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  • Former_MSE_Andrea
    Former_MSE_Andrea Posts: 9,611 Forumite
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    Another who's mind is blown by the Oxo cube thing!
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  • Former_MSE_Tine
    Former_MSE_Tine Posts: 325 Forumite
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    It's sparked an interesting inter MSE divide - the Oxo knowers, and the Oxo "mind blown"'ers ;)


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  • JaneandBeth
    JaneandBeth Posts: 17 Forumite
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    Saw this on Kirstie Allsop's programme - magic. Before trying to measure our black treacle or golden syrup for cooking gingerbread etc, rub a little sunflower or olive oil on the measuring spoon. It comes away cleanly,with no scraping with another spoon, and no getting it all over the side of the tin, your hands, the worktop and the dog!
  • Farway
    Farway Posts: 14,614 Forumite
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    JaneandBeth wrote: »
    Saw this on Kirstie Allsop's programme - magic. Before trying to measure our black treacle or golden syrup for cooking gingerbread etc, rub a little sunflower or olive oil on the measuring spoon. It comes away cleanly,with no scraping with another spoon, and no getting it all over the side of the tin, your hands, the worktop and the dog!

    But I like licking the spoon, no dog but I bet they would like licking their syrupy fur also
    Eight out of ten owners who expressed a preference said their cats preferred other peoples gardens
  • bexster1975
    bexster1975 Posts: 1,576 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Bake Off Boss!
    All I want to know is whether there is a special MSE badge for my oxo revelation! As my bake off one is still absent :o

    Bexster :)
  • wowojulie
    wowojulie Posts: 7 Forumite
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    I’ve always heated the spoon over a gas burner on the cooker before measuring out treacle..... because that’s what my mum did! 😜😜
    WoWoJulie :cheesy:
  • Eenymeeny
    Eenymeeny Posts: 2,015 Forumite
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    wowojulie wrote: »
    I’ve always heated the spoon over a gas burner on the cooker before measuring out treacle..... because that’s what my mum did! 😜😜

    Or dip it in hot water as I was shown in Domestic Science classes way back when... ;)
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  • mummygems
    mummygems Posts: 359 Forumite
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    edited 28 November 2018 at 2:13PM
    I like the Oxo one - I never knew until I saw it on the internet BUT i must be the only person who manages to rip the foil when crushing it inside! For me its easier to unwrap and crush with my fingers its the same amount of mess whichever way I do it ha ha

    For me finding out TAG meant touch and go was madness and also that the clock face on the clock app on the iphone is an actual working clock!
    2 adults and 3 children DD (14), DD (12) & DS (10) :smileyhea and 2 mental beagles.
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  • Sayschezza
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    castleton wrote: »
    I lived to the age of 40 years before I saw a friend take off the top of a tube and use the spike on it to pierce the silver seal.

    I felt so silly. I had been using a skewer.

    Took me a while to figure it out as well.
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  • caronc
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    Clingfilm - who knew (not me :o) that the push in tabs on sides of the box turned it into a dispenser. Talk about eye opening no more lost ends....:rotfl:
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