For small portions that probably will work. Plenty of times I’ve put pasta in only to have it stick if I don’t stir a little in the first minute or two. There’s just not enough room for the boiling to agitate the pasta enough to prevent sticking.
All the oil is doing is helping the pan not boil over while on a high heat as it makes the formation of bubbles at the surface more difficult. So… it kind of helps because you can cook more easily at a high heat but yeah it does nothing for the pasta.
It won’t stick together like that if you actually wait for the water to come to a proper boil before you add the pasta
For small portions that probably will work. Plenty of times I’ve put pasta in only to have it stick if I don’t stir a little in the first minute or two. There’s just not enough room for the boiling to agitate the pasta enough to prevent sticking.
I think all you really need is a Knorr chicken stock cube.
For spaghetti? That kind of seems like a waste of a stock cube since most of that water is just going to get dumped at the end
It’s a meme. Supposed master chef Marco Pierre white was chilling for Knorr and made a video advocating this
https://youtu.be/h2Ut1H659lU?si=6KnpQAYUg4ohy9wC
Yeah, but he’s putting stock in the sauce not just throwing it into the water for boiling the pasta though
A bit of oil helps too
Oil that floats to the top of the water? Don’t see that helping much
All the oil is doing is helping the pan not boil over while on a high heat as it makes the formation of bubbles at the surface more difficult. So… it kind of helps because you can cook more easily at a high heat but yeah it does nothing for the pasta.
It eventually gets absorbed by the pasta and makes it creamier. Unless you have too much water.