Did You Know – Wooden Spoon
Did you know that if you place a wooden spoon in a pot of boiling water, that it will help to keep the water from boiling over?
I have done this for decades and decided to Google why this works.
According to SouthernLiving.com, the reason is because the wood acts as a water repellant on the already unstable bubbles.
As a result, it causes the bubbles to destabilize and they stop rising, which stops the water from boiling over.
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One of the few things my mother told me that has always stayed with me! 😉
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What a smart mother and a good memory you have!
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🙂
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Brilliant.
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Thank you!
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Very handy hint Diane
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Thank you Sheree!
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I did know that. 🙂
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Awesome, I have done this for years.
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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Well, now I know the rest of the story!
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That makes me happy! Lol
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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Thank you Ned! 💕
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Thanks! So you can use this with cooking rice, pasta, etc?
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I have never tried it with rice as I keep my rice covered but I do with pasta, soups etc.
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Thanks for the info!
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Very interesting!
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Thank you Kellye🥰
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YES! We knew that … but not why it happens 😁. Thanks for that bit of info!
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You are welcome!
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Good trick though . I’ll try it as unfortunately I constantly have overbooking overflowing water all over my hobbs
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I used to too! Thank you for commenting. ❤️
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Wow! Had no idea! Cool.
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Isn’t it funny how a simple trick like this can make cooking so much better?
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Definitely!
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Well, what do you know? Fun! 😂
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Thanks Mitzy!
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I did not know the reason either. Thanks.
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I thought it was a fascinating reason. You’re welcome!
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Love these little known kitchen facts.
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Aren’t they fun! Thank you 💕
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I had heard of this years ago and forgot about it. thanks for reminding me!
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You are welcome! ❤️
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I do this also, but didn’t know why it works. Thanks for sharing!
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You’re welcome Laura! 🥰
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I had no idea. I’m gonna try this.
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The first time I did it I forgot to take the wooden spoon out after stirring. I never knew it was something anyone did but it worked.
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Did not know this!
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I thought it was interesting why it works. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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You too!
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What a good tip! I did not know this. Will have to try it.
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Thank you Ab!
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Oh no!
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A simple thing to do to save a mess.
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Very interesting.
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I had no idea. Thank you for sharing
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You are very welcome❣️
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Great to know! Now I’m wondering how I could have lived nearly 70 years without knowing this trick! Proof that you can learn something every day. Thanks, Diane.
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Exactly Janet, we are never too old to learn!
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Oh my goodness – what a great tip! I do love wooden spoons and I didn’t know they had other uses besides stirring the pot!
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Thank you Tierney!
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Diane, I had no idea 😶 Great tip – I’ll be giving it a try!
Thank you!
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You’re very welcome KaLena!
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I am going to try this soon!
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Awesome!
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That’s interesting Diane.
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Thank you Linda!
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awesome, i like the tip
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Great!
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