A cookbook author has shared the biggest mistakes home cooks make when preparing pasta - including breaking spaghetti so it fits in a pot of water and adding oil to the cooking water. Italian-Australian TV cook and food writer Silvia Colloca revealed her golden rules for cooking the perfect pasta dish every time. While many assume adding oil to the cooking water helps prevent pasta from sticking together, Silvia said the method actually does nothing. Silvia added: 'As a rule of thumb, al dente means cooking pasta for a minute or two less than you would instinctively think. 'The perfect pasta starts with the pasta.

Source: Daily Mail March 03, 2021 03:44 UTC