A comforting dish of pasta is many people's go-to for a cheap weeknight meal. However, there's one part of the prep work that home cooks have been doing all wrong, and it's blowing their minds. People have discovered a clever trick that makes straining the pasta much easier and less time-consuming.
TikTok account - @tiger_lee_uk - which boasts over 50,000 followers sharing a variety of life hacks - shared the discovery in a video, which has surpassed 18.5 million views since posting. After sharing the viral clip to the popular video-streaming service, TikTokers were left gushing over the "awesome" and alternative method that makes cooking a breeze.
The clip encourages people to forget all methods that they previously relied upon when straining pasta.
While the most common method typically sees people placing the strainer in the sink and simply pouring the pasta inside - the new hack uses a far different method and also stops the the hassle of transferring pasta between pans and the strainer.
Captioning their post, the TikToker wrote: "We learn new things every day."
The video shows someone straining their pasta, with the viral TikTok sound playing in the background, which says: "Show me the life hack that you randomly saw one day and is now an unconscious standard practice in your life."
The method encourages those cooking to hold the strainer against the pan and pour the water out in one swift movement, rather than holding the pan at an angle and pouring the water through it.
Flocking to the comment section after viewing the clip, users were in disbelief after discovering the handy tip - while others have claimed to have sworn by it for years.
"Awesome," one gushed.
A second exclaimed: "WOW."
Meanwhile, a different user wrote: "That's how you are meant to use it."
"My mum taught me that," another added.
Someone else questioned: "I thought everyone did that?"
Another TikToker penned: "My dad always do [sic] this even when I didn't [sic] see this video."
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