Keep an eye on timing. Boil-overs tend to happen suddenly near the end of cooking, whether you're at the stove or using the ...
How many times has this happened to you? The pot of water and pasta is bubbling merrily away on the burner, and you turn your back for just a quick moment, only to hear the dreaded sound of it boiling ...
Oatmeal boils over because the starches in the oats thicken the cooking liquid into a gel that traps steam bubbles until they spill over. Tricks such as balancing a spoon across the pot don't really ...