Depending on if you want it al dente or well-cooked, between 7 and 14 minutes is the recommended time for cooking pasta—so what happens if you boil it for 45?
Professional chef Jack Logue joins Epicurious to take us through the process, minute by minute, to see exactly what happens to pasta when you cook it.
Director: Joe Pickard Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia Editor: Kristopher Knight Talent: Jack Logue Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke Creative Producer: Tyrice Hester Culinary Producer: Mallary Santucci Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Amy Haskour Production Manager: Janine Dispensa Production Coordinator: Tania Jones Camera Operator: Jeremy Harris Audio Engineer: Brett Van Deusen Fact-Checker: Ryan Harrington; Ketaki Malaviya Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo Assistant Editor: Billy Ward Arts and Graphics Lead: Lea Kichler