Do you add a little oil to the water when you boil your pasta so that it will no

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  1. mio cid profile image58
    mio cidposted 12 years ago

    Do you add a little oil to the water when you boil your pasta so that it will not stick together?

  2. NourRifai profile image60
    NourRifaiposted 12 years ago

    ofcourse you should .. to not stick and also to be soft so it would tast better ..

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    Annabelle Tylerposted 12 years ago

    No, it's a waste of oil. Pasta won't stick together if you use a large enough pot in which to boil it.

  4. Traci21 profile image60
    Traci21posted 12 years ago

    It depends. Sometimes I forget. To be honest I do not see a difference.

  5. mio cid profile image58
    mio cidposted 12 years ago

    I don't know why somebody would vote down someone else's answer, that is not nice.

    1. KarlawithaK profile image62
      KarlawithaKposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed, that is rude. Everyone's comments contribute to the discussion.

  6. Pop Culture World profile image79
    Pop Culture Worldposted 12 years ago

    I add oil only after the pasta is drained of water.

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    Emily Sparksposted 12 years ago

    Yes.  I always add a bit of olive oil so it doesn't stick.  It works well:)  Some people think it is a waste of oil, I don't know, maybe it is, but I put some in just in case.  What can it hurt?

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      Camille Pegramposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Me too.

  8. KarlawithaK profile image62
    KarlawithaKposted 12 years ago

    I always do, especially with the smaller pastas. I also learned the hard way that the water should be a rolling boil before adding pasta.

  9. DzyMsLizzy profile image85
    DzyMsLizzyposted 12 years ago

    Yes, I do add oil to help keep the pasta from clumping together. 
    I will share another tip, too:  I also wipe the top inside of the pot, about an inch-wide band, with oil.  This pretty much prevents the pasta from boiling over.  Since oil and water don't mix, the oil keeps the boilng water from "climbing" over the edge of the pot.

 
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