People are only just learning 'secret' ketchup hack to squeeze 'every little drop out'

Ketchup is one of the most popular condiments out there – so to get the best out of your favourite sauce, one hack on Instagram is leaving many foodies seriously mind-blown

Whether or not you're a big ketchup fan, many of us enjoy nothing more than slathering our chips with sauce.

Because after all, who wants a dry fry? But the problem with sauce sachets is that when you're going to squeeze your condiment, it can be rather difficult getting all the contents out of it. You might either waste another sauce packet or admit defeat.

Now if you want to truly get your money's worth when it comes to sauce from a tiny packet, we've got you covered. In a recent post on Instagram, user @makesushi1, who boasts 299,000 followers, recently left people mind-blown with a hack to avoid waste.

In the short clip, the caption read: "The secret Heinz doesn't want you to know!" It shows how using a fork can be very beneficial to squeezing out all the liquid from the packet. Start by placing the fork, then dragging it over to get "every last drop of ketchup".

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And the person in the clip seems to be rather pleased by their genius hack as they joked: "If you have very good control, you can aim it where you ever need to." The post garnered thousands of likes and comments since it was posted last week.

One said: "That's interesting. I should have known that a long time ago, but now I just learned it from watching this video." Another added: "That's a great tip." While a third admitted: "Embarrassed that I never thought of this. Makes so much sense."

Then a fourth chimed in: "Great... For every simple problem there is a complex solution that works almost as well as my fingers." Others had suggestions for trying the hack elsewhere as someone revealed: "Where my toothpaste at?"

Meanwhile someone else pointed out another flaw and explained: "Great idea but wipe down the ketchup packet first or you will be eating all the germs on the outside."

Looking for more life-changing hacks? Previously, people learned the hidden use for the hook on supermarket trolleys, then another social media user showed an easy trick to access a trolley without needing a £1 coin.

An Instagram user wrote: "I can't believe this worked." She added: "Does anyone else get to the supermarket and forgot your coin? Or like me your special coin keyring sometimes doesn't work. So I thought I would try my luck and BOOM, we're in."