Spaghetti cooks in boiling water on a stovetop - larisa Stefanjuk/Shutterstock For what seems at first glance like a fairly straightforward task, cooking pasta actually presents a lot of potential ...

For what seems at first glance like a fairly straightforward task, cooking pasta actually presents a lot of potential stumbling blocks between you and success. From knowing how much salt to add to ...

Read more: 3 Smarter Ways To Hack A Bag Of Ice Apart In addition to these caveats, there are pros and cons for putting your pasta in cold water before bringing it to a boil. On the positive side ...

Undoubtedly, when you cook pasta, it's the same routine: Bring water to a boil, salt it, and then deposit the starchy stuff. But can you actually change up the order and put the pasta into cold ...