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How to Keep Food From Sticking to Your Measuring Cup

By Dylan Barth at University of Michigan

Measuring sticky ingredients can be a bitch. Especially when you’re trying to use the same measuring cup for all the ingredients without washing it in between ‘cuz you’re lazy (I’m not the only one who does that, right?)

Time to put that sponge away and break out the Pam. That’s all you need for this hack that’ll make your life 100x easier.

Step 1: Spray the measuring cup with cooking spray.

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That’s literally all you need to do.

Step 2: Add your sticky ingredient.

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Caramel, syrup, molasses, you name it.

Step 3: Pour it out.

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And sit back and relax, ‘cuz that measuring cup is CLEAN. Kinda. Maybe you should still put it in the dishwasher.

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