POC Tips: A Sticky Wicket
Whoever invented cooking spray, I would like to kiss you on the mouth. I find it to be one of the most useful items in the Piece of Cake kitchen. Cooking, baking, candy making, whatever, a quick little spritz is all that’s needed to give a dish a little a nonstick insurance and you don’t have to mess with getting butter all over your hands and what not. When I discover I’ve run out, I hear that little sound of a needle coming off a record. So I was giddy when I heard of another way to use cooking spray that makes prep work involving sticky ingredients a little easier.
A little spritz on the inside of your measuring cup or spoon before measuring makes notoriously tricky ingredients like molasses, corn syrup and honey slip right out. This was a revelation in the POC kitchen, where I have been found more than once trying to scrape every last bit of sticky stuff into my mixing bowl whilst simultaneously trying to keep it from traveling onto my hands and into my hair. Maybe I’m just spectacularly uncoordinated, but this slippery little tip is one of my favorites.
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Thank you for this tip. It's so obvious but I never thought of it before. Believe me, I will be using it in future.
Thank you, you have saved my marriage. I am a HUGE fan of cooking spray and my husband who is our family cook turns his nose up whenever I use it.
I also love using the cooking spray "for baking" – it flours your pans for you. No-stick baking!
Thanks again, Piece of Cake!
Would you believe that I would actually butter my measuring cups…how did I not think of using spray like I do for EVERYTHING else?
Oh. My. God. This is genius. Something so simple, yet never thought of before. I'm going to be testing this tonight. Any excuse to bake is a good one!
My favorite non-stick item is parchment paper – I line almost every dish with it – even sticky-battered cakes – and I can pop them right out! Now if only they made parchment-paper muffin cups, my world would be complete.
So glad to hear that I'm not the only one who found this to be a revelation. Hooray!
I just whipped up a batch of gingerbread and used this OH SO helpful hint! Worked like a DREAM! Yes indeedy! Thanks!
What a great tip. I will definitely use it. Yet another use for the spray, my kitchen staple,
Have you tried the cooking spray with flour in it? I think it's Pam that makes a line that's specifically for baking. It has butter AND flour so virtually NOTHING sticks! I used it in cupcake/muffin pans for some banana muffins and.. shoom! Fell right out! Simply amazing!!
Wow this looks so decadent. A casual yet dressed up dessert you can serve at a dinner party.