2nd attempt at Cacio E Pepe: Failure

Ok. Heat management really is the issue. My first attempt, i didn’t let the pasta cool down. I took it immediately out of the water and began tossing it with the cheese. That was trash, so that is where it ended up.

My 2nd attempt. I transferred the pasta into my pepper water “broth”, cooked that on medium, let it “rest” for about 8-15 seconds on no heat, transferred the cheese and it stuck to my pan.

I’m thinking third time. I cook the pasta a few mins shy of done in the pot, transfer that pasta into the pan with the toasted black pepper. Continue cooking it on the pan using the pasta water as my only source of heat. After 2 mins, i incorporate the cheese.