Picture this: You're in the kitchen, the water's boiling, and you're just about ready to add that rigatoni or blanche some veggies. You reach for the lid, give it a tug — and it's stuck.

Read more: 3 Smarter Ways To Hack A Bag Of Ice Apart So, your lid has decided to glue itself to the countertop? No worries! You can use the same dishcloth trick from the boiling pot situation.

Whether for measuring food temperature or letting steam out, the small holes are more than just an aesthetic feature.