Savvy baker shares ‘genius’ hack for measuring the perfect amount of parchment every time (and there are no scissors required!)
A savvy woman has shared her ‘genius’ hack that helps home bakers figure out the exact amount of parchment to use without the need for scissors.
TikTok user Rose, from New Zealand, went viral on the video-sharing app when she posted her life hack at the end of last year.
In her 13-second video, the home organisation content creator highlighted the common mistake she sees people make when they first start baking.
To begin with, she urged viewers not to simply guess how much parchment they need before pushing it down into the tin.
TikTok user Rose, from New Zealand, amassed over 26m views on her baking parchment tutorial video. Her method doesn’t involve any measuring or require scissors
Not only does this impact how much you can potentially fit in the tin but it also means the parchment creases will affect the shape of your bake.
Demonstrating her easy alternative, Rose began by ripping off a piece of parchment she knew would be roughly the length of her tin.
Next, she placed it over the bottom of the tin and then folded the excess at either end as if she were wrapping a present.
While she was doing this on both sides, Rose continued pressing down on the top so the parchment took on the exact rectangular shape.
Left: Rose begins by folding over the corners like she is wrapping a present. Right: She continues pressing down on the top of the parchment so it takes on the rectangular shape
After a few seconds, she removed the parchment, turned the tin the correct way up and slotted the baking paper – which now fit perfectly – inside.
She captioned her post: ‘No more baking paper struggles!’
The video has gone on to amass over 26 million views – and TikTok users were quick to praise the ‘genius’ hack.
One replied: ‘All these years of crumbled loaf corners and NOW I find this out?!?’
Another added: ‘You must’ve had a dream about this, woke up the next morning and been like, “Damn, I’m a freakin’ genius!”‘
While a third labelled it ‘witchcraft’, a fourth said: ‘I am very impressed with this!’
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