Dental Floss as Cake Slicer

A clever way to repurpose an everyday item.

Floss used to slice cakeAntonis Achilleos

When a recipe calls for splitting a cake in two horizontally, use a two-foot piece of waxed dental floss to make a clean straight cut. Just make sure it's the unflavored type!

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