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You might've been doing it wrong your whole life...

Stop what you’re doing! If you frequently use OXO stock cubes for your cooking, we have some information that you NEED to know. Megee100 on TikTok recently shared a life-changing hack for opening OXO stock cubes that avoids all the mess of trying to crush them with your hands.

Now, some of us are all too familiar with the embarrassment of trying to crush a rock hard OXO stock cube with your fingers, using all your physical strength only to be bested by a literal cube of seasoning. Not only that but getting your hands all grubby and smelling like beef is not particularly ideal either.

Enter our saviour Megee100. In this TikTok, they stretch out the corners of the stock packet without unsealing it, pop it under a measuring jug and crush. Then, you open up the packet and tip the crushed stock cube into the jug ready for cooking. Genius, right? Such a simple hack that effectively breaks down the stock cube AND reduces mess.

Plus, you don't need to buy any new gadgets - you can use whatever kitchen utensils you've got lying around. Just make sure it's got a flat surface and some weight to it for an easier job of flattening. No more beef-smelling hands, no more shame in your lack of physical strength! Why didn’t we know this sooner?

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One place where this hack could be put to perfect use is for this KFC’s Gravy recipe. It uses both chicken and beef stock cubes, as well as onion powder, salt and pepper to create the classic gravy flavour. Why not give the hack a try with the recipe and let us know what you think.