Oil interferes with the action of the natural starches and makes pasta slick. No oil.
The starches bind to the sauces.
but I do rinse pasta and have no problem with sauce run-off unless there was also oil. Tried it once, not again though.
A quick rinse leaves enough starch.
never used a spoon rest
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