Oil in pasta?
@1creekgirl (41700)
United States
October 24, 2024 9:45pm CST
The post by Snowy about using a spoon to stop water from boiling over in a pot of food made me wonder about this.
I started pouring just a little bit of vegetable oil in a pot that's boiling pasta. It's supposed to keep the sauce from sticking to the pasta which some people like. But I don't want that, so I add the oil.
Any opinions on this? I know NJChicaa is rolling her eyes if she's reading this. It's not earth shattering, but I'm just curious.
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@LindaOHio (181508)
• United States
25 Oct
I used to put a little bit of oil so that the pasta didn't stick together. Have a good day.
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@1creekgirl (41700)
• United States
26 Oct
I don't like the pasta sticking together, either.
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@1creekgirl (41700)
• United States
26 Oct
@LindaOHio My neck is my worst pain/problem right now, but waiting for MRI so I can hopefully get an injection.
Dale's some better after the back injection for pain in his legs and feet.
I haven't had a chance to read your recent post, but any changes in your husband's situation?
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@LindaOHio (181508)
• United States
26 Oct
@1creekgirl How are you feeling, Vicki? How is your husband doing?
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@kaylachan (71660)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Oct
I've never done that, but then I don't really have problems with pasta sticking.
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@kaylachan (71660)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Oct
@1creekgirl But then I also break up and stir the pasta occassionally. So that plays a role in it.
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@1creekgirl (41700)
• United States
26 Oct
@kaylachan I actually do those two things, too.
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@1creekgirl (41700)
• United States
26 Oct
That's good you don't have that problem.
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Same!!
@sallypup (61596)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Oct
@1creekgirl I agree with you. Cindy has a foceful nature and way about her.
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@1creekgirl (41700)
• United States
26 Oct
@sallypup You're very kind about her.
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@RebeccasFarm (90339)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Oct
I always add a drop of good quality olive oil to my boiling water for pasta.
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@1creekgirl (41700)
• United States
26 Oct
I know that real Italian cooks probably don't do that.
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@LadyDuck (472024)
• Switzerland
26 Oct
@1creekgirl - Never oil in the water where pasta is cooking. Adding oil into the water does not stop pasta sticking together, it will only make the pasta slippery. AND oil does not stop water from boiling over in a pot. Water boils from bottom up, not top down. Oil on top won't do anything.
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@1creekgirl (41700)
• United States
26 Oct
@LadyDuck I agree with the oil not stopping water from boiling over, but we like our pasta slippery. What can I say, lol?
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@RasmaSandra (80686)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Oct
I add a little bit of oil to pasta and also to rice,
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@1creekgirl (41700)
• United States
26 Oct
I never thought to add oil to rice. Thanks!
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@porwest (92459)
• United States
27 Oct
@1creekgirl Indeed it does. Heck, why be like everyone else anyway? That's boring if you ask me.
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@aureategloom (11218)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
25 Oct
my mom would always add a little bit of oil in pasta, so that's how i learned to make it too 
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@grenery8 (11162)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
27 Oct
@1creekgirl in my case, some past gets glued but not all of it.
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