Anyone who cooks pasta often knows what it's like to turn your back for two minutes and find the pot overflowing with foam on the stove. The good news? There's a simple, cheap and effective trick that ...

One moment, your spaghetti is happily bubbling away in the pot. A minute later, after busying yourself with something else, you turn around to find a hot mess all over your stove.

Pasta water is notorious for frothing up and over the sides of your pot. Here’s why a wooden spoon helps prevent that.

A wooden spoon can be used to stir any dish in any type of vessel. It can muddle lemon and mint for a whiskey smash, stop a pot of pasta from boiling over, ...

This set even includes two slotted utensils — a pasta spoon and a slotted spoon — to help you easily drain liquid from your stockpot. ... ZZ Dad Studio Wooden Spoon Set. Credit: Etsy.

Are Wooden Spoons Safe? The short answer is yes, says Dr. Ben Chapman, a professor and food safety researcher at North Carolina State, who frequently uses wooden kitchen utensils in his own kitchen.