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MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• MisterFrog@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The oil does nothing other than float on top of the water

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  • RedAggroBest@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It breaks surface tension and stops the water from boiling over. Oil means a lot less watching the pot while I do other things.

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    • Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Is your pot really tiny or you put too much water? I don’t see how it’s possible that it boills over, only if you negkect it for a lot but at that point, the pasta is ruined too probably

      And oil will not do anything else other than making your sauce not stick properly to the pasta

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      • THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Mine boils over in a large pot because I’m impatient and have the heat too high. The bubbles come up and through the pasta so violently that they use the noodles to ramp out of the pot. It’s somewhat amusing until you get a fat sizzler that won’t stop and you know it’ll be a bitch to clean.

        Alas, it is a consequence of my own actions.

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    • froh42@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      And it ruins the pasta, so the sauce doesn’t stick to it. Use less heat.

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    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Just lower your temps so it doesnt bubble as much?

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      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        or put a spoon on top. if it’s wooden you can have it catch fire for more kitchen fun!

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• PeroBasta@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Use a decent quality pasta, stir once. No oil needed.

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  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I use cheap pasta, never stir and it almost never sticks. I’d hazard a guess that people who are having this happen are not using salt, and probably not using enough water or a big enough pot.

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    • PeroBasta@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yeah, big pot and salt are mandatory.

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  • HerbGrower@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    TIL the cheapest pasta in Aldi is decent quality.

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    • flying_sheep@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Aldi regularly wins product comparisons: best OJ, best olive oil, best bike helmet, …

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    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It is! If you want to get real fancy get pasta that’s bronze cut, it’ll usually have it on the box somewhere up top as a selling point. It makes the pasta edges slightly rougher and makes sauce cling to it more. I forget if Aldi has any like that, but you can usually find it for maybe 50 cents to a dollar more (USD) in other stores. Very low cost, high reward.

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      • HerbGrower@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        UK Aldi, not sure I have ever seen bronze cut used as a selling point on pasta, probably out of my price range.

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    • PeroBasta@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Never tried it

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• kamee@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Adding oil is a great way to lubricate your pasta so the sauce won’t stick to it…

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