how do you keep spaghetti from sticking to each other after you drain it?

Question

I already add oil to the water while it is boiling and it does n't help!

Answer 1

Don't put the oil in the water after cooking stran and add oil to the pasta.

Answer 2

I had the exact same problem...i also was using oil and butter like the previous answers stated, but still had the sticking problem. I found out that I wasn't using enough water for the amount of spaghetti I was making. Also, it's very important to keep the water rapidly boiling at all times.

This is exactly how I fixed my sticking problem: Put plenty of water into a pot--follow direction exactly on package--do not guess, add salt and a drop of oil, bring to a rolling boil. Add spaghetti, keep water at rolling boil, stir frequently, do not overcook! Overcooked noodles get mushy--very very sticky! then drain. This should get you perfect non-sticking pasta every time.
And when I refrigerate leftover pasta noodles, I pour cold water over them to prevent them from drying out and becoming sticky again. Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Answer 3

The best way to keep the spaghetti from sticking together is to save some of the water that you boiled the pasta in (about 4 tbsp per pound of pasta) and add it in after. With warm dishes, oil works well too but if you are going to use a sauce it won't stick to the pasta well. With cold dishes, rinse the pasta under cold water.

Answer 4

While it's still in the colendar, run cold water over it. I'm not quite sure why this works, but it does! I don't add any kind of oil or butter to the water (don't want to add in the calories), I just run the cold water over the cooked spaghetti. It works every time.

It will cool off the spaghetti some (obviously), but if your sauce is hot, you'll never notice.

Answer 5

I never add oil to the water, just salt. I stir it a few times while it's cooking to keep it separated. And time it so that the sauce is already done. Then if I'm tossing it with the sauce, I run it under cold water to rinse off excess starch. It warms up in the sauce. Rinse with hot water and toss with some olive oil and serve immediately if the sauce is going on top.

Answer 6

Add a few drops of olive oil or vegetable oil to the water while boiling the pasta. Works every time.

Answer 7

Drain the spaghetti, THEN drizzle some oil into the collander and stir. It makes your collander oily, but it works. A nice olive oil is good to use. It even adds to the flavor a bit.

Also, you can try not cooking the spaghetti quite so long. Cook it more on the Al Dente side and you'll have less sticking.

Polly

Answer 8

You are cooking it too long. The spaghetti is becoming soft enough that the gluetins in the flour are causing them to stick together when they start to cool.

Most people follow the package instructions for cooking the pasta and overcook it. Try taking 1 minute off your cooking time and see if this reduces the sticking.

Answer 9

When you boil the water add 3 or 4 pinches of salt this keeps the noodles from sticking tiogether.

Answer 10

add some oil in salted water and wait 1min after it starts 2boil
after you drain spaghetti add small cube of butter and stir