Are there advantages to curly/wavy edged homemade lasagne

[Rella]

I'm wondering if there are any (scientific) advantages in the cooking of homemade straight-edged lasagna vs. curly-edged lasagna. (Think: Harold McGee.)

(Spelling lasagne/lasagna noted.)

[monavano]

I love the look of the curly noodles. Just so perdy ;-)

[freia]

Nope. No difference except in presentation, which actually is a moot point once you cut the inner pieces of lasagne. The big thing for me is that the curly edges are harder to manage while making/overlaying the lasagne but that's just a personal thing. I've found a better overlay with flat edged lasagne making it a "tighter" lasagne between the layers, but again, that's just me.

[todao]

Scientific advantages? Not that I'm aware of. Cooking and presentation advantages, a few. I like crisp edges on my lasagna and the curled edges enhance that. I also think it looks kinda pretty on the plate; personal opinion.

[bushwickgirl]

Have to agree, it's all about appearances, no scientific advantage whatsoever. I prefer the curly edge when making a singular (lasagna) roll.

As far as the spelling goes, lasagne is the correct Italian spelling. We use lasagna in the US, for some unknown reason; that translates as one sheet of pasta. The "a" ending is singular in Italian. Either is correct, depending on what country you're in.