"Pasta Perfection: Separating Fact from Fiction in the Kitchen. A common cooking hack claims that adding olive oil to pasta cooking water can prevent noodles from sticking together, but does it really work? A recent experiment put this technique to the test, and the results may surprise you. Find out what happened when cooks tried the olive oil trick and discover a more effective method for achieving perfectly separated strands every time."
We tested whether adding olive oil to pasta cooking water actually prevents noodles from sticking. Here’s what we found — plus a better method for keeping strands separate.
