Cooking spaghetti squash cut-side up

Cutting the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise is one of the common ways to prepare it. It's better to stand the squash on its non-stem end and cut it down until you reach the cutting board since the stem is quite difficult to cut through. The result will be two boat-shaped halves that are prepared for roasting.

Place the squash halves cut side down on the baking sheet before putting them in the oven. Winter squash has a rather high water content, like other vegetables. According to Harvest to Table, depending on the type, winter squash contains 86 to 89% water. When food is cooked, some water drains out, but if the halves are roasted cut-side up, a lot of the moisture would stay within the boats. The outcome? spaghetti squash with mush. The squash stays delicate and moist without getting waterlogged when the halves are roasted cut-side down because the fluid is released and turns into steam when it touches the oven sheet.