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A wooden spoon across the pot stops milk boiling over
Works for the first minute or so, then stops — not something to leave unattended.
Do this insteadGood for the first minute of a boil. Past that, lower the flame or leave 2cm of headroom in the pot — nothing balanced on top keeps working once it reaches the milk's temperature.
Why it works
A wooden spoon briefly cools the surface where bubbles touch it, and its porous grain helps burst them — a real effect, not a placebo. But once the spoon heats up to the liquid's own temperature, usually within the first minute, it stops cooling anything and offers no further protection.
Source · https://theconversation.com/can-a-wooden-spoon-really-stop-a-pot-from-boiling-over-heres-the-science-252519
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