Texture will be different depending on how long it stays in the water and at what temperature you cook it. Going to the extreme could help: dumping the dry pas

Texture will be different depending on how long it stays in the water and at what temperature you cook it. Going to the extreme could help: dumping the dry pasta in cold water and leaving it for a day would soften it while not cooking it much. The same process is happening at a way milder scale when you dump it before the boiling point.