You’ve cooked your pasta all wrong… a simple 1p hack means the water will never overflow again

NOTHING hits quite like a hearty pasta dish, whether it’s a bowl of Carbonara or Marinara.

But avid foodies will also know that preparing this dish often comes with a messy stove after the water has flown over.

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Luckily, there’s a simple hack to prevent this from happening – and it costs just 1p.

The life-changing trick was shared by Sarah Aulbrook (@sarahaulbrook) on TikTok, where it has since gone viral.

According to Sarah – believed to be based in the US – the answer is quite simple.

In her video, which has been viewed nearly 780,000 times, the key to a clean stove is a little olive oil.

”The random tip I was told that has saved me so many spills is olive oil.”

To demonstrate the trick, she first put a small amount of the cooking ingredient on a brush before going around the edges of the pot.

”The water will not boil over that olive oil line. You’re welcome!” said the foodie, insisting that the wooden spoon chop never worked for her.

But while some said their minds were blown by how easy this trick is, others were more skeptical.

One thought: ”if your pot boils over, it’s because you’re either using a pot that’s too small for what you’re cooking, or the heat is too high.

”Just NEVER add oil to water or the kettle.”

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Someone else agreed, commenting: ”Turn it down – every now and then – it gets a little foamy – and it doesn’t float onto the ground.”

A third said: ”Just put a wooden spoon over the pot. It won’t overflow.”

Once you’ve managed to cook the pasta without the water getting everywhere, it’s time to prepare the hearty tomato sauce.

But now you will also get to know the nasty stains that ruin all your plastic containers.

Luckily, a mom and a foodie have come to the rescue, sharing a simple cleaning that will banish those red tomato stains in no time.

The best part? Not only does it not require vigorous scrubbing, but it also only costs NOK 1 to do – so what are you waiting for?

According to Ashley Roark (@ashleyroark5), believed to be from the US, the answer is simple – kitchen roll.

Demonstrating the life-changing trick on TikTok, the mother first placed a roll of paper in the plastic container before filling it with water and a squirt of washing-up liquid.

Once the secret ingredients were gathered, Ashley put the lid on and gave the box a good shake.

A few seconds later, the cleaning enthusiast removed the lid and viewers were stunned by what they saw.

The kitchen roll had absorbed all the stains and the plastic container was as clear as it was on day 1.

The game-changer of a hack has since taken the social media platform by storm, garnering a whopping 10.5 million views and over 450,000 likes.