TikToker shares flour hack that left some viewers 'traumatized'
TikToker Melissa Rose (@designeatrepeat) is a food blogger who frequently posts easy and unique dessert recipes “for the butter-loving baker”. TikToker Melissa Rose (@designeatrepeat) is a food blogger who frequently posts easy and unique dessert recipes “for the butter-loving baker”. Recently Rose shared a video where she explains how bugs can get in flour, and what you can do to keep them out. while viewers found the brilliant hack to be helpful, it also left them feeling a bit unnerved. while viewers found the brilliant hack to be helpful, it also left them feeling a bit unnerved. “You know that there are these tiny bugs that are attracted to flour,” Rose mentions at the beginning of the clip. the footage showed her sifting through flour to show viewers the weevil bug lying at the bottom of the bag. Rose explains that weevils “will lay their eggs in that glue strip” at the opening of the bag of flour. Rose recommends storing flour in an air-tight container, rather than in the bag. In the comments section, Rose goes into further detail, saying that the weevils are often already in the bag when you buy the flour. In the comments section, Rose goes into further detail, saying that the weevils are often already in the bag when you buy the flour. “The container helps keep them from getting in or out, so at least they stay constrained [because] they can also come from other products (rice, pasta, etc.) and then get in open bags of flour,” she states. Viewers found the flour trick both helpful and distressing, with many unaware of the existence of such bugs. “Also, the reason why you should always sift your flour,” one viewer recommended
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