This Mug Storage Hack Is the Most Brilliant Thing I've Seen All Week
When you start getting serious about baking and begin storing all your dry ingredients in jars — think flour, sugar, or baking powder — congrats, you’ve officially leveled up to being a dedicated home pastry whiz. But let’s be real, though: Just as important as the vessels holding your staples is the scoop you use to dig them out. Sure, you can buy a fancy one, but with a lil’ imagination, you’ll find that there’s one dish in your kitchen that can actually do the job.
Thanks to the wisdom of social media creators, people are just now discovering that those dainty teacups hanging out in their cabinets can double as flour scoops. This hack is hiding in plain sight, and homemakers can’t help but wonder why they haven’t tried it sooner.
Scoops are one of those slept-on tools that really make a difference in your kitchen. These trowel-like gems usually come with a handle that helps you dig up dry ingredients with ease. Whether you’re grabbing spices, coffee beans, flour, grains, or pretty much anything else that needs gathering, both serious home cooks and culinary pros swear by these shovels to get their mise en place done seamlessly.
Instead of wasting money on wooden, plastic, or stainless steel scoops, grab one of those teacups you’ve got lying around that you don’t use much. Just make sure the mug fits easily into your dry goods jar so you won’t struggle to pull it out when it’s time to scoop up your ingredients.
This teacup flour scooper hack is blowing up on social media. People who just caught wind of it are saying stuff like, “What an adorable and shabby chic idea. I love it!” and other sentiments along the lines of how “precious” this trick is.
If you don’t have any teacups lying around that you’re ready to part with, now’s your chance to hit up a thrift store and find some vintage mugs to use as scoops for all your dry goods.
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