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Steve Wertz
 
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On 20 Oct 2003 23:49:26 GMT, ode (Yukon
Cornelius) wrote:

>>A drop of oil in the pasta water keeps the pasta from sticking...

>
>That's a good one. Oil on top of water, pasta under water...hmm...why doesn't
>that work?


The main reson not to add oil to boiling pasta water is that the sauce
won't stick to the pasta as well.

-sw