Liquid escapes from the pot and stove gets dirty: how to prevent culinary unpleasantness

One of the most unpleasant cooking scenarios is when you're boiling vegetables or cooking pasta, and suddenly boiling water starts running from the pot onto the stove. As a result, you have to clean up the nasty aftermath. This can simply be avoided by following one common step.

A universal lifehack that will help prevent liquid from spilling out of the pot, published the famous publication Mirror. One common item will help you.

In order to prevent the liquid from boiling over and contaminating the stove, you need to put a wooden spoon on top of the pot. This kind of a quickhack will help prevent bubbles from rising.

It's a simple trick and there are several reasons why it works

When rising bubbles collide with a wooden spoon, the surface tension of the bubbles is broken, causing them to burst and disperse back into the liquid. The temperature difference between the cool wooden surface and the hot bubbles can also cause the bubbles to curdle, lowering the top of the foam.

In addition, the wooden spoon acts as a physical barrier, preventing the bubbles from reaching the edge of the pan and spilling over. The absorbent properties of wood can also play a small role, taking some of the moisture from the bubbles.

While this lifehack may help, it's not infallible, so keep a close eye on the pot. Whether it will work depends on the size of the pan, the amount of water, and the amount of heat you're using. If it's on high heat and the bubbles rise quickly, the spoon can also get hot, causing the bubbles to boil over and overflow the pot.