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arrow-up1848arrow-down1imageIt’s always too little or too much. There is no in betweenlemmy.worldcannedtuna@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·9 days 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-up8·8 days agoIf the water spills while bubbling your pot is either too tiny or you should put less water
minus-squarebluesheep@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 days 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-up1·8 days 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.