levelwave > wrote in message >...
> Peter Aitken wrote:
>
> > There are many "kitchen myths" that you hear regularly - ideas about cooking
> > and food that are known to be false but seem to have a life of their own.
> > For example, "searing meat seals in the juices." I thought it would be fun
> > and perhaps useful to create a web page that debunks these myths. If you
> > have any favorites I'd love to hear them. If possible, please include some
> > information or references to back up your "myth-busting" opinion. I want
> > this web page to be objective with research and citations backing it up.
>
>
> A drop of oil in the pasta water keeps the pasta from sticking...
>

I never heard that, but heard that it keeps it from boiling over,
which in most cases it does, IME, anyway.

-L.