I prepared this dish a couple of times, the second time I randomly got lucky and made a great cacio e pepe, since then all my attempts turn out clumpy, “mozzarella-like” and not creamy.
No matter how many videos I watched, I could never make it well enough.
You had the temperature too high. I use an IR thermometer. Nonna from the old country just knows how long to wait for it to cool down enough which is why it looks like magic easy in their YouTube videos.
No matter how many videos I watched, I could never make it well enough.
I’m glad someone got to the bottom of this issue.