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boil
a minute short of the packet, rinsed cold, then spread out to air-dry
noodles, drained and left to dry on a tray for at least ten minutes if there is time. Surface water is the enemy of crisping: it has to boil off before the noodle can reach browning temperature, and while it does the pan cools and the noodles steam. Dry noodles brown in a fraction of the time