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hoppingbunny123
Inspiring
July 5, 2020
Question

almost burned down the house

was cooking spaghetti, i boiled the water and put in some canola oil, the water boiled i added the spaghetti and then added in a big spoon of butter.

i covered the pot with a lid that has a pressure release and stood nearby, i look up after a minute or two and see the pot look bad so i ran and lifted the lid, some spill over went into the heat element and caught fire, and the water was really bubbly the entire cooking time.

i had a premonition i almost had a bad accident but was spare because of someone special. so thank you to whoever holds me dear to your heart! :) 

    22 replies

    OmegaM4N
    Honored Contributor
    July 6, 2020
    Why are you cooking spaghetti in a pressurised pot. lol


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    Kentobi
    Participant
    July 6, 2020
    Why would you put oil and butter into pasta water?
    Zenbane
    Zenbane
    Honored Contributor
    July 6, 2020
    Your AI Bot might have cooked that spaghetti more appropriately.

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    Shadowmask72
    Shadowmask72
    Honored Contributor
    July 6, 2020

    Kentobi said:

    Why would you put oil and butter into pasta water?


    You can either add some salt or oil into the water to prevent it from sticking together. I do this with olive oil all the time. I think OP is likely to have overdone it. Not sure why you need to cook it covered either. Handy tip, as long as the temp isn't maxed out a wooden spoon placed on the pan across the top will prevent it from bubbling over.
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    Kentobi
    Participant
    July 6, 2020



    Kentobi said:

    Why would you put oil and butter into pasta water?


    You can either add some salt or oil into the water to prevent it from sticking together. I do this with olive oil all the time. I think OP is likely to have overdone it. Not sure why you need to cook it covered either. Handy tip, as long as the temp isn't maxed out a wooden spoon placed on the pan across the top will prevent it from bubbling over.


    You want to salt your water, but you don’t want to oil it. Never heard of butter. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/youre-doing-it-wrong-the-guide-to-making-perfect-pasta-946855/

    But I’m glad nobody got hurt!!
    Fazz
    Honored Contributor
    July 6, 2020
    I always use a teaspoon of oil to stop spaghetti sticking together. I've done that for god know how many years now. I wouldn't put it in a pressure cooker though.
    namedevice2
    Up and Coming
    July 6, 2020
    You add salt to the water (quite some, not just a sprinkle) for taste. You don't need to add anything to keep it from sticking. It won't help. You keep it from sticking by stirring it a bit once it gets a bit soft.

    After you've drained the pasta if you want to keep it sitting for a bit before using (or for a cold pasta salad type of thing), thén you add some oil and stirr it so all is covered in a little bit of oil and that will prevent it from sticking. If you use it immidiately in sauce no oil is needed.
    Morgrum
    Inspiring
    July 6, 2020
    Kentobi
    Salt to help the boil and add flavor.
    Olive oil to help prevent the noodles from sticking its pretty standard.
    Although my sicilian grand ma never did it after the noodles are ready I put em in a collander and run hot water through em to get the excess starch off of them. 
    Once thats done I put them back in the pot with a few dollops of butter to enrich the taste.
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    Fazz
    Honored Contributor
    July 6, 2020

    Thmoas said:

    You add salt to the water (quite some, not just a sprinkle) for taste. You don't need to add anything to keep it from sticking. It won't help. You keep it from sticking by stirring it a bit once it gets a bit soft.

    After you've drained the pasta if you want to keep it sitting for a bit before using (or for a cold pasta salad type of thing), thén you add some oil and stirr it so all is covered in a little bit of oil and that will prevent it from sticking. If you use it immidiately in sauce no oil is needed.



    I disagree, I know that adding a teaspoon of oil to the boiling water stops spaghetti sticking together. You don't even have to fart around stirring it if you do this. Before I did this my spaghetti would always stick together and now it doesn't.
    DawsITA
    Inspiring
    July 6, 2020
    Let the water boil, and a couple of spoon with salt, no oil no butter. Only when water boil add spaghetti to the pot. Move spaghetti during cooking with a fork. Cook until they are almost done, not too much, this prevent they stick tougher. Add oil just a little line,only when served on a plate. And you're done. You can eat like that, very tasty. Adding a bit of cheese and pepper, as desired. 
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