You don't need a fancy oil bottle—this simple hack helps control the amount you pour.
The next time you pick up your favorite brand of olive oil from the grocery store, pause before you rip of the pull tab under the cap and toss it in the trash. It turns out, that pull tab can actually be put to use and shouldn't be thrown away at all. Beverage Bottle
Recent videos popping up all over our "For You" page on TikTok have showed that you can actually use that small, unassuming piece of plastic to help slow down the amount of oil that pours from the bottle. No more accidentally overdoing it with a rush of olive oil that results in drowning the caprese salad on the plate or throwing off the ratio of ingredients in your pesto.
When a recipe calls for a drizzle of olive oil to finish a dish like a creamy risotto, broiled fish, or grilled vegetables, pouring from the big bottle you get at the grocery can turn out more like a glug and a puddle than a delicate drizzle. That's why many people, especially chefs, decant their oil into a bottle with a control-pour spout. But with this hack, you can skip the fancy oil cruet and the messy decanting process. Instead, use the pull tab in the bottle to control how much oil you pour—here's how.
Once you remove the pull-tab ring on a bottle of oil, all you have to do is flip it upside down and push it back into the top of the bottle. This acts as a stopper for when the olive oil is poured. The resulting pour is a slow, thin stream of oil. This easy kitchen hack prevents overdoing the oil added to a dish with a rush of the oil coming out of the bottle. There's just enough empty space around the plastic ring for the oil to pour out in a controlled and steady stream.
A little goes a long way and this kitchen hack will avoid overdoing the addition of olive oil in your next salad or pasta dish.
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