The objective of this study was to determine the effect of cooking time on the cooking quality and texture properties of spaghetti made with different raw materials. As a result of extension in the cooking time, an increase was observed in the amount of water absorbed by the products, with a simultaneous increase in the index of pasta mass gain after cooking. A high significant correlation between weight increase index and moisture of cooked spaghetti was observed (r = 0.97, p < 0.0001).  The dry matter losses, during 4-16 minutes cooking of spaghetti, were positively correlated with the distance for maximum cutting force and with the cutting work. The correlation coefficients were 0.85 and 0.51, respectively. The highest values of the cutting force and the cutting work characterised pasta cooked in the time immediately preceding the minimum cooking time. The application of cooking times longer than the minimum caused a decrease in the firmness of the pasta but the changes were relatively slight. This shows a high resistance to overcooking of all tested spaghetti.