"Don't over-drain the pasta, leave the momentum of that in," he says. "I want some water shaken in there," he later adds. The idea of not properly draining pasta may seem unconventional to some ...

As most of us know, store-bought pastas are made from flour. During cooking, pasta releases starch, which makes the water white. Pouring it away is, however, a big mistake. Starch has emulsifying ...