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[-] exododo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 37 points 1 year ago

No, please don't stir for gods sake. Don't add oils or anything either. What you need is just a big enough pot with water and salt, add the pasta when it's boiling and get it out once it's done. Simple as that.

Pro tip: let it just a little bit undercooked and finish it in a pan with the sauce on it.

I'm not even italian.

[-] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

Does pasta stick together when you don't add salt? I've never stirred a pasta pot in my entire life

[-] exododo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, it doesn't. Salt is just for flavour. Pasta will be dancing in the boiling water, no time to stick together.

[-] Methylman@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Salt actually does more than add flavor - it also makes the water boil at hotter temperatures

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling-point_elevation

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