Kitchen Trick #1: Keeping Water from Boiling Over

My sister showed me this last year and I was like, "Whatttt?!? No Way!"

It is probably one of the coolest things ever, and it minimizes some of my cooking mess (which is always a plus)

If you are boiling a pot of water (for example: when cooking pasta), place a wooden spoon across the top to keep the water from boiling over.

Oh the things you learn in college.