This life hack will stop you dolloping olive oil when you're trying to drizzle

A dollop when you need a drizzle is the worst

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It can be really hard to know how much oil to use when you're cooking.

And there's nothing worse than grabbing the bottle, trying to get a little drizzle going and accidentally flooding your pan or drenching your salad.

But did you know there's a simple life hack that will almost eliminate your chances of an unwanted olive oil tsunami?

It turns out that little plastic tab you pull out when open a new bottle is actually more useful than it seems - even though most of us chuck in the bin straight away.

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Pull it out, turn it around, place it back in.

The little plastic tabs supposedly restricts the flow of oil out of the bottle, ensuring a non-chaotic pour and a much less stressful cooking experience.