This dude is fairly respected in the food blogging world and took on the old adage "your pasta water should be as salty as the sea." http://www.seriouseats.com

This dude is fairly respected in the food blogging world and took on the old adage "your pasta water should be as salty as the sea." http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/how-salty-should-pasta-water-be.html http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/how-salty-should-pasta-wa... He concluded that is inedibly salty and even half that is on the upper end of what tastes good.