Do you fit the pasta profile?

A survey conducted for the Olive Garden Restaurant chain shows that 93% of Americans are pasta eaters. Three out of four do so one to three times a week, most often for dinner (89%). Although 15% say they have eaten pasta for breakfast, just 13% of those actually have prepared it for that meal, the rest gobbling up leftovers from the refrigerator.

Americans use a variety of ways to ensure the pasta they are cooking is ready. The most popular testing method (42%) is tasting it. Others include biting the noodles in half (11%) and using utensils to separate or cut...