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Originally Posted by Charlatan
In the meantime, add the spaghetti to a large pan of boiling salted water with the olive oil and cook until al dente (this is a lot crunchier than you think).
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It really is. I think of it this way--al dente means "to the tooth", so you want the pasta to be firm enough so as to be toothsome
The best way to find out if your pasta is done is to taste--bite it! There really is no other way.
if you're adding it into sauce, though, and cooking it a little longer, you might want to originally undercook it a little in order to maintain that toothsome quality.