I quite enjoy cereals that have a range of different ingredients - like oat clusters with freeze dried strawberry or museli with almonds and raisins. Over time though, the oats rise to the top and the smaller bits get trapped at the bottom so when you’re near the end of the packet it’s 70% dust.

Is there an easy way to prevent this? It’s hard to mix up the contents without breaking up everything into smaller bits. And shaking up the packet just makes the separation worse.

  • Hazdaz@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Don’t shake, roll the contents.

    Rolling the contents will get the small pieces to move upward while not breaking the contents itself. Having a container which has extra room is important.

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    2 years ago

    Assuming it comes mixed well at the start - you could try scooping it out with a cup instead of pouring it out, to minimize the agitation that leads to separation.

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    2 years ago

    Turn upside down the box each time you use it and store it like this. If you want to be super sure, each time take out cereals from opposite sides of the bulk after shaking the box

  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I read this wrong that you wanted them to separate without turning to dust and here I was designing you some low impact centrifuge. Nevermind.

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    2 years ago

    Disturb the bag (shaking, turning, and rustling) as little as possible. Reach in with your hand or a spoon to get cereal instead of pouring it out.