For most dried pasta: boil 8 minutes, then taste. For fresh: start checking at 2 minutes. For gluten-free: test every 60 seconds after minute 5.
But honestly? The best method is your method. Cook it the way you love it. If that means slightly underdone because you like a fight in your mouth, go for it. If that means slightly overdone because you’re a soft noodle soul, you do you.
Pasta is forgiving. It’s just flour and water. You won’t break it. So relax, grab a fork, and start tasting. The perfect noodle is out there, waiting for you to find it.
Now go boil something. You’ve got this.
