Cooking potatoes is a basic form of processing this vegetable, which does not stand out with anything complicated. However, he can spoil a lot of nerves when it comes to fighting with a sealing foam every now and then which floods the entire stove and leaves unsightly stains. I struggled with this troublesome problem almost every time until My grandmother did not tell me her trick with a wooden spoon. Although it sounds trivial, it works surprisingly effective.
Cooking potatoes It is such a basic activity in Polish cuisine that many people perform it almost automatically and do not divorce it for too long. Therefore, hardly anyone is aware of what is really responsible for The troublesome problem, which is the booting water and .
When cooking potatoes, starch is released from themwhich combined with water creates a characteristic white foam. Along with air bubbles coming out of the tubers It rises up to finally cut out of the pot for the whole stove.
The problem is also Too little margin between the water level and the shore of the pot. Too much in relation to the number of potatoes can additionally intensify the stopping problem. A violent boil and foaming of the resulting foam They make a moment of inattention to make the whole stove to scrub.
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Cooking potatoes is not complicated, but it is worth sticking to a few rules so that they come out tasty and do not cause trouble while cooking. Of course An important issue is the type of potatoes and the size of the pieces, That they would cook evenly. However, you should also take care of such issues as cold water to start, slowly cookingas well as the right amount of salt used.
Sometimes, however, it turns out that even the greatest care does not protect against boiling foam. My grandmother came to the help of such situations, who told me banal and at the same time brilliant A trick with a wooden spoon, which is enough to put across a pot with boiling potatoes. The method will also work when cooking milk and other contents prone to the nickname.
The use of a wooden spoon is not magic, but the application of the basic principles of chemistry and physics. The wood from which the spoon is made has hydrophobic properties. These, with the appearance of cooking and sealing foam, will push her away. The wooden spoon works like a barrier that does not allow water to get out of the pot. When the foam touches a cool and dry spoon, it bursts, which causes as a result. However, it should be remembered that the trick will only work if The wooden spoon is cool.
