How much fresh pasta equals 2-2.5 kg when cooked?

To determine how much fresh pasta is needed to equal 2-2.5 kg when cooked, it's important to understand how fresh pasta behaves during cooking. Fresh pasta absorbs water and expands in size and weight, resulting in a final cooked weight that is significantly greater than its initial dry weight. Generally, the cooking process can cause fresh pasta to approximately double in weight.

When fresh pasta cooks, it typically increases its weight by about 1.5 to 2 times its original weight, depending on the type and thickness of the pasta. If we are looking to have a total cooked weight of 2-2.5 kg, we can calculate the uncooked amount needed based on this information.

If we take a cooked weight of around 2 kg, we could anticipate that roughly 1 kg of fresh pasta would yield this when cooked, as well as potentially yielding a little more than 2 kg when considering water absorption. The best estimate sees 1 kg of uncooked fresh pasta expanding to approximately 2 kg when cooked. Thus, the choice indicating 1 kg aligns accurately with this cooking expansion factor.

This understanding reinforces that 1 kg of fresh pasta is the appropriate amount to yield the desired cooked weight of 2-2.5 kg