Chef Rick’s Cooking Tips
Posted by Ben | Under Cooking Tip of the Day Thursday Jan 15, 2009
To keep a pot from boiling over, put a toothpick between the pot and lid. This trick also works with covered casserole dishes in the oven.
You can keep pasta, custards, and milk from boiling over by coating the inside of the pot lid with vegetable oil.
When using a double boiler, put a few marbles or a jar lid in the bottom pan — they’ll warn you by rattling when the water gets too low and save the pan from scorching.
… for more cooking tips from Chef Rick McDaniel, click here.
