The life hack you didn’t know you needed: Foodie impresses millions with its simple way of making sure you get the right amount of wax paper every time
- A foodie broke into the Internet after sharing her baking paper hack
- Mon Mack posted on TikTok about how she gets the perfect amount every time
- Since she shared, Mon has accumulated five million views by lining a circular can
- She also revealed how to line a square can using only a sheet of paper
A foodie has taken the internet by storm after sharing a clip that reveals how she guarantees that she will always have the perfect amount of baking paper in her cake pan.
Australian culinary enthusiast Mon Mack posted on TikTok, where she explained how she cuts a circle of wax paper to fit the bottom of her can following a simple ‘hack of life’, and you can do that too.
Demonstrating how she does this in a brief video, Mon said she first cuts a piece of parchment paper, which she then folds into a square and then into a triangle.
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A foodie took the Internet by storm after sharing a clip that reveals how she guarantees that she will always have the perfect amount of baking paper in her cake pan (pictured)
Australian food enthusiast Mon Mack posted on TikTok, where he explained how to cut a circle of wax paper to fit the bottom of his can following a simple ‘hack of life’ (steps in the photo)
Then she folds the triangle again to make it a point and then places the tip directly in the center of a circular cake shape to measure it.
So, all you have to do is cut the excess wax paper off the outside and expand what’s left.
You should have the perfect circle inside your cake pan.
After folding the paper into a triangle and then at one end, cut off the excess wax paper on the outside and expand what is left (photo)
Since the clip was shared, more than five million have watched it and thousands have expressed how much they would like to have known this trick their entire lives (photo)
Since the clip was shared, more than five million have watched it and thousands have expressed how much they would like to have known this trick their entire lives:
‘This is so cool, definitely giving it a try,’ said one person.
“I’ve been doing this for six months and honestly it saves me a lot of time,” added another.
A third posted: ‘They teach it at the cooking 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 adds a little excess butter and uses a knife to carefully remove the cake from the pan.
Others pointed out that this hack is derived from the French carton cooking technique.
This causes chefs to create a round piece of parchment or parchment paper to cover the surface of a broth, sauce, stew or soup, which helps to reduce evaporation, keep ingredients submerged and prevent the formation of skin on top.
If you have a square baking sheet, Mon said you can also ensure that you also have the right amount of baking paper using just one piece (illustrated in the process)
Many were impressed and said they would also try the square can trick (photo in action)
If you have a square baking sheet, Mon said he can also guarantee that you will also have the right amount of parchment paper using just one piece.
To do this, she said in another TikTok video, all you need to do is cut a piece of parchment paper that is bigger than your can, place it under the can and cut straight to the can so that you have four tabs.
Fold all of this in the center of the piece of paper, before folding it back and folding the flaps.
Then, all you need to do is slide it carefully into its square can, where the leaf should also cover the sides as well as the base.
Mon has gained a large following on TikTok due to his food-related videos. For more information, click on here.