Is al dente chewy?

Chef's answer
Al dente (Italian for "to the tooth") is where pasta tastes and feels the best. It's chewy and firm, holding its whole shape in whatever sauce you put it in. And we always finish our pasta by tossing it in a pan of sauce.
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Usually dents on cans are caused by the cans falling or being hit. This can be problematic if it is in the seam of the can, as it can allow the bacteria to enter the can and potentially make someone sick, she says. ... Cans with large dents or dents on the seam should definitely be discarded.
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al dente means that the pasta should feel quite hard under yout teeth. For instance, for spaghetti with 12 minutes normal cooking time, "al dente" means about 10 min, "molto al dente" is around 8-9 min..
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How to Make Spaghetti That's Cooked to Al Dente Perfection
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    Cooking InstructionsTimeFirmness10 MinutesAl Dente11 MinutesFirm12 MinutesTender.
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    The term al dente references how well done a pasta has been or should be cooked. Al dente is generally a bit harder and a little undercooked. The opposite of al dente would be soft, overdone, and a little mushy..
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    Test for Al Dente Either way, al dente pasta should have a bite to it. To test for al dente, you can start biting into the pasta a minute or two before the package instructions indicate it should be done. When you bite into it, and your teeth feel some resistance, but the pasta is still tender, you've reached al dente.
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    The granules just beneath the pasta's surface don't become as hydrated and merely swell without bursting. Finally, the starch at the very center of the pasta becomes only partially hydrated, so the center retains a slightly firm bite and a faint white core that means it's been cooked al dente.
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