I think we have all heard all sorts of old wives tales. While I am not saying that some of them may work for you, there is a reason that they are called old wives tales. Burn your hand, use to be that you would put butter on it. That's right, we added oil to a hot surface. Strange but true. Another one my mother swore by and use to tell me I really thought were true for a very long time. You know which ones I'm talking about. Like if you swallow your gum it will stay in your stomach for 7 years or eating chocolate causes acne. Some though made sense and actually turned out to have some truth like drinking warm milk to help you get to sleep.
While trying to clean up a horrible mess that happened after my pot boiled over. Yeah I know a watched pot never boils. Well as my dad would say, pots don't boil. (Groan) :) I wondered what I was doing wrong. I had tried all of my friends suggestions. Salt, oil, blowing on the bubbles (you have to be there to see them coming up to blow on them), spraying the inside top of the pot with oil spray, even putting a wooden spoon over the top. In the end the secret is just common sense. When the pot begins to really boil, turn the heat down. Also the most important one, use a pot big enough fr the job you want to do. If you fill up the pot only half way with water, the is no way that it will boil over.
Measuring is another trouble area. I wanted to be like a real chef and cook without having to measure. Guess what? This is an easy one. Yes, with time you will probably learn what a teaspoon of something looks like in your hand, but real chefs measure all of the time.
Cooking is only trouble when you are not having fun, so let it boil. :)
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