Abstract: A splatter screen useful for cooking is disclosed comprising a foil sheet with a pattern of openings through the foil sheet structured and arranged to allow gas vapor to pass through the openings while blocking splattered liquid droplets from passing through the openings. In one embodiment, the openings comprise slits through the foil that may be widened when the foil is pulled in an expansion direction in the plane of the foil to thereby expand the foil in the expansion direction. In another embodiment, the openings comprise flaps in the foil that are movable to positions out of the plane of the foil to thereby allow gas vapor to escape through the flaps while blocking splattered liquid droplets from passing through the foil. A method of minimizing splattering during cooking by positioning a splatter screen as described above over a cooking pan is also disclosed.