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Measuring Sticky Ingredients

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Before you pour sticky ingredients into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

- Submitted by KBUCKMASH 10/13/2010 in Cooking | 3 Comments

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When measuring something sticky,like peanut butter, first spray a cooking spray like PAM in the measuring cup and then pour in your ingredient. See how easy it comes out of the cup. You get two benefits 1) you get everything to east that you have coming to you, and 2) it makes for easier cleaning!

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Be Gone Sticky Cups!!

Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.
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This has really helped while I am learning portion sizes, especially to log my food intake.224

- Submitted by EVWINGS 10/13/2010 | 0 Comments | View Secret

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