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 ...

Here's a popular "trick" you can skip. Pasta is one of the most reliable, fuss-free dinners of all time, But, for some reason, there are still common pasta-cooking misconceptions out there that are ...

You've probably heard people say there's a right way and a wrong way to cook pasta. What if I told you that cooking it the ...

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 ...

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 ...