Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The reality is, you have probably seen it countless times. Someone proudly drizzles olive oil into a pot of boiling water, believing they’ve just unlocked the secret to perfect pasta.
Adding oil to pasta water might sound smart, but it’s one of those kitchen habits that survives because nobody questions it. Maybe someone’s Nonna did it once, or a TV chef said it on camera and suddenly it became “the rule". They say it keeps the pasta from sticking or adds flavor to the water. But here’s the truth: oil in pasta water doesn’t do either of those things. In fact, it does the opposite!
So it's time to finally debunk this myth and talk about what really makes pasta perfect every time.
💯 Follow this link to read and print the full article about this topic:
vincenzosplate.com/oil-in-pasta-water-why-italians-never-do-it
#pasta #cooking #vincenzosplate
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⏱️⏱️TIMECODES⏱️⏱️
0:00 Why You Should Never Add Oil to Pasta Water
1:29 What Happens When You Put Olive Oil in the Water
2:01 What Actually Prevents Pasta from Sticking
3:06 How to Keep Your Pasta from Sticking the Italian Way
4:50 Final Thoughts – The Truth About Oil in Pasta Water
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🎬 #VincenzosPlate is a YouTube channel with a focus on cooking, determined to teach the world, one video recipe at a time that you don’t need to be a professional chef to impress friends, family and yourself with mouth-watering #ItalianFoodRecipes right out of your very own kitchen whilst having a laugh (and a glass of vino!).
The reality is, you have probably seen it countless times. Someone proudly drizzles olive oil into a pot of boiling water, believing they’ve just unlocked the secret to perfect pasta.
Adding oil to pasta water might sound smart, but it’s one of those kitchen habits that survives because nobody questions it. Maybe someone’s Nonna did it once, or a TV chef said it on camera and suddenly it became “the rule". They say it keeps the pasta from sticking or adds flavor to the water. But here’s the truth: oil in pasta water doesn’t do either of those things. In fact, it does the opposite!
So it's time to finally debunk this myth and talk about what really makes pasta perfect every time.
💯 Follow this link to read and print the full article about this topic:
vincenzosplate.com/oil-in-pasta-water-why-italians-never-do-it
#pasta #cooking #vincenzosplate
==========================================
Introducing My First Cookbook: "Authentic Italian" which You can order it Now on Amazon and Selected Bookstores👉 vincenzosplate.com/authentic-italian-cookbook
==========================================
👨🍳🧑🍳Join Vincenzo's Plate Italian Cooking Academy and Became an Italian Food Ambassador: academy.vincenzosplate.com/cooking-academy
📺SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL (IT’S FREEEEEE ;-) bit.ly/SubscribeToMyYOUTUBEchannel
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCcsSowAamCLJv-xeF9geXoA/join
🕴Here is the link to Buy my Merch (and the No Pineapple on Pizza T-shirt): vincenzosplatestore.com
📖Share it with your FOODIE friends on FACEBOOK
🍝Check out my website to get more recipes vincenzosplate.com
🌍Join my Small Group Private Italian Tour and discover the secret gems of Italy with me. Check out the itinerary and make sure you book asap (Only 10 spots available) vincenzosplate.com/italian-tour
📖LIKE Vincenzo’s Plate ON FACEBOOK facebook.com/vincenzosplate
📷FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @vincenzosplate instagram.com/vincenzosplate
💯 To purchase my t-shirts and more follow this link: vincenzosplatestore.com
✔LIKE, SHARE and COMMENT on my videos please. It really means a lot to me.
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⏱️⏱️TIMECODES⏱️⏱️
0:00 Why You Should Never Add Oil to Pasta Water
1:29 What Happens When You Put Olive Oil in the Water
2:01 What Actually Prevents Pasta from Sticking
3:06 How to Keep Your Pasta from Sticking the Italian Way
4:50 Final Thoughts – The Truth About Oil in Pasta Water
=======================================================
🎬 #VincenzosPlate is a YouTube channel with a focus on cooking, determined to teach the world, one video recipe at a time that you don’t need to be a professional chef to impress friends, family and yourself with mouth-watering #ItalianFoodRecipes right out of your very own kitchen whilst having a laugh (and a glass of vino!).
