stereo_mike
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Sticky pasta

After I finish to cook pasta it's becoming sticky. Is there any trick to prevent it?

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knownot
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You can do 1 of these things to prevent it:
  1. After removing the water, insert a chunk of butter or
      olive-oil and mix it together.
  2. before inserting the pasta in the boiling water, insert
      olive-oil and only then insert the pasta.

I like way number 1 better (also tastes better  Wink)
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Orna
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There's a third way:

after cooking the paste, wash it with cold water for 30-60 seconds and leave it to dry in a strainer for a few minutes.
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AsafGuy
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When the water are boiling add some sea salt, then add some olive oil then add the pasta.

When the pasta is ready take it out of the water, wash it quickly with some water (not cold water) then add some virgin olive oil and stir it well, it will not stick.
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Jennie
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I'm with Orna's advice.
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lior8
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good evening from Israel,

There are some reasons why your pasta is sticking.

Either you boil it too much or you dont pour water on it after cooking to finish the cooking stage. 

Also, do you put enough water in the pot?

One other tip to avoid sticking, is to stir during the first minute or two of cooking. If you don't stir, pieces of pasta that are touching one another literally cook together.

Use a large pot and also reduce the heat a little agter boiling.

Don't forget to salt the water . 

Let me know if it helped

Lior - (aka Elinoar) - Israel

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