Fill up a pot with water and bring to the boil; once the water is boiling, salt it, and add the spaghetti. Allow the parts of the spaghetti that do not fit in the saucepan to sit on the sides of it. After about thirty seconds, the submerged part of the pasta will start to soften and you can start patting the dry extremities in. After a further thirty seconds, with the help of a mixing spoon you will be able to mix the whole spaghetti in the water without breaking them.