Question - how to prevent drink spilling on table or desk while pouring ?

[max2]

Is there a way ?

I know pour slower or in the kitchen instead.

Not talking about a lot. Just a little. Like when it splashes when you pour.

 

[velocityg4]

Angle the glass your are pouring into and pour near the top. That way the liquid gently slides down the glass. You’ll get very little splash back. Also less fizzing with carbonated beverages.

 

[eyoungren]

The container you are pouring from matters as well. Teapot effect, basically air pressure.

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Whatever you are pouring and whatever container it's coming from, the physics would be the same.

 

[max2]

Thank you all!

 

[compwiz1202]

Is there a way ?

I know pour slower or in the kitchen instead.

Not talking about a lot. Just a little. Like when it splashes when you pour.

I actually have to start pouring faster in the beginning if it's near full, or the liguid will follow the line of the picture and drip. And then quick stop pouring when done or the same can happen.

 

[compwiz1202]

Angle the glass your are pouring into and pour near the top. That way the liquid gently slides down the glass. You’ll get very little splash back. Also less fizzing with carbonated beverages.

Yea carbonation is a whole different story. Either angle the glass or pour a little at first and wait until the initial head settles. After that it never seems to be an issue pouring the rest.

 

[diego.caraballo]

Pour several glasses at once.
Once you're drunk, there's not need to pour again, just grab another of the previously filled glasses.
Guaranteed zero pour-spilling.

 

[compwiz1202]

Pour several glasses at once.
Once you're drunk, there's not need to pour again, just grab another of the previously filled glasses.
Guaranteed zero pour-spilling.

Or just pour it in your mouth at a reasonable speed. If it does spill, it's on you anyhow. And it will be more on you eventually lol

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Is there a way ?

I know pour slower or in the kitchen instead.

Not talking about a lot. Just a little. Like when it splashes when you pour.

Wine or beer?

You pour each differently.

Anyway, pour slowly, angle the glass properly, - and, if it is standing, (rather than tilted) try to ensure that it is stable - don't pour from too great a height, take your time and concentrate on what you are doing.

 

[eyoungren]

I actually have to start pouring faster in the beginning if it's near full, or the liguid will follow the line of the picture and drip. And then quick stop pouring when done or the same can happen.

That is the tendency of the liquid to 'stick' to the container (and therefore follow the form of the container). You pour fast like that to overcome that stickiness and once the flow is established you're good. At the end of your pour, the quick stop means the liquid has no chance to stick back to the container before the flow is stopped.

In regards to coffee pots, this is actually a design flaw. If the carafe is designed properly then (short of being absolutely full) it will pour without spilling no matter how fast or slow you do it. I've only had a few pots like this over a couple of decades of owning coffeemakers and those coffeemakers with those pots all turned out to be cheap garbage.

 

[max2]

Any kind of way to put something on table or desk to absorb the spillage whenever it happens from splashing ?

 

[eyoungren]

Any kind of way to put something on table or desk to absorb the spillage whenever it happens from splashing ?

Put a towel under the area you're pouring in. Maybe buy some bar towels (you can purchase those) or hand towels. Alternatively just lay out some paper towels/napkins in that area if cloth towels aren't appropriate or doable. Throw away when done, wash the cloth towels when they are dirty enough.

Additionally, I used to have a placemat under the coffeemaker at work. Protected the surface the coffeemaker was on and also absorbed the occasional drip.

 

[max2]

Put a towel under the area you're pouring in. Maybe buy some bar towels (you can purchase those) or hand towels. Alternatively just lay out some paper towels/napkins in that area if cloth towels aren't appropriate or doable. Throw away when done, wash the cloth towels when they are dirty enough.

Additionally, I used to have a placemat under the coffeemaker at work. Protected the surface the coffeemaker was on and also absorbed the occasional drip.

Thanks. Should work well.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Also, have the glass sitting - (standing) - so that it is solidly and sturdily balanced, and will not wobble when something is poured into it.

Personally, I always use thick, solid, leather coasters.

And again, don't pour from a height - gravity and velocity will cause the liquid to splash - and try not to pour quickly. And, don't pour absently; focus on pouring and put down your book, or other activity - while pouring.

Moreover, I generally pour in the kitchen, and then proceed to transfer the glass to the room where I am working, or watching something or am relaxed, reading.

 

[eyoungren]

Moreover, I generally pour in the kitchen, and then proceed to transfer the glass to the room where I am working, or watching something or am relaxed, reading.

The glasses, the beverages, the cream/sugar/etc and the ice are all in the kitchen. Makes it easier to pour there.

If you walk in to the kitchen to get the beverage and then back to pour, it's a third trip to put the beverage back in the kitchen when done. Easier to walk your glass (or container) to the kitchen (one trip), pour and leave (two trips).

 

[Madhatter32]

Or just pour it in your mouth at a reasonable speed. If it does spill, it's on you anyhow. And it will be more on you eventually lol

I used to do this in college. Doesn't really work unless you use very small quantities -- which was never.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

The glasses, the beverages, the cream/sugar/etc and the ice are all in the kitchen. Makes it easier to pour there.

If you walk in to the kitchen to get the beverage and then back to pour, it's a third trip to put the beverage back in the kitchen when done. Easier to walk your glass (or container) to the kitchen (one trip), pour and leave (two trips).

Agreed.

My glassware lives in the kitchen, as well.

Bottles (of beer, or wine) are always opened in the kitchen, and the (initial, at any rate) pouring always takes place, there, too, as indeed, does some of the cheerful consumption.

And yes, my glass will accompany me to the kitchen for a refill; occasionally, a bottle will be transferred to the room where the refills take place, but great care will be taken when setting it down.

 

[pshufd]

I pour over the sink. If it spills or drips, no problem.

 

[eyoungren]

I find it is also easier to tip the glass towards the dispenser (when the dispenser is full). That reduces the angle of the pour, gets the glass close to the dispenser and both those things minimize drip. Once the pour is established, you can move the glass back to vertical and increase the pour angle of the dispenser.

I'm just mentioning it now to be thorough, as this is something that I just assume everyone knows about and does.