{"id":5841,"date":"2024-03-26T17:51:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2024-03-26T17:51:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:51:56","slug":"add-a-tablespoon-of-olive-oil-to-the-pasta-water-grandmas-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=5841","title":{"rendered":"Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the pasta water: Grandma’s trick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Olives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the pasta water: grandma’s trick<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of my grandmother’s tricks is to \u201cadd a tablespoon of olive oil to the water.\u201d It works  <\/strong>, but it’s not what everyone thinks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people boil the water and add the pasta first, with a splash of olive oil. But how many have ever wondered what it is for and if  it is really useful?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cook pasta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many people say that when cooking pasta it is important to use a sufficient amount of water,  approximately 1 liter of water for every 100 grams of pasta.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more water you use, the better, because  it is easier to keep the temperature constant while cooking<\/strong>  . Most pasta is cooked the same way, but my grandmother’s advice was to add a little oil to prevent it from sticking, although it doesn’t really work that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s why many people think that this system prevents the pasta from sticking, but just ask any chef to hear  this belief debunked.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, nothing changes; secondly, it is not necessary and, thirdly, it is neither good nor bad,  it is useless.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, doing it or not doing it, nothing changes. Whether the pasta sticks or not  depends only on the cooking time<\/strong>  , the best advice is to simply boil the pasta in salted water at the right temperature and with enough power to make it perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of this practice is functional to something else. So let’s see what it is about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why a tablespoon of olive oil in pasta water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In fact,  the oil in question remains between the starch particles<\/strong>  that remain on the surface, dividing them. The result of this very simple phenomenon is that  the foam that causes the water to overflow is not formed<\/strong>  .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water leaking from the pan is a very common mechanism, since  the starch in the pasta is capable of creating a plug<\/strong>  on the surface and does not allow steam to escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The water collects and then the lid is lifted  until the water comes out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This process of splitting the starch particles by the oil  creates an opening for the steam<\/strong>  , which can therefore circulate easily, without water being able to escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So it’s a pretty simple trick that  also helps prevent your gas stove from going out<\/strong>  , but it’s not the only one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, it is important to note that this procedure is not the only one to avoid a possible water leak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a second procedure, it is customary to place  a wooden spoon directly on the pan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the starch rises, it concentrates around the spoon and therefore one area will not foam much. This method ensures that only steam escapes, without damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Olives Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the pasta water: grandma’s trick One of my grandmother’s tricks is to \u201cadd a tablespoon of olive oil to the water.\u201d It works  , but it’s not what everyone thinks. Many people boil the water and add the pasta first, with a splash of olive oil. But how many have…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5865,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841\/revisions\/5865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}