Getting your pasta just right can be tricky. If it's overcooked, you have a big pile of mush. If it's undercooked, you get bits of hard, dried noodles. Neither is appetizing or pleasant to eat. If you are trying to cook the perfect pasta, there are some basic pasta cooking guidelines that will help get you there. Before you even start cooking, you have to pick out your pasta. If you have ever really looked at the variety of pasta that is available on your supermarket shelves, you ...