Pro chef Adrienne Cheatham returns to Epicurious to break down which pasta best complements the sauce of any recipe. From the tiny dimpled surface of orecchiette and ricelike orzo to long layered sheets of lasagna, learn when, why, and how to pick the right pasta your next time in the kitchen.

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Director: Cory Cavin
Director of Photography: Jeremy Harris
Editor: Boris Khaykin
Host and Expert: Adrienne Cheatham

Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Coordinating Producer: Tommy Werner

Culinary Producer: Kat Boytsova
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Associate Producer: Michael Cascio
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes

Camera Operator: Jake Robbins
Audio: Rachel Suffian
Production Assistant: Nikki Ligos

Hair & Make Up: Nicole Vidro
Culinary Assistant: Asnia Akhtar, Malin Hillemann
Research Director: Ryan Harrington
Copy and Recipe Editor: Vivian Jao, Liz Tarpy

Post Production Supervisor: Stephanie Cardone
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds


0:00 Pasta Categories
0:47 Spaghetti
1:33 Fettuccine
2:19 Angel Hair
2:54 A Note On Cooking Pasta
3:19 Lasagna
4:09 Bucatini
5:02 Mafaldine
5:56 Tagliatelle
7:10 Pappardelle
7:46 Acini di Pepe
8:53 Orzo
9:48 Gomiti
10:37 Gnocchi
12:07 Ravioli
13:20 Fusilli
14:05 Farfalle
15:04 Cavatappi
16:05 Orecchiette
16:57 Paccheri
17:54 Penne
18:31 Rigatoni
19:18 Shells
20:11 It’s Pasta Time


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