All three food pros agree that when it comes to preparing pasta, the choices you make about the water are important. And that begins right at the tap, Guardione says: “When filling your pot with water ...

Perfect pasta isn’t about fancy sauces or secret family recipes, it’s about nailing the basics of water, salt and timing. Miss even one of these, and you’re left with a sad, soggy mess instead of the ...

If it's not tough and chewy, it's reduced to an unpalatable mush—there's certainly a fine art in cooking pasta perfectly al dente. And thanks to scientists and a surprising use of a particle ...

To salt or not to salt: that is the question, at least when it comes to cooking pasta. For Steve Gonzalez, co-founder of Sfoglini Pasta, a New York state-based, artisanal pasta maker, it is no ...

There's no one way to make spaghetti, but there is one that's noticeably better than the rest — resulting in a more cohesive ...

There's something irresistible about pasta. It can be as simple as boiling store-bought spaghetti or as ambitious as hand-rolling ravioli filled with ricotta and prosciutto. It spans every price point ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Overcooked pasta can’t hold sauce and loses its ideal texture. Al dente pasta has a lower glycemic index and keeps you fuller ...

I’ve cooked more pasta than I care to admit. It's in heavy rotation in our family meal plan and I can definitely tell you the difference between al dente and “someone fell asleep during a rom-com.” So ...