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Pasta - To oil or not to oil?



Adding oil to the water will perform two functions: it will keep the water from foaming up, and in the case of some delicate filled pastas it will help to keep the pasta from splitting. It will not prevent sticking. Stirring and sufficiently rapid boiling in a lot of water are the keys to separate strands.