On 2/1/2011 7:20 PM, Kent wrote:
>> > Doesn't it reduce the bubbling?
>> >
>> >
>> > W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>> >
> Salt raises boiling temperature to a very small degree, given the amount of
> salt usually put into the pasta water.
>
> IF you want to cut your bubbling. add 1 tablespoon oil to the water. The
> lessening of bubbles will astound you.

I just recently discovered that with rice. Rice always bubbled over
with foam no matter the size of the pot. Once I read here that some
sort of fat would reduce the foam, I've never had that problem again. I
use just a little slice of butter in the cooking water.