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I mean you can try and decide for yourself how much you like it.

Boiling water can't get hotter than 100C anyway, and water needs lots of energy to both heat and cool. If you cover it and turn off the heat the water inside realistically won't get much colder in ten minutes.

I always used the half technique: if it says 12 minutes I boil it for 6 and then turn off the stove. Never ever got it wrong.

Anyway I highly doubt the biggest pasta brand in the world would ever publicize a method that makes their product any less good.