.
Is that really enough to fully cook the eggs?
Thanks!