LogFAQs > #975185315

Spaghetti is best when broken into smaller pieces so it's easy to eat without manually cutting it later, saves a lot of unnecessary work so you can enjoy the food more.

Oil can be used to add flavor, but while it's extremely common it's completely optional, pasta is non-sticky by standard so oil is not needed for this reasoning like some people for some reason keep falsely claiming.

Salt should never be added to anything, especially pasta or anything else that's edible, that goes without saying, it ruins the flavor and is bad for your health with no positives to make up for it, humans get more than enough salt in their diet than needed from the natural amount of salt already contained naturally, and it's hard enough avoiding products that have extra salt added to them during production, so adding even more salt manually during cooking is literally insane, it's more than bad enough as it is, not even gonna comment on people who then also add extra salt to their food while eating it....

Overcooking is optional depending on what kind of outcome one wants, I prefer undercooked as it will continue to absorb moisture after it's taken off the stove and I add sauce when I eat the pasta which will continue to soften the pasta even more, so when it's time to eat the pasta has settled perfectly.

Always wait til the last second to add sauce to make sure the pasta doesn't get overcooked before eating.