Boiling Pasta

Use a big pot of water at a full rolling boil, salted until it tastes mildly of the sea. Stir in the first minute so the pasta doesn't stick. Fresh pasta cooks in 2 to 3 minutes, dried in 8 to 12. Pull it a minute early and finish it in the sauce. Save a cup of the starchy water first, because it helps the sauce cling.