sf replied:

>> I twirl against the plate. This generally results in a ball of pasta
>> roughly the size of a tennis ball stuck on the end of the fork.
>
> Jeeze, Bob... keep it to 3-4 strands! Plunging your fork into the
> middle of the spaghetti and twirling will always end up in a tennis
> ball sized mass.

Oh, I neglected to mention that I put the fork at the EDGE of the mound of
spaghetti. Plunging it into the middle and twirling will result in a ball
somewhere between a grapefruit and a cantaloupe in size.

Bob