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.

This $1.49 IKEA Spoon Has a Quirky Shape to Make Cooking Easier originally appeared on Dengarden.

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 ...

When you put a pot of water on, put a wooden spoon over the top of the pot. If it starts to boil up too high, the spoon will pop the bubbles and keep it from boiling over as quickly, ...

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.

Pity the poor wooden spoon. It has so many uses, stirring, mixing, tasting and, to many of a certain generation, discipline. That particular use surfaced recently at the birthday party for a 100 ...