#qa Pasta sticks together when cooked because of the starch it contains. When pasta is cooked, the starch hydrates and swells, causing the starch chains to stick together. To prevent pasta from sticking, it is important to cook it in a large pot with enough water and stir it regularly while cooking. It's interesting now that we know it because it sure has happened to you several times and you didn't know why.  

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