😂I’m about to reveal in the article below a fantastic trick that cooks use to prepare their dishes.
When I was child, I remember my grandmother always placing a spoon in the pot when making soup. Just an ordinary aluminum spoon.
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At the time, I didn’t pay much attention to it—I thought it was just a habit. But when I started taking cooking classes, I realized there was a very logical explanation behind this practice.
My grandma simply used to say, “This way, the soup won’t spill!” And indeed, the spoon helped prevent the broth from boiling over and forming too much foam. The metal might absorb some of the heat, making the boiling process more even. Additionally, the spoon also helped prevent the “geyser effect,” where the soup suddenly boils over and spills out of the pot.
Later, while working in a restaurant, I realized that this method works not only at home but also in a professional kitchen. It’s especially useful when making soup in large pots.
Some chefs intentionally leave a metal spoon or ladle in the pot to control the boiling process. This trick is particularly helpful when cooking on a gas stove, where adjusting the flame temperature precisely can be challenging.
Another interesting detail: the ladle also helps cool the soup more quickly. If you need to refrigerate it but it’s still too hot, leaving a metal spoon in the pot will speed up the cooling process. Metal is an excellent heat conductor, allowing the heat to dissipate faster.
And that’s not all! My grandma also told me that her parents used to place a spoon on the edge of the pot to prevent steam from sticking to the rim.
I’ve experimented with other cooking methods using a spoon. For example, if you place a spoon in a pot of milk, the milk won’t boil over as quickly.
These little tricks make cooking easier.
They also bring back cherished childhood memories—when my grandma always had something simmering on the stove and stood beside the pot, spoon in hand.
