5. Adding oil to your pasta water
When it comes to cooking pasta, some people add olive oil to the water to stop the pot from boiling over or to prevent the pasta from sticking together, but that's a cardinal sin in Italian cooking. The oil can make it hard for the sauce to stick to your pasta, and the heated oil itself can cause the starch in pasta to deform, so you'll be left with slimy noodles and no sauce. Instead, reach for the salt. Adding salt as the water is getting boiled can effectively prevent the pasta from sticking together. Besides, a moderate amount of salt also lends flavor to the pasta sauce.
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