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If you're dumping it in the disposal side, just turn the water on and turn the disposal on and off kind of quick to loosen it up. But I'm like everybody else, I've never had this problem in any sink, with or without a disposal.
If you have a double sink,try to fill up the sink with the disposal and put the drain stopper in the other sink. Then, while holding the stopper in place with one hand, take a plunger and plunge the disposal side a few times. Might be something down past the disposal and maybe this would break it loose.
Adding a bit of olive oil to your pasta water is, indeed, a bit strange.
Why would you want to add dishwashing soap to your sauce and why are you dumping your pasta sauce in the sink?
No ice cubes needed. You can rinse your cooked pasta with cold water to stop the cooking process.
BTW: do you own a colander?
I think, until you know how to cook pasta and sauce, your best bet is to follow the recipe, exactly.
I add olive oil to the boiling noodles in water (not a lot), sometimes, because Ive heard/read that it keeps the noodles from sticking together. And sorry, I meant add dishwashing liquid to the pasta WATER not sauce before draining it in the sink. Yes I do own a colander. No Im not mindlessly dumping pasta sauce in the sink and mixing it with dishsoap. My issue is when I make pasta noodles the traditional way and boil the noodles in water that (the pasta water) clogs my sink.
Thats my theory. I just think it's so weird that so most people do it without issues. My guess is the issue is mainly the starchy water somehow.
Maybe I am missing the point but what I do is: Boil the pasta in a large pot of water. Put a colander in the non-disposal basin of the sink. Pour MOST of the pasta water into the colander. Wait for it to go down the drain. Then dump the rest -- water plus pasta -- into the colander. I never have trouble with stuff backing up when I do this -- though I did, occasionally, when I used to pour off the water all at once.
Maybe I am missing the point but what I do is: Boil the pasta in a large pot of water. Put a colander in the non-disposal basin of the sink. Pour MOST of the pasta water into the colander. Wait for it to go down the drain. Then dump the rest -- water plus pasta -- into the colander. I never have trouble with stuff backing up when I do this -- though I did, occasionally, when I used to pour off the water all at once.
This might be it! Years ago I did it this way. Maybe the problem now is, I have a double large pot, which has a colander upper pot. I simply remove the noodles with the colander section and dump the water from the lower pot (the pot is hard to explain).
Maybe it's too much water at once. Also, was wondering if I should switch to the non disposal side.
This might be it! Years ago I did it this way. Maybe the problem now is, I have a double large pot, which has a colander upper pot. I simply remove the noodles with the colander section and dump the water from the lower pot (the pot is hard to explain).
Maybe it's too much water at once. Also, was wondering if I should switch to the non disposal side.
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