Pasta night is a staple in households everywhere for good reason. It’s comforting, versatile, and a surefire crowd-pleaser.

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 ...

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 ...

This is probably the most common and also the most serious mistake you can make in cooking pasta. Pasta should be tossed when the water boils, not before. And two or three bubbles are not enough to ...