If you’ve made a good amount of pancake batter and want easy storage, look no further than that empty ketchup bottle. You aren’t going to mix ketchup with pancake batter (yuck), but will instead recycle the bottle to hold your pre-made mix, providing you with easy pouring and storage.
EditSteps
- Scrub the ketchup bottle thoroughly. Make sure you are completely finished with the remaining ketchup and proceed to give the bottle a good scrub. You don't want any remaining ketchup hiding inside the bottle or else you will end up with ketchup pancakes!
- Rinse the inside of the bottle with warm water and then add mild dish soap and scrub. Use a thin, long scrubbing brush to get the inside of the bottle.
- Rinse soap thoroughly and allow the bottle to dry.
- Ensure that the attached cap is also scrubbed thoroughly. Ketchup tends to get stuck in the hinges and cracks, especially if the bottle has been used over time.
- Place the funnel over the mouth of the bottle. Hold in place with one hand and make sure it rests easily on top of the bottle.
- Pour pancake batter through the funnel into the empty ketchup bottle. Stop pouring from time to time and check the bottle level to make sure you don’t allow the bottle to overflow with batter.
- Replace the lid and label the bottle. Use your Sharpie or permanent magic marker to label the bottle, so an unsuspecting housemate doesn’t need some ketchup and instead get pancake batter.
- Place the bottle in refrigerator. Always refrigerate unused pancake batter to maintain freshness.
- Finished.
EditTips
- After three days in the refrigerator, discard batter as it can go rancid after a few days. Replace with fresh batter instead.
- Wash bottle well in between pancake batter batches.
EditThings You’ll Need
- Empty ketchup bottle (or any other condiment contained in a plastic squirt bottle)
- Pancake batter
- Funnel
- Sharpie marker (or permanent magic marker)