Are You Tearing the Parchment Paper Incorrectly?
Parchment paper is a very important paper. Some people might even call it exciting . Yes, it prevents cakes, cookies and pastries from sticking to the pan, but you can also use it to make delicious papillote-style dishes. You can turn it into a muffin mold or use it to prevent the burger patties from sticking together in the freezer. This is undeniably useful, but sometimes it can be difficult to pull off.
Yes, I know you can just buy pre-torn sheets. I love pre-torn sheets, although their predetermined size limits the versatility of the parchment. But if you prefer a roll (or you already have a roll in your closet), you can listen to the person from TikTok (Sofia Shanahan / @ unsofisticated) in the video above.
In the video, instead of leaving him clapping, Sophia slips the edge of a parchment box lid between the roll and the inside of the box. This leaves a clear edge on which to stretch the paper and make a precise break. Sofia makes a side-by-side comparison of a sheet ripped with a tucked box and a sheet ripped without it, and the evidence is compelling (that is, if you were chatting against the fold of the box, that is).
I tried this little parchment paper and wax paper trick, and while the wax paper ripped the same way anyway, my parchment sheets were actually neater. Better yet, fold the edge inside the box to prevent the end of the roll from dropping into the depth of the box, so you don’t have to fish it out every time you need more parchment.
This little move might not make much of a difference in life, but that’s okay. This makes the parchment easier to tear, and tearing a fair amount of the parchment will make your life a little easier. And you deserve a laid-back life, even if it comes in tiny steps.