Today’s feature is from RealSimple with a super-simple tip for making perfect sized pancakes by using a Ketchup Bottle as a Pancake Batter Dispenser:

Picture of Ketchup Bottle Pancake Dispenser [realsimple.com] - Tipnut.comPortioning pancake batter with precision, without the usual mess of transferring batter from the bowl.

Squeeze out baby-size or plate-size rounds, or add Mickey Mouse ears to a batch of silver dollars.

Reward: Restaurant-worthy flapjacks.

A turkey baster works great too, but with this idea you can keep leftover pancake batter in the ketchup bottle–snap lid shut–and refrigerate (use within days). The pancakes won’t turn out as nice as those made with fresh batter, but still good.

Another idea for using squeezable ketchup bottles was shared by Linda in the comments section on this page: 20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing. She uses the bottles to hold vegetable oil, it’s an easy squeeze to get the amount of oil you need when cooking (great tip Linda, thanks for sharing!).

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