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does /ck/ put oil in its pasta water?

>> No.17774263

>>17774240
A lot of Italians do. It used to be more common in the past, tho.

>> No.17774272

>>17774240
Put oil on the pasta after it cooks to prevent sticking

>> No.17774274

>>17774240
The oil from the water cooks the Italian.

>> No.17774276

>>17774240
You can if you want but you should probably add it later. That's what the good extra virgin shit is for. Not for cooking in pans seriously what are people doing.

>> No.17774281

>>17774240
I just use oil instead of water. The more oil you use, the more Italian you are

>> No.17774290

>>17774240
Oil does absolutely NOTHING when cooking pasta, and oil and water do mix. SALT is used to keep pasta from clumping and sticking to the pan, not oil. Italians laugh at stupid Americans that put oil in their pasta water. Also, research the benefits of keeping pasta water, from adding it to your sauces, cleaning, hair mask, watering plants...and it is suggested using pasta water for those things without oil.

>> No.17774297

>>17774290
*OIL AND WATER DO NOT MIX

>> No.17774319

>>17774240
Italian here.
a significant share of italians use the oil-in-the-boiling-water trick, but only when cooking fresh egg pasta (tagliatelle, fettuccine, ravioli...). Almost noone does it when boiling store bought pasta.

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17774333

>>17774240
not my italian

>> No.17774376

>>17774240
No, there isn't really any good reason to do it. And most of it is just going to end up being poured down the drain.

>oil stops it from boiling over
Just turn the heat down a little bit. Keeping the burner on the highest setting just makes it more likely to boil over. Using a slightly lower heat will still let the water boil, but not enough to cause so much foam. Boiling water only gets up to 212F anyway so there's no difference in temperature if it's boiling on medium high or the highest setting, but the extra energy from the burner on high causes more bubbling.

>it stops the pasta from sticking
Stir the pasta as soon as you put it in, and then just stir it occasionally until it's done. That stops the starch from cooking into one giant mass and prevents it from bonding with the bottom of the pot.

>> No.17774458

>>17774240
Was she a spicy meatball?

>> No.17774745

>>17774240
no, I never feared about pasta sticking together once in my life
Tbh I learned about it on /ck/ and americans in general

>> No.17774804

>>17774240
This is heresy to Italian cooking. Not only is it a waste of oil, it also prevents the sauce from sticking to the pasta. If you want to prevent pasta from sticking together, use a large pot, and constantly agitate the pasta.

>> No.17774813

>>17774240
I prefer to add the water to the oil.
The hear from the oil vaporizes the water.

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>>17774813
>>17774804
>>17774745
>>17774458
>>17774376
>>17774333
>>17774319
>>17774297
>>17774290
>>17774281
>>17774276
>>17774274
>>17774272
>>17774263
>>17774240
Do you think marcos drug addicted scammer son would lick my asshole for half a crack rock?

>> No.17775346

>>17774240
take the cannoli

>> No.17775378

>>17774376

Additionally, if your pasta is sticking, it's might be because you're using too small of a pot, and/or too little water for the amount of pasta you're cooking. Oil in the water is just a lazy, crazy, old wive's meme.

>> No.17775427

toss sketti with oil in the colander
wa la

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>>17774263
I am Italian living in Italy and I swear to god that I have never, ever seen anyone put oil in the water. I cook also and this is literally unheard of here. I don't know where your "a lot of italians do" come from.

>> No.17775950

I switched to plain oil and I've never had tastier pasta

>> No.17776332

>>17774240
I just use oil to boil the pasta, I don't dilute it with water.

>> No.17776372

>>17776332
I tried that one time and the pasta was so lubricated it slid off the plate, out the window, and down the street. I never saw it again.

>> No.17776406

Why the fuck was my post deleted?

>> No.17776452

>>17776406
It was of extremely low quality

>> No.17776487

>>17776452
For you

>> No.17776542

>>17775697
guess what? nobody cares

>> No.17777346

>>17774240
For fresh pasta yeah, it's easier to stick
Dry pasta no

>> No.17777347

>>17776542
but that's what's exactly asked in the OP. what's your problem anyway

>> No.17777356

>>17775337
Put the rock in your ass and let him go to town on you.

>> No.17777360

>>17774240
I actually tried it the other day. I didn't notice any difference compared to not putting oil in the water.

>> No.17777369

>>17774290
>watering plants with heavily salted water