A person stirring a pot of food with a wooden spoon - M O H/Shutterstock Hovering over a bubbling pot of pasta sauce, you hesitate as you debate where to place the spoon. Ah well. Onto the countertop ...

Hovering over a bubbling pot of pasta sauce, you hesitate as you debate where to place the spoon. Ah well. Onto the countertop it goes — what's the harm in tidying up afterwards? It's a common mistake ...