almost burned down the house

I'll take this guys advise and use oil in boiling water :)

Nope, I'm familiar with cooking pasta. I don't use oil though. Actually, I rarely buy oil. When I do, it's because I need it for something like making brownies. I learned to cook pasta by watching The Frugal Gourmet and Joy of Cooking. I find Ramsay to be annoying, and not a good fit for a cooking show. He's more of a 'rockstar' personality. Also, my Joy of Cooking cookbook takes the time at the beginning of each section to explain how, and why, you do things and what common terms used mean. No where does it suggest putting oil in the water or dousing the cooked noodles with oil. In fact, I'm baffled why anyone would think adding oil to the water is going to do anything other then be a fire hazard. The oil just floats on the surface after all.

No, I saw the title of the thread, and read it. I thought I'd be offering sympathy, not boggling at the insanity of using a pressure cooker and adding oil to the water.