Sweet and viscous, honey is an essential and highly prized food in the kitchen. It can be used in a thousand different ways, in desserts, to dress salads or even as an ally against colds. The problem is that when we use it, it ends up leaving everything sticky.
It is especially annoying when this viscous substance, as also happens with syrups and molasses, sticks to the spoon. Luckily, there is a trick with which to avoid this tedious outcome.
Sometimes, the difficulty of handling honey without getting dirty makes you even give up using this product. When using a spoon, some people choose to clean it with a piece of paper or other ideas that end badly. To prevent this from happening and, at the same time, avoid wasting more honey than necessary, oil can be a great ally.
The trick is to cover the inside of the spoon or cutlery that we are using with a little oil, without going overboard. With a drop, or even a little less, it will be enough. To distribute it well, we can use our finger and pass it through the spoon, ensuring that it spreads well over the surface before putting it in the honey pot.
When the spoon is well oiled, if it gets into honey or similar substances, it will not stick to the utensil. In addition, it will slide smoothly down the spoon, avoiding wasting the product or staining countertops and tables.
For those who are not convinced by using oil with honey, there are other solutions that can be used. The first is a very simple trick that consists of rinsing our spoon with hot water before serving the honey. As the cutlery will be hot, the product will melt smoothly and flow more easily.
And there is yet another option to avoid this discomfort when using honey in the kitchen. If before we used oil to moisten the surface of the spoon, this method consists of dusting it with flour. Thus, this ingredient will easily detach from the object and the flour will not be absorbed by the honey, nor is it the case with syrups or molasses.
