The life hack you never knew you needed: Foodie impresses millions with her simple way of making sure you get the right amount of parchment paper every time
- A foodie has taken the internet by storm after sharing her baking paper hack
- Mon Mack posted on TikTok how she gets the perfect amount every time
- Since she shared, Mon has been viewed five million times lining a round tin
- She also revealed how to line a square tin with just one sheet of paper
A foodie has taken the internet by storm after sharing a clip revealing how she makes sure she has the perfect amount of parchment paper in her cake tin every time.
Australian cooking aficionado Mon Mack posted a message on TikTok, explaining how to cut a circle of parchment paper to fit the bottom of her can by following a simple ‘life hack’, and you can do it too.
Mon showed how she does it in a short video, saying that she first cuts a piece of parchment paper, then folds it into a square and then into a triangle.
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A foodie has taken the internet by storm after sharing a clip revealing how she makes sure she has the perfect amount of parchment paper in her cake tin every time (pictured)
Australian cooking aficionado Mon Mack posted a message on TikTok, where she explained how to cut a circle of parchment paper to fit the bottom of her can by following a simple ‘life hack’ (steps shown)
After this, she folds the triangle again to make it a point shape, then places the point directly in the center of a round cake pan to measure it.
After that, all you have to do is cut away the excess parchment paper on the outside and expand what is left.
You should have the perfect circle in your cake tin.
After you have folded the paper into a triangle and then a point, cut away the excess parchment paper along the outside and unfold what is left (see photo)
Since the clip was shared, more than five million people have watched it and thousands have expressed how much they wish they had known this trick all their lives (pictured)
Since the clip was shared, more than five million people have watched it and thousands have expressed how much they would have loved to have known this trick all their lives:
“That’s so cool, give it a try,” said one person.
“I’ve been doing this for six months now and frankly it saves me so much time,” added another.
A third posted: ‘They learn this in culinary school and it’s a game changer’.
Some asked what Mon would do with the sides of the pan, to which she said she usually just add a little excess butter and then gently unmold the cake with a knife at the end of baking.
Others stressed that this hack is derived from the French cartouche cooking technique.
This causes chefs to make a round piece of parchment or parchment paper to cover the surface of a stock, sauce, stew, or soup, helping to reduce evaporation, keep ingredients submerged, and avoid a skin on top. arises.
If you have a square baking pan, Mon said you can also make sure you have the right amount of parchment paper with just one piece (see photo during the process)
Many were impressed and said they would try the trick with the square tin too (pictured in action)
If you have a square baking pan, Mon said you can also make sure you have the right amount of parchment paper with just one piece as well.
To do this, she said in another TikTok video, all you have to do is cut a piece of parchment paper that is larger than your baking pan, place it under the baking pan, and then cut in a straight line towards the baking pan so you four valves.
Fold these all over to the center of the sheet before folding it back out and folding the flaps down.
Then all you have to do is slide it gently into your square tray, where the sheet should also cover the sides and base.
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