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
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.
I wonder wtf you guys do to your pasta, it’s like the easiest thing to cook… Boil water, add salt, wait for the time written on the box (or just look at it, you’ll see when it’s done).
I don’t think they boil the water. Must be that. No other way I can think why it would stick.
If you don’t stir the pasta adequately after adding it to the pot that can make it stick together. Source: my husband does this all the freaking time.
I usually just snap mine in half, and throw it in boiling water with a bit of salt. I haven’t stirred pasta in years.
Also, if the pan isn’t large enough the pasta will stick I think. I say I think because despite having cooked pasta hundreds of times I’ve never had this happen lol
pan
*visible confusion*
After cooking the pasta just short of done, many toss them in the sauce pan and let them finish cooking in the sauce for a more even pasta-to-sauce-distribution. Saves you the hassle of portioning your sauce.
Hmm I call the large “pans” that you boil water and make sauces in pans, but I assume you don’t in your country- presumably the USA? I’m not even sure what you would call them instead tbh
Or not stir at least once I guess.
I have never stirred pasta once in my life, it’s self stirring
That is not true, if you don’t stir at all, pasta will stick. To stir just once or twice is sufficient though.
I have never stirred pasta. I need you to understand this. I’m old, I’ve never once stirred pasta. I’ve made a lot of pasta.
I wait for the water to boil, I put salt in and question if this even does anything but I do it anyway, I put the pasta in then seven minutes or so later it’s done.
Salt bumps up the boiling temp of your water, and it also keeps the flavor of your noodles from leeching out. It’s very important
Yeah, I’ve read those theories, I’ve also seen people say it does nothing. I’ve forgotten and it’s made no difference. But I still do it. It’s worth noting you have to add a lot of salt to meaningfully change the boiling temperature.
Did you ever make spaghetti? When you put a bunch of them in the pot, one end of the bunch still sticks out and the bunch just stands there while the lower ends stick together.
I have made endless spaghetti and this has never ever been the case for me, ever.
Are you american? i gotta know if this is some american food is weird thing. american food is often weird. this is not something the rest of the world talks about.
I have never stirred pasta before, and never had it stick even once. Are you sure you’re waiting for the water to reach a full boil to add the pasta? At that point that air bubbles should be knocking it around enough that you don’t have to bother.
Did you ever make spaghetti? When you put a bunch of them in the pot, one end of the bunch still sticks out and the bunch just stands there, so no amount of bubbles is going to “knock them around”.
All you gotta do is push the ends that’re stocking out under once it’s soft enough. No stirring necessary. I suppose you can if that’s easier for you, but I don’t bother.
Editing in real quick though, I’ve never cooked high end pasta, so maybe that’s different. I’m broke, so it’s always the cheap stuff for me
Yeah but we prefer eating our pasta in lots of small pieces, not in one big log.
Source: first time my son was home alone and made spaghetti 😘
Yeah but we prefer eating our pasta in lots of small pieces, not in one big log.
Source: first time my son was home alone and made spaghetti 😘
What are you people doing to your pasta… I don’t even know what universe it would do that. How would it do that? Is this some American thing where American pasta isn’t made from wheat anymore but instead corn syrup?
Nah, they are probably letting it sit for 5 minutes after draining before they serve it.
If you don’t take care, and don’t stir, spaghetti might stick badly.
If you have enough water, hot enough, salt a bit, see to it that when you put the pasta in the water it’s not in a big lump, then it’s going to be okay.
I like to stir after a minute or three, but it’s mostly to see everything is okay like water temp.
Beginners might chuck it in colderer water, not stir spaghetti or whatever. Been there done that ☺️
Good night!
I bought cheap store brand pasta once. That was the only time I’ve ever had noodles stick together.
Did you buy pasta or noodles… I’m confused
What do you think the difference is?
It’s a trap! Don’t answer that!
Truest thing I’ve read this morning. O/P better have a strong umbrella by the computer… if they dare.
Noodles are synonymous with east Asian cuisine, come in varieties such as soba, egg, glass, upon, etc.
Pasta is synonymous with Italian cuisine and comes in varieties such as penne, tortellini, spaghetti, rigatoni, etc.
Pasta is a type of noodles.
… you what.
I suppose you’ll tell me I’m the king of merry old England next
Some bad celebrity chef at some point told Americans that you have to put olive oil in the water to prevent sticking.
Like…no. Just stir it occasionally lol
Americans and oil. Name a more iconic duo.
Italians and pasta!
Like…no. Just stir it occasionally lol
Why? It doesn’t stick while its in the water either way (for me at least, maybe the starch content varies enough to change that around the world).
put olive oil in the water*
*This recipe is sponsored by Sovena.
It’s a shitty pasta fault. Good pasta does not stick, simply boil water add salt put pasta in.
If you throw the pasta on the wall and it sticks, it’s done. If you don’t want to use the wall, use the inside of the microwave’s door.
Or put it in your mouth and taste like a normal person.
Cooking pasta correctly is an art, but there are some basic rules to follow if you want consistent results.
If you want to avoid this situation in particular, take the pasta out just before it’s done along with about 1/4 cup of the water and add both to your sauce and finish cooking the pasta there. You’ll end up with pasta that is cooked perfectly with a sauce that readily adheres to each noodle and no stickyness
This is the way. Once I learned the pasta water trick, I never looked back.
Don’t you just end up with shitty, watery sauce?
The pasta water helps thicken the sauce and makes it more stickier, same way the cornstarch water slurry works.
No
Let me rephrase: how do you NOT end up with shitty, watery sauce?
Well, you only use a bit of the pasta water, it depends how much tomato sauce you’re making.
Pull out about a cup of the pasta water.
Dump the pasta. Don’t rinse the pasta, ever.Now either slowly pour in a bit of the pasta water into the sauce, stir it, look at it, there should be a sheen. The pasta water makes the red sauce very silky.
Or, take a frying pan, turn the heat on. Add butter and olive oil. When the butter gets melted, dump diced veggies (or not) into the pan. Cook the vegetables to almost desired tenderness. Dump garlic in for no more than one minute.
Dump some pasta water in, just a little, and throw the pasta on top. Mix it up. After a short time, 15 seconds maybe, pour the red sauce on top of the spaghetti and veggies, stir.
After about a minute or so, add pasta water, just a bit. Stir. Taste. Is it shiny and silky? If not add a little more water. Repeat until it’s tasty.Rinsing the pasta is fine for making a cold pasta salad or something like that, removing the free starch stops it from sticking. But for a dish with sauce, definitely don’t rinse.
The sauce itself should be quite thick before adding the pasta water. I let my bolognese reduce for at least an hour and a half before starting to boil water for the pasta.
Let the water evaporate, duh. You can also add cream or cheese to the sauce.
How much is one cup? A big one or a small one? I have several
237 mL. It’s a US unit.
Edit: I just realized I have a 2-cup measuring cup and I’ve never noticed how weird that sounds until now.
use the biggest one you have. fill it up to the top then throw that shit away.
12 tbsp.
This shouldn’t happen unless you overcook your pasta. When the water starts boiling, toss in some salt and then the pasta. Wait for length of time on the pasta package. Then remove from heat and drain. If it still gets sticky, buy a better quality pasta.
I’ve never oiled my pasta water before. It’s really simple: use the minumum amount of water to fully boil the pasta, salt the water, wait until the water comes to a full boil, then put the pasta in, regular spaghetti takes about 6-7 minutes to become al dente.
Oil the pasta after you strain it is the way you prevent it from sticking together.
If you use the minimum and precise amount of water, water will be completely evaporated when pasta is done, so you won’t have to strain. I don’t know why, but this makes pasta so much tasteful.
Never had pasta stick in the boiling water, dunno what some people are doing to their pasta here. Best thing is just taking it right from the boiling water to the sauce before it’s done, add some pasta water in there, last thing toss a bit of olive oil in. Throw basil on top to serve if extra fancy.
Gluten free pasta is much worse. If you don’t stir it a lot for the first 3-4 minutes it WILL stick together.
Noodles are tasty
That’s all I know, and at this point I’m afraid to learn more
About with what others have said, you should not stir it so often or you damage it! Usually I stir it only about twice during the boil.
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If you cook in 5-10l of water you will dilute the starch and the pasta won’t stick. Also if you mix the sauce through the pasta post cooking and let it rest for 5-10 mins it will soak up the sauce
I swear, it doesn’t matter what I try, pasta always sucks. Doesn’t matter if I constantly stir, add oil, anything. It always sticks.
It won’t stick if you pour some olive oil after filtering it. Two liters should do
Your pasta water should be salty as ocean water. It’ll help.
Albin kinda rhymes with Italian so it must be true
Everything is an illusion bro… 🫣
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Just cut the pasta short, problem solved.
Heretic!
Heretic!
