7 Pasta Mistakes Everyone Makes

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Letting the Pasta Sit Too Long

It's obvious that you should drain your pasta immediately after cooking it, to remove most of the liquid and stop the cooking process. What you want to avoid, however, is letting the pasta dry out completely. If your pasta get's too cold, it will begin to stick together, making it one glob of starch that's hard to work with. One way to avoid this is to stir a knob of butter through the pasta after draining, to help keep the noodles separated.