I made some spaghetti. I noticed that, as I removed it from the package, I broke it in half and dropped it in the pot. I’ve watched some people lay it in the boiling water whole, even though it sticks up. I suppose that, as it cooks and gets soft, it all falls in and makes the matter moot. Except that then you have these foot-long strands of spaghetti to spin around on your fork and attempt to slurp up and eat.

So what’s your method, break it or just let it roll? And how strongly do you feel about it, and why?