Alessi Pasta Pot

It's rare that we cover a piece of cookware that introduces (or in this case, re-introduces) a different method of cooking. The Alessi Pasta Pot by Alain Ducasse and Patrick Jouin ($240) uses an ancient cooking method, developed by olive pickers, that allows the starches to be totally absorbed with the pasta instead of being discarded with the cooking water, and the same is true for the sauce. The result? New, interesting flavors delivered to your table in the pot, which rests on the included trivet.