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How to cook penne pasta

Penne pasta is a favorite in many kitchens because it’s versatile, holds sauces beautifully, and cooks quickly. Whether ...
To salt or not to salt: that is the question, at least when it comes to cooking pasta. For Steve Gonzalez, co-founder of Sfoglini Pasta, a New York state-based, artisanal pasta maker, it is no ...
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 ...
A dedicated home cook has worked out the exact timings needed to achieve perfectly al dente pasta – that firm, toothsome texture Italians swear by – for every single variety going. Fed up with soggy, ...
Chances are good you’re under-seasoning your pasta.