Home / Food / Use a quarter for one serving of spaghettiFood cooking meal pasta dinnerUse a quarter for one serving of spaghettiYes, the coin method works—a single serving of spaghetti is roughly the diameter of a US quarter (about 1 inch). That’s about 2 ounces dry, which is the standard portion.If you don’t have a quarter, a Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesA pan and a splash of water works.Add spaghetti to a full rolling boilAdd tomato sauce after the pasta is cookedAlternative grain pasta cooks differently — adjust your expectationsBreak spaghetti. It's fine. Do it.ExploreWater shoes beat flip-flops for the beach.Waterproof cases are fine; lockers exist but cost.Waterproof mousepads mostly work, but not forever.Waterproof mousepads will make your hand sweat more.Waterproof shoe covers beat a drying area.Previous Use a quarter teaspoon of sunscreen on your face.Next Use a pumice stone for calcium scale — carefully.