"Sticky Situation: Does Olive Oil Really Help Prevent Pasta Sticking? A common cooking hack claims that adding olive oil to pasta cooking water is the secret to silky, non-stick noodles. But does it actually work? In a surprising twist, a recent experiment put this technique to the test, revealing a surprising truth about the best way to keep your pasta strands separate. From debunking the olive oil myth to sharing a game-changing cooking method, find out what the results reveal about the art of cooking perfect pasta."


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.