cannedtuna@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIt’s always too little or too much. There is no in betweenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up1899
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minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoIt doesn’t do absolutely nothing. It breaks the surface tension of the water allowing for it to boil without bubbling over.
minus-squareAxolotl@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoIf the water spills while bubbling your pot is either too tiny or you should put less water
minus-squarebluesheep@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoExactly! But you don’t have to use olive oil. I put in a few drops of sunflower oil cause it cheap where I live while good olive oil is expensive af
minus-squaregazter@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIt also coats the pasta in a protective layer of oil, preventing the sauce from sticking to it.
It doesn’t do absolutely nothing. It breaks the surface tension of the water allowing for it to boil without bubbling over.
If the water spills while bubbling your pot is either too tiny or you should put less water
Oooo, did not know that. Cool.
Exactly! But you don’t have to use olive oil. I put in a few drops of sunflower oil cause it cheap where I live while good olive oil is expensive af
It also coats the pasta in a protective layer of oil, preventing the sauce from sticking to it.