Oil in pasta water

[hollydolly]

Do your rinse the pasta? Because I'm one lousy cook.

NO...absolutely no rinsing.. Just drain the pasta, almost completly but leave a little tiny amount of water still in the pan..then mix in your sauce ..it couldn't be simpler tbh

 

[againstthegrain]

The thinner pastas tend to be more of a stick together type and can benefit from oil in the water.

Angel hair - it's the worst. Just keep stirring and separating w a kitchen fork during the 2-3 mins it takes to cook.

 

[Remy]

NO...absolutely no rinsing.. Just drain the pasta, almost completly but leave a little tiny amount of water still in the pan..then mix in your sauce ..it couldn't be simpler tbh

Whoops. I've always rinsed. Will stop.

 

[hollydolly]

Whoops. I've always rinsed. Will stop.

oh yes do stop....

 

[Sippican]

Don't do it. Oily pasta keeps the sauce from clinging to it.

Ya, oil doesn't let the sauce hold to the pasta.

 

[Nathan]

Rinse the pasta, put a bit of oil in it to keep it from sticking.

 

[Bella]

No to putting anything in the water except salt and pasta. Turn down the heat so the pasta is at a lively simmer, and stir it often with a fork. When it's done, quickly drain it, but don't drain it dry, and do not rinse. Rinsing pasta removes the surface starch. That's fine if you prefer your sauce at the bottom of the bowl as opposed to actually sticking to the pasta.