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Home & KitchenChapter 3 of 5

The Real Reason Your Pan Handle Has a Hole

The Handy Spoon Trick

A wooden spoon resting upright in the hole of a pan handle above a simmering pot of sauce
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You may have seen a popular kitchen tip online: use the hole as a spoon rest.

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Slide the handle of your stirring spoon through the hole, and the spoon sits above the pan.

Any drips fall back into the pan instead of onto your counter.

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It doesn't work with every spoon or every pan, but when it does, it is a neat little trick.

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