In the pop culture sphere, the image of a big pot of boiling water ready and waiting for a lobster to be thrown into it is the typical go-to when one thinks about cooking lobster. Funny ...

Even if you thought you chose a pot large enough to keep your pasta water contained, it might still end up boiling over. This, as Gizmodo explains, is because starch molecules from the pasta seep ...

Kenji Lopez-Alt at Serious Eats suggests you can speed up the boiling process with your microwave: ...if you want a pot of water to come to a boil faster, fill it half way with water and set it on ...

Anxious for your pasta water to reach a boiling point? You’re probably tired of hearing "a watched pot never boils." That’s why instead we have the hard facts for you on the science behind the ...

With a few additions and smart timing, a simple pot of boiling water can become a complete meal. By Ali Slagle Everyone knows the beauty of a whole dinner cooked on a single sheet-pan, but not ...

"You want to use lots of boiling, salted water, for fresh pasta or for dried pasta, of any kind," he said. "That's the basic idea, you need enough room in your pot that the pasta isn't going to ...