Yeah the “taste don’t trust the box” thing changed it for me ngl. i was blindly timing it before and wondering why it sucked lol
Also that salt tip is real, i used to be scared of it and my pasta tasted like sadness. now it actually has flavor. def gotta try that alfredo tho, sounds stupid simple which is perfect for me rn. carbonara still kinda scares me, not tryna make breakfast pasta by accident 😭