On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:01:41 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>Corey Richardson `R> wrote:
>> Italians often say that it is unhelpful to add oil whilst cooking
>> pasta - sorry, but sometimes very wrong!
>>
>> Then a *large* splash or so of EVO when cooking, results in a pasta
>> that's coated with it when drained.
>>
>And coated with oil equates to a good thing in your book?
>
>> I've tried both ways in a pan like this and adding oil is very
>> beneficial.
>
>How is it beneficial? You like slippery pasta the sauce won't cling to?
>
>I sometimes cook pasta, toss it with a little olive oil and some herbs and
>sprinkle grated cheese on top. That's good.
>
I imagine that's his way of coating the pasta. Either way, it's
coated with oil.


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