"Pasta Perplexity Solved: Does Adding Olive Oil to Cooking Water Really Help? For years, home cooks have been adding a dash of olive oil to their pasta cooking water in an attempt to prevent the pesky problem of noodles sticking together. But does this trick actually work? In a surprising test, researchers put this age-old hack to the test, and the results may just change the way you cook pasta forever. From the science behind the method to a game-changing alternative that's guaranteed to keep your strands separate, find out what really happens when you add olive oil to your pasta cooking water."
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.
