Why everyone makes the mistake of throwing away the ring from an oil bottle: here's what to do with it

Many recipes call for a drop of oil in the pan. But doing so from a standard plastic bottle seems impossible. That's because it seems that most of us open this bottle incorrectly.

According to Metro, this was pointed out by a TikTok user under the nickname @aditya_basnet. To watch the video, scroll down to the end of the news story. She showed that the plug with the ring, which everyone tears off and immediately throws in the trash, is really intended for something else. If you tear it off, turn it around (with the ring facing down) and insert it back into the bottle neck, you'll get a handy dispenser that lets the oil flow out in a thin stream. The video went viral, gaining 5.5 million views and a whole lot of enthusiastic comments.

However, some commentators pointed out that such a dispenser could fall out or fall inside the bottle, as it is attached rather unreliably. However, a life hack that suggests inserting a special dispenser into the neck of the oil bottle, which can be purchased separately, is quite popular on the Internet. The teeth on its lid are supposedly designed to securely fasten it. And you don't have to pour the oil into a special bottle with a "spout" for economical dosing.

As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, orange peels can also be used to make an effective and environmentally friendly home cleaning product instead of throwing them away.