How to Make Perfect Pasta

Pasta — that pantry workhorse, a staple of easy weeknight meals — can take on just about any ingredient thrown at it. But it also comes with its share of pitfalls: clumping, oversalting, over- or undercooking. Worry not. In her latest installment of Cooking 101, Sohla El-Waylly will walk you through the secrets to making perfect pasta.Learn how to boil your pasta correctly. Know the right kind of pot to use, how much water to use and how to best salt your pasta water.Know how to easily measure 12 ounces of pasta (and why you should use just three-quarters of the box instead of the…