"Pasta Perplexity: Does Olive Oil Really Prevent Sticking? A Surprising Kitchen Hack Revisited. For years, home cooks have been adding olive oil to their pasta cooking water in an attempt to prevent noodles from sticking together. But does this simple trick really work? In a recent experiment, a team put this long-held kitchen hack to the test, revealing a surprising truth about what really keeps pasta strands separate. Find out what they discovered, and learn a better method for achieving perfectly cooked, non-stick 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.
