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Dugh....the purpose of a dash of oil in the pot is ...

dugh....the purpose of a dash of oil in the pot is not to do anything but keep the water from frothing and boiling over....which it will if you don't add a dash of any oil....


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It also helps to stop the pasta or rice sticking together.
Posted 2009-07-07T14:59:37Z
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Oil in the water makes the sauce slide off the pasta in the final dish.  DON'T ADD OIL1
Posted 2009-07-07T15:43:46Z
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As long as we're on the subject of pasta............why do some put salt in the water?
Posted 2009-07-07T15:48:58Z
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The pasta will absorb the salt while cooking therefore seasoning them throughout, unlike after cooking salt and other seasonings are not absorbed they are only layered on top of your pasta.
Posted 2009-07-07T16:03:35Z
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Absolutely! This guy's an idiot.
Posted 2009-07-07T16:21:17Z
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Rubbish. The oil stops the pasta sticking together. If you don't use a lot it won't affect the sauce at all.
Posted 2009-07-07T16:23:45Z
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I'll go with James Beard over Curtis Stone any day.

I don't care where he was trained, the guy is nothing but eye candy with an accent. I don't watch his 'cooking' show; in my opinion he's all flash and no substance.

In his cookbook 'Beard on Pasta,' James Beard states, "Have lots of water boiling furiously. I don't add any salt, because I think that your sauce and cheese will provide enough seasoning. But it's a good idea to add a splash of oil to keep the strands from sticking together."

Words from the Master, as far as I'm concerned.
Posted 2009-07-07T16:39:48Z
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Putting oil in pasta does not either make pasta sauce slide off the pasta, nor does it keep pasta from sticking together.  These are "old wives tales".  I used to add it all the time because my greandmother did.  Then I started reading about cooking pasta and read numerous times oil does nothing.  I stopped using it and there was absolutely no difference in the pasta (it didn't stick nor did sauce slide off).  Then -- this was shown on the Food Channel (Alton Brown - Good Eats)!! He showed that adding oil while making pasta does nothing.  If it makes you feel better, add oil.  But it does not do a darn thing!!.. <smile>  Haven't you ever heard of the expressioin "oil & water don't mix"?  They don't.  The oil just goes down the drain when you drain the water and does not stick to the pasta while cooking cooks.
Posted 2009-07-07T16:46:15Z
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