Here is another of Grandma’s helpful hints that became known to me through chance. Though I was constantly begging her to jot down each and every savvy kitchen idea she had, this one nearly slipped through the cracks, or I guess a more apt way of putting it would be it nearly slipped through the fork. Dear old granny used to pierce the foil seals on bottles of things like syrup and oil bottles with the prongs of a fork. This aids in preventing too much of the liquid from coming out of the container at once. Thus, it creates a control barrier so that you do not waste the item, nor ruin a recipe by having too much gush into a mixture. I really like this tip, but it is also the one that makes me wonder the most about how many other smart things grandma knew to do that I never saw, heard of, or picked up on during our times together.