How to stop pasta sticking together | Kitchen aide

Don’t just tip it into boiling water and leave it, says our pasta panel – it needs a bit of attention When I cook pasta with a hollow (eg, orecchiette), how do I stop it sticking together? The water is always boiling and salted, sometimes with oil, but last week my granddaughter and I spent half an hour going through the damn stuff. David, Manchester “Pasta is an engaged activity, so it’s really important that you don’t just drop it [in boiling water] and walk away,” says Dara Klein, of Ti...

By Anna Berrill