The Great Pasta Debate: To Rinse or Not to Rinse? Isn’t rinsing pasta a must?

Spaghetti: a beloved classic and, surprisingly, the cause of countless kitchen debates. One of the most common?

Whether to rinse pasta after cooking. You’ve drained your noodles, steam’s rising—and now comes the moment of truth: rinse, or not?

The other day, my partner served up a lovely bowl of spaghetti with marinara—only, they didn’t rinse the pasta. I froze. To me, those sticky strands looked all wrong. I’d always rinsed. But was skipping that rinse a disaster—or just a difference in method?

To answer that, let’s dig into the facts.

Why People Rinse Pasta in the First Place

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