+1. I used to subscribe to "huge pot of boiling water" until Kenji studied it. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-cook-pasta-salt-water-boiling-tips-the-food-l

+1. I used to subscribe to "huge pot of boiling water" until Kenji studied it. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-cook-pasta-salt-water-boiling-tips-the-food-lab https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-cook-pasta-salt-water-boi... I've switched to his method. It works really well. Doesn't take as long to boil, uses less gas, uses less water, uses less salt (b/c you waste less in the water). Now I just heat the water to boiling, throw in the pasta, let it come back to a boil, stir a bunch, turn off the heat, and put the lid on. Works every time.