How to keep pasta from sticking: add olive oil to the boiling water
Add olive oil to the pasta water and keep it at a rolling boil so the pasta rolls around and doesn’t stick together.
The transcript instructs adding olive oil to the water to stop pasta sticking together. It also notes that a rolling boil helps prevent sticking by gently rolling the pasta around in the pot.
The short version
- Olive oil in the water is taught here as a way to reduce sticking
- A rolling boil keeps pasta moving so it doesn’t clump
Why it works
Movement from a rolling boil reduces contact time between strands; oil is presented in the transcript as an anti-sticking aid.
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