Penne Pasta, Bronze Cut Pasta made in Italy 1.1 lbs (500g), Gourmet Italian Pasta, Non-GMO 100% Durum Semolina, Italian Pasta imported. By Marulo.

My first clue that this was not your average boxed pasta was that not a single tube of penne was broken or chipped inside the bag even though this box arrived in a plastic mailer and had traveled many 100s of miles before it reached my house. Impressive! It takes a little longer to cook than the suggested 10 minutes (I gave it 14 min). I served it with a red sauce with vegetarian sausage, peppers, and onions. Bronze cut pastas are supposed to hold sauce better than store bought and that was certainly true. I did notice that the sauce clung to this penne much better than the more slippery, smooth pasta most of us are used to. I also found it was a bit thicker and sturdier than regular pasta. As for taste, it was very good but I can’t say that I noticed any difference between this pasta and store bought. The price however is substantially more (4-8X higher depending on the brand).

I know it might seem like all dry pasta is the same. But, Marulo proves this to be incorrect. This dry pasta is legitimately remarkable.First, the presentation is next level! When you open the box, a bronze interior reflects light ... literally illuminating the box. It's all but magical! So, you already know you have something special!Now, bring water to a boil (we do not use salt or oil for health reasons, and everything here stills works fabulously), Add this pasta and start with sixteen or seventeen minutes. Try a piece! You might need as many as four more minutes. So, this is going to be very contingent on what degree of al dente you like.The final product holds sauce and accoutrements well. However, it also has the most amazing chewiness. This pasta isn't the carrier for everything else on the plate ... it is a legitimate part of the meal.I am consistently impressed with Marulo. It teaches a huge lesson about perceptions of dry pasta: it can be really, really good! Very, very highly recommended!

I enjoyed this pasta with a bit of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Without a strong sauce, the flavor of the pasta itself really came through. While I wish I had cooked it a bit longer (I think the package said 10 minutes, which is what I did, but it was still rather al dente), it really shined as a component of my meal.I don't honestly know if I could tell you in a blind taste test whether this pasta is significantly better than store brand inexpensive pasta, but I stand by the fact that, on its own, it's a high quality product. It's also possible that I was subconsciously influenced by the Italian words on the fancy packaging.

We love Italian food so when I had the chance to try this, I figured why not. Note while I did receive the product for free, I do have to pay income taxes on the full value of it. My review is based solely on the product itself, nothing more.This is a more refined, authentic Italian pasta than the typical store bought brands. I noticed the difference both in its taste (which was better) and its texture Took longer than my regular pasta brand to cook al dente. We paired it with a meat and tomato based sauce and it tasted very good. We eat pasta once a week and this is a good product with more of a homemade flavor. Other than the $10 price which is a lot more than we spend on pasta, we would recommend

The Marulo Penne Pasta, Bronze Cut Made in Italy is a bit pricey, but I do not mind paying a little extra for a quality product and this is excellent dried pasta!We prefer our pasta a little less al dente, so I cooked it a few minutes longer than recommended. After I strained most of the water, I added my homemade red sauce … and Perfection! The pasta had great flavor and held the sauce far better than the one I get from the grocery store.*Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to sample the Marulo Penne Pasta ~ I would recommend it!*Above are my personal observations and opinions. I am not paid and/or influenced by the merchant. While this product is supplied to me at no cost, it is considered income for tax purposes.

Bronze dies imbue a rougher texture to extruded pasta like penne and it is plain to see here. So make an appropriate sauce-based dish for this, and use something else for a baked casserole where it would be a waste.The penne here is a little thicker than what I am used to, and the recommended cooking time reflects that. You may want to cook it a bit longer to your preference.It's rather pricey, considering DeCecco's penne rigate no. 41 is similarly imported from Italy, made from durum semolina, bronze die cut, and slow dried, at a quarter of the price. This is, however, made on a much smaller scale, by orders of magnitude. I can't justify buying it for myself but perhaps as a gift for someone else.

This penne pasta is definitely on the expensive side but it sure is quality. However, the quality improvement only goes so far and definitely doesn't scale with the price increase.The pasta can have sauces adhere better than normal stuff and is a bit on the thicker and firm/chewy side. It also takes a bit longer to cook due to the thickness. I didn't find the pasta itself particularly tastier, but again, it grabs onto sauce a lot better and has more body/bite.When compared to store-bought stuff, you're getting like a 15-20 percent better pasta. But you're also paying like 5-10 times the amount for that marginal increase. Is the price worth it for you? It sure isn't for me. Pasta has always been a staple dish for me, largely due to being something very affordable. There's no way I could have this stuff regularly, especially with my portion sizes.