This is the perfect instrument for stirring spaghetti or other types of pastas while they are boiling. Less so for serving, especially short pasta because it will fall through the holes. For serving or plating pasta it’s best to use the tweezers. If you are going to have a large bowl of pasta this is a good item to have on hand for serving long pasta like spaghetti, linguine, bucatini, fettucini and tagliatelli