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Wooden Spoon to Keep Pot From Boiling Over

When boiling pasta, potatoes, or etc. just place a large wooden or metal spoon across the pot top. This stops liquid from boiling over onto stove. It has never failed me.

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By rosebudml from Sarasota, FL

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Tip: Wooden Spoon to Keep Pot From Boiling Over

Place a wooden spoon across the top of the pot when you are boiling water. It separates the steam and keeps it from boiling over.

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Keeping Pasta from Boiling Over

To keep your pot from boiling over when cooking pasta, potatoes, etc.,place a wooden spoon across the top of the pot. (12/05/2004)

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