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Thanks to lifehacker.com: " If it starts to boil up too high, the spoon will pop the bubbles and keep it from boiling over as quickly, meaning you have more time to get back and turn the heat down. Note that this could warp a wooden spoon, so do it with a utensil you don't want as much. Alternatively, you could use something metal, but you'd have to remove it with an oven mitt because it will become very hot"
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoBecause the wood is not a good conductor of heat. This means that the heat can not move through the wooden spoon.
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∙ 11y agoThis is because the wooden spoon is a bad conductor. Also, this means that the heatcan not move through the wooden spoon.
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∙ 12y agoIt doesn't conduct heat like a metal one would so you shouldn't burn yourself on it. Also it shouldn't scratch non stick pans
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What material would you stir boiling water with?
A wooden spoon
What will happen when you put a metal spoon in boiling water?
some water vapor released from boiling would condense on the cold spoon as water droplets.
If you left a medal spoon in a pot of boiling soup why would it burn someone's hand?
That would depend on what the spoon is made of. A metal spoon conducts heat - that's why cooking utensils are made of metal. We want our pots and pans to conduct heat efficiently from the stove to the food. Put a metal spoon in a boiling pot, and the spoon will very quickly heat up to 190 degrees or more. On the other hand, wood is a very good insulator. You can pick up a wooden spoon from a pot of boiling water and have no fear of burning yourself. The boiling water is at a temperature of 212 degrees fahrenheit, 100 degrees celsius. It cannot get any hotter until the pot boils dry. The wooden spoon will feel neither warm nor cool, because it does not conduct heat either way.
What is uses of wooden spoon?
to stir things. You would use a wooden spoon instead of a metal spoon because metal spoons are not good with pans.
What is the used of wooden spoon?
to stir things. You would use a wooden spoon instead of a metal spoon because metal spoons are not good with pans.
Why is a wooden spoon a better choice than a metal spoon for stirring a boiling pot?
The wooden spoon will not be a conduct heat, or in other words, the heat will not affect this type of material. The metal spoon is a good conductor of heat and therefore, the heat will travel up the spoon and most likely burn your hand. And lastly, the plastic spoon, will not burn your hand but is a not good enough material to stir hot food in so it will most likely melt
What spoon will get hot the quikest?
A wooden spoon would be best because it won't get hot.
Which would be the best object forstirring hot liquids?
wooden spoon
What would be best object to stir hot liquid?
wooden spoon
Metal spoon is often placed in glass before pouring in boiling water why?
My mother didn't, actually, but if one's mother did, it was probably to start cooling it right away to reduce the chance that the glass would crack. The spoon draws away the heat and releases it to the air. So while you may need to pour boiling water over a teabag, it does what it needs to to the teabag and then quickly starts to cool.
What would a scotsman do with a spurtle?
He would stir his porridge, it's a kitchen tool similar to a wooden spoon.
Why do you have to use wooden spoon for pots and pans?
Wood is a poor conductor of electricity and if you are cooking hot food, you would not get burnt by holding the spoon.
