No matter what kind of pasta dish you’re making, from pasta salad to a classic spaghetti carbonara, overcooking your pasta is the easiest way to ruin your meal. You may have heard of the term “al ...

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 ...

Yes, there is a right answer. So often we treat pasta as nothing more than a vehicle for what we put on top of it, whether that's a chunky tomato sauce, basil pesto, or creamy Alfredo. What’s easy to ...

A rice cooker isn't just for rice. You can cook pasta to perfection in a rice cooker, and by tossing in a few ingredients, you can have a complete one-pot meal. Cooking pasta in a rice cooker is ...

Cooking pasta al dente allows for some carryover cooking to happen once it’s out of the pot, whether that’s in a colander, a pot, or a skillet. It means you can finish cooking your pasta in sauces ...

Andrea Scotti receives funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and the Swedish Research Council. Whether you prefer your spaghetti al dente or soothingly soft, it can be difficult to ...