Food Tips & Info > Helpful HintsDecember 01, 2008

Save Spaghetti Cooking Water to Wash Greasy Dishes

Save your spaghetti water and wash your greasy dishes with it. The flour in the water somehow causes oil and grease to get trapped, and you don't have to scrub as much.

By Tim from Science Hill, KY

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By Kathleen W. (Guest Post) 12/21/2008

I do not drain any food. I do not understand why you want to put the good part of the food down the drain. Just add less water instead of draining it.

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12/11/2008

I plan egg boiling with pasta boiling, and that saves water, space, energy and time! Good Idea!

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12/03/2008

Never heard this one. But anything that makes it easier to wash greasy dishes is for me!!!

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