Comments on: Pasta – To Rinse or Not to Rinse?! – Kitchen Shortcut

By: Ashley S

Ashley S — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:40:37 +0000

The oil i have found is more for not letting the water boil over. But yes, you should use highly salted water, and the noodles don’t tend to soak in the salt as long as they don’t sit in the water after boiling. Drain immediatly.

By: Amber M

Amber M — Mon, 02 May 2011 02:29:34 +0000

I have had the pasta sticking thing happen over and over, Since I have started string more often, using a larger pot to boil in and adding more oil (1/4 for a large pot) to the water I have pretty much eliminated the sticky stuck together not quiet cooked clump of noodle mess.

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By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:07:15 +0000

I do add the pasta to rapidly boiling water…..It doesn’t stick to the pan so much as the noodles stick to eachother. I also put a tsp of veg/olive oil in while boiling, as I was told this would prevent sticking, but hasn’t worked for me. I will try Jolanda’s advice. Thanks!

By: Jolanda

Jolanda — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:05:01 +0000

I always cook my spaghetti in very well salted water until it is al dente. I never cook it longer than that. Then I drain it but leave the last 100 ml in the pan. I throw the pasta back into the pan and use a fork to stir it through the cooking water.
I don’t know why this works but it does.
Use enough salt, don’t worry about that becaus the majority stays in the water that your throw away.

By: Christine B.

Christine B. — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:24:06 +0000

Amber needs to know about Rachael Rays advice…Add pasta to boiling hot water to avoid sticking together. If you add pasta to cold water it will stick. My experience has been the pasta sticks to the bottom of the pan. What a mess!!!

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By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:34:23 +0000

Very good advice. Now, can you tell me why my spaghetti noodles ALWAYS stick together? Am I cooking too long? Not long enough?

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