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You may have been opening the cubes wrong your whole life!

OXO cubes are great for adding flavour to your dish in a quick and easy way, perfect for those who don’t have too much time on their hands.

However, opening up the stock’s foil wrapping and crumbling the cube while cooking can leave a bit of a mess and strong smelling fingers. But did you know this is completely the wrong way to open an OXO cube packet?

The creators of the silver foil cube packaging have actually incorporated a helpful feature into the design, which ensures there is minimal mess when breaking up the cube and you’ll get an evenly broken up, lump-free powder.

You simply have to unfold the flaps on either side of the cube and the packet will turn into a flat sachet shape in which you can neatly crumble the cube inside. Next, rip it open and you’ll be able to easily pour the crumbled powder into the dish you are cooking.

This genius hack obviously went viral, with many sharing the secret on social media and even demonstrating the hack in their own YouTube videos. Watch how to do it properly in the video below…

Many on social media were amazed at the discovery, giving them the knowledge to transform the way they cook…

I’m 54 yrs on this planet and never knew until today that you should squish an Oxo cube into a sachet type shape and simply tear off a corner and pour away - no bits of foil and no messy fingers. One gets wise with age one does. #oxosecrets pic.twitter.com/YynlQ7KLYy

I have just watched a video on how to open an #Oxo cube.....yes really & it was a revelation!!! Bet you’ve been doing it wrong too!!!!

I’ve never heard of flattening an oxo cube

I don't remember seeing this before and now I'm planning tomorrow's dinner around an Oxo cube.

You've discovered that flattening/squashing an Oxo cube means you can easily tip out the powdered contents. Welcome to the world of wonderful 😊