Eater.com's soaked vs. boiled pasta

I was wondering about that technique myself. I recently read his american chop suey recipe, and it seems to contradict what he says about just soaking the pasta before making the zita. In the chop suey recipe, he actually adds quite a bit of liquid that continues to hydrate the pasta while it’s all heating up.

Thanks for taking one for the team, jfood! I think I’m going to pass on this “new technique!”