Nobel Prize-winning physicist urges Italians to cook pasta with the stove off to save 8 minutes of gas and reduce soaring energy bills

Italians are using the stove turned off to limit the amount of gas they use in order to save money on their energy bills.

When the pasta and water are in the pan on the stove, the heat is kept constant.

According to Giorgio Parisi, pasta can be cooked on a low heat once the water in the pan reaches boiling point. Parisi said to keep the lid on the pan. He said that the method still cooks the pasta.

The stove can be turned off completely after the water has boiled, according to a post by an architect described as a well-known architect. The pasta should be left in the pan for an additional minute until it's ready. At least eight minutes of gas can be saved.

The Unione Italiane Food suggests turning the heat off while cooking to save up to 45% of energy and carbon dioxide emissions. The association said that using the right amount of water and putting a lid on the pot make a difference.

Some Italian chefs didn't like the advice.

According to Wasfi Mesieha, a chef at an Italian restaurant in Rome, the pasta will cook if the flame is turned off.

Chef Vincenzo Feola toldDeutsche Welle that when the pasta is cooked without the stove on, it doesn't have the right consistency, becomes sticky, and tastes bad.

Europe is grappling with an energy crisis after Russia cut supplies in response to Western sanctions.

Various measures have been implemented by European governments and businesses to reduce power consumption.

British people have got rid of their $29,000 vintage stove in order to save money on energy costs, while German bakeries have switched the lights off in protest of high bills.