Formula Tin Hack For Easy Scooping

There’s nothing worse than having to dig around in the formula tin for a rogue scoop – but this nifty tip puts an end to the scoop search once and for all.

In literally seconds, a few quick cuts from a sharp knife transforms the baby formula tin’s foil freshness cover into both a scoop holder and a formula leveller. Genius. Or is it? Take a look:

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While the TikTok tip has been watched more than 10 million times, there are some people who aren’t sold on the concept. Some are concerned that small pieces of foil will end up in the formula, while others think they’ll cut their hand trying to scoop formula.

So, what do you think? Is this idea clever or ridiculous? Or does your formula tin have something already built in to level the scoop? Let us know in the comments below.

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44 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 01 Aug 2024
    12:02 pm
Plain and simple. how awesome

- - mom160289 said
  - 02 Jun 2022
    8:16 pm
Wish I had of known this hack when using formula. Great idea

- - Zmijka86 said
  - 07 May 2022
    8:34 am
No way. That is great idea

- - mom466557 said
  - 07 Apr 2022
    7:14 pm
This is great! Saves fishing around for the scoop. Mess free

- - Grace said
  - 06 Apr 2022
    8:00 am
Omg what a great hack!! I always hated brushing the formula off the scoop!

- - emilys said
  - 02 Apr 2022
    1:58 pm
Love this. I will definitely give this a shot next time I get a new case.

- - mom485263 said
  - 01 Apr 2022
    11:41 pm
Be interesting to know if anyone has tried this and if they have cut themselves on the foil?

- - mom461384 said
  - 29 Mar 2022
    1:34 am
Good idea! But that foil is going to be sharp!

- - tessie said
  - 28 Mar 2022
    1:36 pm
The companies should do this and then it wouldn’t be an issue for anyone. I used to just leave the scoop in another container so it was always on hand.

- - rovermum said
  - 28 Mar 2022
    11:19 am
Or you keep the scoop in a container on the bench so it’s always nearby.

- - mum300445 said
  - 27 Mar 2022
    3:26 am
I’d be too worried the sharp foil would cut me when I put my hand in. The scoop always sits on topic the formula anyway, not really an issue for me.

- - Farheen said
  - 25 Mar 2022
    11:13 am
How is this smart?! The only time you ever need to find the scoop is the first time and then it’s always at the top of the milk powder, you never need to find it again. If it was a hack for that very first time then it would’ve been something useful.

- - alyise_ said
  - 24 Mar 2022
    8:14 pm
This is super smart

- - Lovesthecuddles said
  - 21 Mar 2022
    4:28 pm
Clever hack

- - tinamaree said
  - 15 Mar 2022
    9:57 pm
I love this. Totally using it next time I have a baby in the house.

- - SAS185 said
  - 07 Mar 2022
    11:40 pm
I kinda like this idea. I hate how sticky the powder gets when it gets all over you whilst trying to fish for the spoon

- - mom223151 said
  - 07 Mar 2022
    11:20 pm
What such an ingenious hack. I love it ????????????

- - jekalouise88 said
  - 07 Mar 2022
    9:00 pm
I went to a market research session for baby formula once, ages ago, and told them straight up if they had a scoop holder they would be a lot of parents first choice right off the bat, haha!!

- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 04 Mar 2022
    9:47 am
this is ingenious!

- - mom485659 said
  - 03 Mar 2022
    7:41 pm
So smart I love a good hack