Carolina Mccauley divides home cooks with flour hack using a whisk to prevent mess

Home cooks are divided over mum’s VERY unusual ‘flour hack’ she claims prevents mess in the kitchen

  • A mum-of-two has divided the internet over an unusual way to scoop flour 
  • Carolina Mccauley transferred the flour using a whisk without making a mess
  • Whisk doubles as a tool to break up any clumps if you don’t have a sieve or sifter
  • While some were amazed with the trick, others didn’t see the logic behind it 


A mum-of-two has divided the internet over an unusual way to scoop flour that she claims prevents mess while baking.

Carolina Mccauley, from Perth, shared a video on Instagram showing how she transferred the flour using a whisk, which doubles as a tool to break up any clumps if you don’t have a sieve or a sifter.

‘Avoid flour messes with this simple trick. I was today years old when I discovered this. Did you know you can scoop up flour by simply using a whisk?’ she said.

‘Look no mess, it’s incredible.’

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A mum-of-two has divided the internet over an unusual way to scoop flour that she claims prevents mess while baking

A mum-of-two has divided the internet over an unusual way to scoop flour that she claims prevents mess while baking 

The video shows her pushing the wire whisk into a bowl of flour, before rotating it slightly. She then pulls the whisk upwards, moving it to a measuring cup and then she taps it gently to release the flour.

The method allows home cooks to transfer the flour from a canister, a container or a packet into a mixing bowl in just seconds.

While some were amazed with the trick, others didn’t see the logic behind it.

‘Seems like it would be easier and less messy to use a scoop or a spoon,’ one wrote, while another said: ‘Did you know… a spoon works too?’

Others were confused about the mum transferring flour from a bowl to a measuring cup.

‘Who takes flour out of the package to place into a bowl then move from that bowl to the measuring cup?’ one wrote, laughing.

While another added: ‘Why have a whole bowl of flour? Just measure it with a spoon out of the packet.’

The video shows her pushing the wire whisk into a bowl of flour, before rotating it slightly

She then pulls the whisk upwards, moving it to a measuring cup and then she taps it gently to release the flour

The video shows her pushing the wire whisk into a bowl of flour, before rotating it slightly. She then pulls the whisk upwards, moving it to a measuring cup and then she taps it gently to release the flour

However some defended the mum, with one saying: ‘The point of the bowl is for demonstration. The fact so many don’t get that blows my mind.

‘Secondly, they aren’t using a spoon or whatever because why dirty another dish when the whisk is all inclusive.’

While another added: ‘There are so many dishes that doesn’t require flour measurements . This technique can be used.’  

Meanwhile, some admitted they were ‘mind blown’ over the method, with one saying: ‘Get out – how did I not know this?’

The kitchen ‘hack’ has been doing the rounds on TikTok in recent months.

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