The most common instruction that I see on the back of pasta boxes is to use 4 to 6 quarts of water per pound of pasta.

Think you know how to cook pasta? You've probably been doing it wrong your whole life. I'm talking about the traditional method we all learned: fill a giant pot with water, wait forever for it to boil ...

In general, fresh pasta cooks in two to four minutes, while thin varieties such as angel hair cook in one to two minutes.

Don’t drain your pasta—lift it straight into the sauce instead. You’ll avoid the sink-side scramble, save dishes, and end up ...