What pasta shape cooks the fastest?

Chef's answer
Smaller or thinner pasta shapes cook faster than larger, thicker shapes. Go for skinny angel hair instead of spaghetti or linguine.
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COOKING YOUR PASTA
  • Bring 4 - 6 quarts of water to a rolling boil, add salt to taste.
  • Add contents of package to boiling water. Stir gently.
  • Return to a boil. For authentic "al dente" pasta, boil uncovered, stirring occasionally for 4 minutes. ...
  • Remove from heat. ...
  • Serve immediately with your favorite Barilla sauce.
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    By learning the difference between al dente and overcooked pasta, you'll cook angel hair pasta just right every time.
  • Boil together a large pot of water and a small pinch of salt. ...
  • Place the pasta into the boiling water and add a few drops of olive oil to the water to prevent the pasta from sticking together.
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    Bonus tip: If your sauce isn't quite ready but your pasta is, run it under cold water to halt the cooking process. Once fully cooled and drained, drizzle the pasta with olive oil to prevent it from sticking together.
    COOKING YOUR PASTA
  • Bring 4 - 6 quarts of water to a rolling boil, add salt to taste.
  • Add contents of package to boiling water. Stir gently.
  • Return to a boil. For authentic "al dente" pasta, boil uncovered, stirring occasionally for 4 minutes. ...
  • Remove from heat. ...
  • Serve immediately with your favorite Barilla sauce.
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    As with any pasta, but probably more so than spaghetti, you need a lot of salted water to make angel hair. It cooks very quickly so you want to make sure the pasta has plenty of room to move around in the little amount of time it will be in the water. ...
    We all eat them. The reason why you should not break pasta is that it's supposed to wrap around your fork. That's how long pasta is supposed to be eaten. ... The pasta must be cooked right to allow the sauce to stick to it, and the sauce should be thick enough to both stick to the pasta and not drip, splatter, or dribble.
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